In Royal National Park,50km south of Sydney,the heritage-protected shacks of Era Beach are accessible only by a 2km trail. Meet owners preserving Australian history.
The beach communities at Little Garie,Era and Burning Palms in Australia’s oldest national park are heritage listed. Their licences expire in March 2027,and the government is yet to decide what happens after that.
Eddy Blaxell and his partner wanted to buy an EV two years ago. The problem was that they lived in the inner city with no off-street parking and had nowhere to charge it.
The biggest wildlife rescue organisation in Australia,WIRES,raised more than $100 million during the Black Summer bushfires. It wants to reduce oversight of the remaining $69 million.
Essential Energy,the electricity distributor that covers 95 per cent of NSW,is switching to composite poles to make its network more resilient in bushfires.
Wollongong locals are wary about plans to build a wind farm off their beaches,but open to persuasion.
A growing number of chefs are backing induction cooking over gas,including for the legendary “wok hei” of Asian cuisine.
On paper we can offset our way to net zero. In the real world,we cannot.
Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will announce the creation of the zone on Saturday,but has pushed it further off shore and reduced the size in response to a polarised community consultation.
The telco giant,one of Australia’s largest electricity users,has beefed up its 2030 emissions reduction targets and won’t use carbon offsets to get there.
While many households will need more serious heating options in winter,good home design and the principle of heating the person,not the room,can go a long way.