Great Forest Australia

12/07/2018

Our latest blog - Plastic Free July! Have you signed up?
http://www.greatforest.com.au/on-the-trail-of-the-plastic-not-so-fantastic/

12/07/2018

In case you didn't know, this month is Plastic Free July. It's an initiative which started in WA in 2011, and now has 2 million participants from around the world. Plastic Free July is aims to make us more aware of our plastics use, creating a cleaner world for generations to come. Reasons to reduce our use of plastic are now crystal clear. [ 624 more words ]

In case you didn’t know, this month is Plastic Free July. It’s an initiative which started in WA in 2011, and now has 2 million participants from around the world. Plastic Free July is…

27/06/2018

Want to reduce your family's food waste?

Check out this short doco and join the W4-week challenge! You may be surprised at how some simple changes can make a BIG difference and $ave you money.

http://www.lovefoodhatewaste.vic.gov.au/love-a-list

05/12/2017

What happens when people who are passionate about making a difference, take on reducing or eliminating waste? Amazing things happen. Let's look at two amazing Australian examples. Whilst Tasmanian wine maker Peter Bignell was at the Rootstock sustainable food and wine festival in Sydney last year, he noticed the huge volume of wine being spat out into buckets, destined to be poured down the drain. [ 299 more words ]

What happens when people who are passionate about making a difference, take on reducing or eliminating waste? Amazing things happen. Let’s look at two amazing Australian examples. Whilst Tasm…

07/11/2017

The theme of next week's National Recycling Week is: "What Goes Around: Why Buying Recycled Matters".

When consumers and businesses purchase products that are made from recycled materials, they create a demand for recycling, which supports Australian industry, allows new recycled manufacturing opportunities to flourish and creates jobs.

Check it out!

Planet Ark's National Recycling Week, to be held from 13–19 November, is this year highlighting how consumers and businesses can properly close the recycling loop by purchasing products that contain recycled content.

03/08/2017

Check this website out to get a great discount on a compost bin or worm farm! Organic waste in our landfills generates methane (GHG), and often makes up 50% of your household waste.

Recycle your food scraps and cut your waste in half with huge discounts on compost bins, worm farms & Bokashi bins. Australia’s largest community of composters makes it easy with fun how-to guides, and easy online ordering. Join the revolution at: www.compostrevolution.com.au!

24/04/2017

Every now and then, something awesome comes along, like this! Can't wait to see the whole series.

Join Craig Reucassel in this three-part series, on a mission to see if we, as a nation, can reduce our waste.

18/12/2016

With the end of the year fast approaching, we would like to thank all the organisations and staff we have worked with this year. Thank you for allowing us to make a difference, for listening, and for your partnership. We are passionate about making a difference, and reducing our impacts on the environment, and we can't do it without you! [ 185 more words ]

http://www.greatforest.com.au/holidays-calling/

With the end of the year fast approaching, we would like to thank all the organisations and staff we have worked with this year. Thank you for allowing us to make a difference, for listening, and f…

24/11/2016

It took me many years to fully appreciate what my secondary school Principal had meant when he said, “There are three important things in life: attitude, attitude, attitude”. I think th…

03/11/2016

The Climate Council predict that the Australian Government are likely to face scrutiny from other countries about whether Australia could meet the terms of the Paris Agreement with its current policies and emissions targets since Australian emissions are still rising.

This comes at a time when India, one of the world's largest greenhouse gas emitters, has ratified the Paris global climate agreement, committing to ensuring that at least 40% of its electricity will be generated from non-fossil sources by 2030.

C'mon Australia, wake up and smell the roses!!

Australian action on climate change has not kept pace with global momentum, climate groups say.

18/08/2016

Whilst we have experienced a fairly cold winter this year, (in Victoria at least!) the global average temperature for July was 16.7 degrees, which is 0.67 degrees above the 20th-century average.

Yet another indicator that our planet is heating up! In fact, July was the hottest month since monitoring began in 1880.

July’s high topples the previous record set in July 2015. The month of July, when the seasonal temperature cycle peaks in the Northern Hemisphere, usually sees the highest global temperatures, according to NASA. (Huffington Post)

There is no time like NOW to take actions in your life to reduce your personal environmental impacts. There are many online tools to calculate your environmental footprint - here is a link to one. http://www.wwf.org.au/our_work/people_and_the_environment/human_footprint/footprint_calculator/

What actions can you take today?

Footprint calculator

03/06/2016

Fantastic initiative!

An iconic Melbourne precinct is reducing waste by 90 per cent by recycling its food scraps.