Category: Sustainabililty

  • Plug In! The Electrification Handbook

    Wind turbines rising above green hills, creating a striking contrast between modern energy and the natural landscape.CC0 licensed photo by emmanuelra2803 from the WordPress Photo Directory: https://wordpress.org/photos/photo/25369e50f1/

    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.

  • EV News

    EV News

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

  • Mixed Native and Exotic Mediterranean Garden – A Case Study

    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.

  • Water security in the Mount Compass area

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    Communities and businesses in Mount Compass rely on the Permian sand aquifers for safe drinking, industrial and irrigation water supplies. In 2025, the Department of the Environment and Water provided a factsheet on the water security, which demonstrated that the sand distribution is spread unevenly across the region with significant variation in the depth of…

  • Sandmines within the Mount Compass area

    Sandmines within the Mount Compass area

    The Mount Compass area resides in a geological region defined as the Cape Jervis Formation. The South Australian Resources Information Gateway (SARIG) provides digital access to the South Australian geological information through the use of mapping tools and an online catalogue of reports.

  • The Third Industrial Revolution

    The Third Industrial Revolution

    The Industrial Revolution, powered by oil and other fossil fuels, is spiraling into a dangerous endgame. The price of gas and food are climbing, unemployment remains high, the housing market has tanked, consumer and government debt is soaring, and the recovery is slowing. Facing the prospect of a second collapse of the global economy, humanity…

  • Let’s Propagate: A plant propagation manual for Australia

    Bishop, A, 2025, Propagating Native Plants, https://www.gardeningaustraliamag.com.au/propagating-native-plants/#:~:text=Native%20cuttings%20can%20take%20anywhere,to%20pot%20up%20the%20seedlings.

    This is a handbook for propagating specifically Australian Native plants. It takes the user from a novice to being able to identify what propagation methods can be applied for a large cross-section of native plant families, genus, and species.

  • Electric Vehicles powering your devices, home or the grid

    Electric Vehicles powering your devices, home or the grid

    Electric vehicles (EVs) can be charged at home using the relatively free power of rooftop solar. Many EV brands also have the ability to supply power to devices, specific home circuits or to the power grid.

  • Rainwater harvesting

    Rainwater harvesting

    Water security: A call to action South Australia is a very dry landscape. Indeed, the South Australian Department of the Environment and Water (DEW) reminds us: Water is fundamental to our lives. It supports agriculture, beverage and food production, industries like mining, energy and construction, essential services such as our schools and hospitals, right through…

  • Water Management on the Fleurieu – A review of government agencies and legislation

    Water Management on the Fleurieu – A review of government agencies and legislation

    Water management has long been an issue in South Australia. Some of it first legislation was to ensure the equitable distribution of water of landholders. Much of the water supply on the Fleurieu is sourced from ground and surface water by aquifers and dams respectively.