What a relief, recently the Shen Neng 1 finally left Hervey Bay after being towed there to have its coal cargo offloaded in what was a risky operation in one of the most delicate and important marine environments in Australia. Hervey Bay is a national Marine Park. It is where I pioneered my Whale watching operations in 1989. Every year hundreds of humpback whales use Hervey Bay as a rest stop from their arduous 5000 km journey from the Antarctic to mate and calve in Queensland waters. Hervey Read More....

I thought we had a government that was trying to do something responsible about the environment, but our prime minister Mr Kevin Rudd has done a backflip on his proposed Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme until 2013. Admittedly it was a flawed scheme where our big polluting companies would be subsidised millions of dollars in a vain attempt to reduce Australia's carbon emissions but at least it was a show of respect that something had to be done. If not for us but once again for our children'sRead More....

Wow, I just used the WWF biological footprint calculator to calculate my personal biological footprint on this earth and it frightened me! Whilst I may not be top of the list, the amount of land and water I need to sustain my way of living, is still a massive amount. To put it simply , if everyone in the world lived the way I do we would need 2 earths worth of natural resources every year to exist. Worse, the average australian biological footprint is more than 3 of the earths natural resourRead More....

Well it's no secret that I love and support the World Wild Life Fund quite simply for all the wonderful work they do to help preserve and protect our wildlife and ecosystems. Recently I was reading an article on their site that was discussing issues with measuring your own carbon footprint.  It's a great read and I encourage you to take a look at the article here. Read More....

I have been asked by Trish Simpson from Educated Guess to contribute my thoughts towards her blog in the areas of environmental initiatives in our schools. Obviously I can't wait to get started and already have lots of topics I would like to discuss.

Trish is embarking on a wonderful project to help all schools in Australia raise thRead More....