Educating girls can break cycles of poverty in just one generation, yet millions of girls aren’t in school. Educated girls stand up for their rights, marry and have children later, educate their own children, and their families and communities thrive. Yet millions of girls aroun...

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World Environment Day - 5 June 2013 - THINK.EAT.SAVE

The theme for this year’s World Environment Day celebrations is Think.Eat.Save. Think.Eat.Save is an anti-food waste and food loss campaign that encourages you to reduce your foodprint. According to the UN...

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The Sydney Sustain Organic Expo is coming up soon and brings together thousands of products and services from favourite brands to new lines, opens up resources, puts you in touch with the right people and educates and entertains.  

There are demonstrations, celebr...

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Greenpeace is taking on one of the most urgent issues facing our nation: the enormous expansion of coal mining and coal exports. Not only does it spell disaster for our climate but it threatens one of Australia’s most precious treasures, the Great Barrier Reef.

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World Environment Day, 2012, is coming! This day carries the premise that if enough individuals act, it will lead to a collective wave of change. This year’s theme is Green Economy: does it include you? It is hoped this day will motivate the establishment of a different type of ...

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Bicycle Network Victoria has organised a National Ride 2 School Day throughout Australia to promote the health benefits of being active. It has the added benefit of reducing pollution. Schools can get sticker packs to distribute and one school has organised for a large group to meet a...

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In Australia we have one of the largest ecological footprints per person, meaning we use more resources per capita than many other countries. With One Planet Week, participants are asked to reduce their use of resources for one week and hopefully longer. The founder of this initiative...

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From the 11th to the 26th of February, Melbourne is holding the Sustainable Living Festival. This dynamic festival, which started in 1998, aims to encourage ecological and social sustainability no matter where you live. The festival will be educational and entertaining with the Festiv...

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The fourth of October is World Animal Day which is a day of celebration and recognition for the role animals play in our lives. This special day commenced in 1931 in Florence and has grown to become a world-wide event. The day is a good time to stop and reflect on how special our rela...

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Melbourne's urban forest art and design competition

The City of Melbourne is holding an Art and Design Competition to celebrate the UN International Year of Forests and to raise awareness in the community about the importance of our Urban Forest.
Winning en...

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