Peaks to Points Festival - Communities caring for their Catchments
The Peaks to Points Festival celebrates the diverse natural environment of greater Brisbane’s southern region, from the dramatic heights of Flinders Peak near Ipswich, to the...
Discover why Queenslanders are advocating that over 1.5 million hectares of the state should become Biosphere Reserves
In November 2007 the whole of the Noosa Shire (150,000ha) was listed by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve
The Burnett Mary...
From the sand hills to the suburbs... steps towards a sustainable Australia
Your invitation to hear from the Hon Peter Garrett AM, MP, Minister for Environment, Heritage and the Arts
The Queensland Media Club, representing the Queensland...
The Queensland Water Commission invites feedback on it's draft SEQ Water Strategy .
Queensland Conservation will be preparing our response in due course and will post a link to it here.
Meanwhile you'll find our first impressions here.
A half day forum by the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand South East Queensland Division (EIANZ-SEQ)
Environmental practice is fraught with ethical dilemmas in balancing the demands of clients, the expectations of agencies and...
The Easter Bilby
On a superficial level, rabbits and bilbies share many common characteristics. For example, they are both of a similar size with long ears and soft fur, they also both live in burrows. However! Bilbies are native to Australia and have evolved in the Australian environment, rabbits, on the other hand, were introduced to Australia . They compete with native species for resources and multiply rapidly, causing severe enviornmental damage in many areas. It is no surprise then, that a movement pushing for the Easter bunny to be replaced with the Easter bilby arose! There is some debate about where the idea for the original Easter bilby came from. What is known however is that the idea is not a new one, it has been around since the 1970s. Books, articles and campaigns have all helped to raise awareness about the plight of the bilby and the destruction caused by rabbits. More recently, companies such as Darrell Lea's and Haigh's have taken the idea on board donating a percentage of profits form the sale of Easter bilbies to the 'Save the Bilby' fund. Next Easter buy bilbies, not bunnies, and help to save this unique endangered marsupial! |
