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Native Eucalypts of South Australia

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This second edition of Native Eucalypts of South Australia treats every native eucalypt species and subspecies that is currently known in the State (102 in total). The book provides a wealth of information regarding the identification, distribution, ecology and uses of each eucalypt included.

August 7, 2026

Plug In! The Electrification Handbook

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We all know that renewable energy is the future, but how can we ditch coal and gas in our own lives and homes? Plug In! by Saul Griffith (2025) is full of pro tips and essential information for your electrification journey.

August 2, 2026

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Cube Nuride Hybrid Performance Easy Entry 600 Electric Hybrid Bike Slabgrey'n'Black

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EV News

EV News provides a listing of current web articles and videos about the EV industry sector by factual sources.

July 15, 2026

DSLR Camera handbooks and manual from Libraries SA

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Digital Single-Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras have been dominant since the early 2000s for both hobby and professional photographers. Understanding how to get the most out of your camera is paramount when wanting to get the best photos possible. This listing of handbooks and manual are filtered from more than 200 books in print from the…

July 13, 2026

Mixed Native and Exotic Mediterranean Garden – A Case Study

Growing natives and exotics is a common practice to get the most our of a Mediterranean type climate. Hybrid cultivars extend the range of colours for many natives plants.

July 12, 2026

Smaller eucalypts for planting in Australia: their selection, cultivation and management

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This guide treats 84 smaller-growing eucalypts suited for growing in Australia. Each species is illustrated by multiple photographs and a current distribution map.

July 5, 2026

Guns, Germs and Steel : A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years

CC0 licensed photo by andyav from the WordPress Photo Directory: https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/92769b7421/Esta imagen muestra el sitio arqueológico de Moray, ubicado en el Valle Sagrado de los Incas cerca de Cusco, Perú. Presenta un campo circular dispuesto en terrazas dentro de una depresión. This image shows the archaeological site of Moray, located in the Sacred Valley of the Incas near Cusco, Peru. It features a circular field terraced into a bowl.

Jared Diamond’s: Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the last 13,000 years, explains how geography and climate have had a significant effect in how civilisation has developed unevenly around the world.

June 27, 2026

Fleurieu Birds: What to see and where to see them

A field guide and location guide for birds seen in the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. This is a highly populated region compared with the rest of South Australia and borders the Adelaide southern suburbs.

June 26, 2026

The Fleurieu Rocks! From the Big Bang to the Fleurieu Peninsula…a geological tour

This book looks at three different perspectives of the Fleurieu Peninsula – 20,000 years ago, the present, and time-travelling back billions of years. It will discuss the formation of the Earth – there are some very old rocks on the Fleurieu Peninsula.

June 24, 2026