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Lochiel Park – then and now
prior to 2004 The Lochiel Park property once belonged to a succession of orchardists and market gardeners, the first of which was Campbell. He originally built Lochend House which is now owned and maintained by the Campbelltown Council. The two storey Lochiel Park House was originally built by James Mundy in the 1850s. In 1947,…
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Grey box and SA blue gum woodland
The grey box and SA blue gum woodland occupied the footslopes bordered to the north by the Torrens River catchment and to First Creek of the Torrens to the south. It covered around 50% of the cities of Campbelltown, almost the entirety of Norwood, Payneham, and St. Peters, and the northern portion of Burnside to…
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The Green New Deal
Table of Contents Book Review Building on earlier works What are the actions which we must carry out How does this apply to South Australia and our local regions Book details Book Review The Green New Deal (2019) by Jeremy Rifkin is a roadmap for building a new economy underpinned by electricity generated through renewable…
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Sustainable Communities SA
Sustainable Communities SA Inc. (SCSA) is a non-profit, membership-based organisation located in South Australia with members in the Adelaide metropolitan area and country areas around the state. It was established in 2008 when a group of concerned citizens came together to find how they could help solve the global climate change issues at a local…
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Forests and woodlands of the Eastern Suburbs of Adelaide
The eastern suburbs of Adelaide are located along the foothill slopes of the Adelaide Hills. Before European colonisation, this area was covered in open forest and woodland. Settlement happened so rapidly that there wasn’t a consistent record of the type of native flora which pre-existed the cultivation of the foothill slopes. In 1996, Darrell Kraehenbuehl’s…
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Green Hydrogen: an energy seeking a purpose
Background The role of hydrogen in the context of the green economy is uncertain. While many startups are developing processes for producing green hydrogen, hydrogen generated from renewable energy sources, it is unclear whether newer technologies will make the need for vast amounts of this energy source a significant player in the green economy. How…
