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Bruny Environmental Accounts update
Following a presentation by Peter Cosier of the Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists in 2017, a proposal to undertake work to build a set of accounts for Bruny has been bubbling away. The basic idea is very simple. Just as we have economic accounts for businesses, farms, councils, states and the nation, so we’d like […]
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Cat Projects update Feb 2019
Kaylene Allan – Cat Management Officer, Kingborough Council, reports here on the many and various activities that have been undertaken on Bruny Island since June 2018. Bruny Islanders are invited to submit their views on the By Law and cat management in these two surveys. Bruny Island Cat Management Bruny Island Cat By Law
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Speaker series at the Bruny Island Bird Festival 2018
Ranging from vignettes on undervalued historical figures such as Elizabeth Gould, to detailed statistical analysis of the threats to the endangered Swift Parrot, speakers enthralled up to 60 people in the Speaker Series of this year’s fabulous Bruny Island Bird Festival. Not all speakers left a visible trail as some choose to speak only and […]
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Bruny Environmental Accounts
With roots in 2016, a small band of interested people are developing an approach to accounting across environmental, social and economic indicators for Bruny Island. Bruny Life , a survey funded through Kingborough Council to assess peoples’ attitudes and desires for the future of Bruny Island, recommended that such an approach be developed, and the Bruny […]
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Bruny Island Cat Management Project May 2018 Update
For the latest information about the various activities happening on Bruny Island in relation to feral and domestic cat management see the document here by Kaylene Allan, Cat Management Officer at Kingborough Council. Topics covered in this update are: Control of stray and feral cats Management of domestic cats – Bruny Island Cat By-law to be […]
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Little Penguin adoption of under-road culverts, Bruny Island 2017/18
A success story As part of the Department of State Growth’s Bruny Main Road upgrade project, seven under-road culverts and associated penguin fences were installed before the 2017/18 Little Penguin Eudyptula minor breeding season at the Neck colony. As the numbers of returning penguins increased as the breeding season progressed, so did their adoption and […]
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Inside with Cats
Inside with Cats is a partnership between Kingborough Council, Ten Lives Cat Centre, Tasmanian Conservation Trust and the Bruny Island Environment Network. This series of 5 videos introduces six Kingborough cats (along with their humans), who are embracing life on the inside. Inside with Cats is not just about containing cats inside a house, it […]
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Call for Moratorium on Salmon Farm expansion in Storm Bay
Three community groups on Bruny Island joined to call for a moratorium on proposed expansion of finfish farming in Storm Bay. Friends of North Bruny Inc. (FONB), Bruny Island Comm- unity Association (BICA) and the Bruny Island Environment Network (BIEN) today announced they are joining forces to demand a moratorium on expansion of finfish farming […]
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Design ideas for cat confinement
The article here highlights the many benefits of keeping your pet cat confined. As the author states “Cats have contributed to the extinction of dozens of Australia’s native mammals and birds, and are listed as a key threat to many currently endangered animals. Due to these devastating effects, there have been calls for pet cats […]
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Felix is Environmental Champion for 2017
It was with great pleasure that I presented the Shaun Bromfield Environmental Champion Award to Felix O’Meara at the Bruny Island District School Final Assembly on Dec 18th. This is an annual award donated by BIEN in memory of founding member, Shaun Bromfield. Felix is a fine young champion who at a very young age […]
