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Birds, boats and natural burialsListen and Downlaod

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.

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Talking about Green CitiesListen and Downlaod

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.

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Cowboy hats . . . and grass-fuelled aeroplanes?Listen and Downlaod

28 August 2009

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The saddler's hat (Photo by Penelope Bergen)

On this week’s Australian Bite, we meet an Australian scientist who says that one day aeroplanes could be flying on fuel made from Australian native grasses.  We talk to the President of the National Union of Students about the state of student services in Australian universities, in light of the Senate”s rejection of the Student Services and Amenities Bill.  And cowboy hats – we find out about the latest trends and fashions being worn by those sartorially elegant blokes up North.

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Climate change, bushfires and country slangListen and Downlaod

16 July 2009

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Kinglake June 2009  by hradcanska (flickr)

This week on the Australian Bite, we look at a new climate change think tank – its called Safe Climate Australia, and it was launched last Sunday in Melbourne by former US Vice President Al Gore. We also meet some Victorian bushfire survivors  as they board the bus from Kinglake and head off on a winter beach retreat, and rural reporter Carl Curtain gives us the lowdown on Australian country slang.

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