Swamp Wallabies fertilise our forests, help lockup carbon, spread native plants and fungi through the landscape, and support dozens of insects and other invertebrates. Their versatile ecology has also helped to buffer our ecosystems from the effects of megafauna and mesofauna extinctions...
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Capturing connections: The inspiration behind Victorian author and illustrator Trace Balla
Self-taught author and illustrator of six books, Trace Balla, walks me through her garden – virtually – and sets me (her computer) down in the studio tucked beside a grapevine at the back of her property in the Dja Dja Wurrung Country of central Victoria...
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Dangerous Animals: Looking past the dangerous stereotypes of the world’s deadliest animals
In her second publication, illustrator and author Sami Bayly invites you to look at (but don’t touch!) some of the strangest and deadliest animals that walk our earth...
Playing the long game: Norfolk Island’s coral reef and lagoons
One thing that has become clear to me on this journey is that we have some amazing things here on Norfolk Island – species that are rare and perhaps even endangered. Some species that are endemic to this island, and some that may even be new to science...
Birds on the antenna: lessons from a year of lockdown in Sri Lanka
I started waking up early to watch the sunrise and took note of the birds that frequented the TV antennae of neighbouring rooftops...
Has the medical potential of Eucalyptus oil yet to be unleashed?
Although it has been used worldwide for over a century, recent health research suggests that many of the powers of Eucalyptus oil are yet to be unleashed...
Gardens and farms for gum trees: saving our threatened eucalypts one property at a time
Our wildlife gardens can now serve an even greater purpose than simply providing habitat for native fauna and flora, they can become tiny pockets to protect some of Australia’s most threatened eucalypts...
Need help picking your Eucalypt of the Year? Maybe our Eucalypt Champions can help!
Each year on National Eucalypt Day (23 March), Eucalypt Australia announces the Eucalypt of the Year, as decided by the public...