2018-2019 Environmental Report Card
A combined Huon/Bruny Island environmental report card showed a disappointing drop from 6.5/10 to 3.2/10 in a single year, mainly due to the bushfires that ravaged southern Tasmania over the […]
Roadkill accounting
Citizen scientists monitoring roadkill on Bruny roads over the past 7 months met with researcher Bruce Englefield, presenting the evidence of real hotspots where high rates of vehicle collisions resulted […]
Climate ACT Now!
#ClimateActNow Zali Steggall, Independent member for Warringah in NSW who unseated Tony Abbott will introduce the Climate Change bill into parliament. She answers questions here. Show support by signing a […]
Bruny Island Local Guide App now available!
The Bruny Island Local Guide provides comprehensive map-based information to visitors touring or staying on Bruny Island, Tasmania, Australia. There are also special features for locals. Currently, it is only […]
Wildlife Conservation Field Day, April 2019
Over 50 Bruny Islanders participated in a Field Day at Apollo Bay to learn about how to protect and create wildlife habitat and monitor for feral cats and native wildlife. […]
CONSORT Battery Trial Report
Set on Bruny Island as a neat microcosm of Australia, and with a single electricity cable supplying the research area, the CONSORT Battery Trial researched how ‘prosumers’ could contribute to […]
Cat management project update July 2019
Great progress continues with the cat management project, with cat numbers declining, new management approaches being trialed, Bruny Farming taking a major role, and support from the University of Tasmania […]
Tree Hollows – A home to suit every need
Kingborough Council has produced a new brochure, entitled “Tree Hollows – A home to suit every need”. It aims to help people understand the importance of tree hollows and how […]
BIEN Annual Report 2019
Another great year focusing on Bruny’s unique environment saw: the 2018 Bird Festival fly with over 500 people, laughter, cries of delight and sightings of rare birds the cat management […]
Speaker series at the 2018 Bruny Island Bird Festival
Three solid days of talks by experts, researchers, enthusiasts and scientists gave plenty of food for thought, culminating in the provocative and irreverent talk by First Dog on the Moon […]