The Australian Bite
Archive for the ‘ climate change’ Category
Birds, boats and natural burials
24 June 2010
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This week on the Bite, it’s death the green way when we drop in on the opening of a new natural burial ground in Sydney. We meet some young men from Kimbe in Papua New Guinea who have been in Australia to train for their coxswain, or boat master, qualifications. And we hear about a community’s tireless work to save the helmeted honeyeater; an endangered bird species found in just a tiny pocket of Victoria.
Whales do their bit for carbon reduction
17 June 2010
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On the Australian Bite this week, we’ll hear how a small group of refugees and migrants are blazing a new trail in rural Australia – learning to be jackaroos, or stockmen. Author Robyn Catchlove will tell us about her adventurous life that’s seen her go from professional barramundi fisher to something very different. And we’ll find out how whales in the Southern Ocean are doing their bit for the environment, by reducing carbon emissions.
A boost for aid & a world champion thrower
20 May 2010
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Dani Samuels is the youngest ever World Champion discus thrower
This week on the Australian Bite we look at the increase to the Australian aid program following the recent Federal Budget. We meet the author of a new book that celebrates the close relationship between Australia’s Indigenous and Jewish Communities, and we find out what it takes to become a world champion discus thrower with young Australian athlete Dani Samuels.
Talking about Green Cities
27 February 2010
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This week on the Australian Bite, we drop in on the Green Cities 2010 conference held last week in Melbourne. We’ll meet Romilly Madew, Chief Executive of the Green Building Council, who’ll tell us exactly what a Green City is, and how Australian cities are moving along the path to becoming more sustainable. Engineer and sustainability consultant Shane Esmore will tell us how the experts can measure the carbon footprint of buildings, and where things are heading with more environmentally friendly building materials. And environmental consultant Brenda Kingston will talk about the importance of indoor environmental quality.
