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Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Beautiful Beasts - Spiders that are cute, cuddly and unbelievably beautiful.Joseph Schubert recently added to the catalogue of the species by revealing seven new finds which are published in an article on the... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)New & Big Ideas (Guest Contributors)When the river runs high - The Yarra River FloodsOctober 7th 2022 Today the Yarra spilled over the banks to cover the bike tracks and walking paths, not too much, but enough you ... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Sustainability (Guest Contributors)Where's The Wattle? - September has come and gone...Grasses that sprout seeded make all of us itch and sneeze, and amongst the gums that host the banks, little tiny buds appear on the ... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Sustainability (Guest Contributors)Making Friends With Trees 3 - ABC Science Friction PodcastMy girl is rough barked and red, a thin leafed peppermint gum with two bodies erupting from one trunk. Her hair dangles blue-green;... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Making Friends Part 2 - The Guardians of our ancient forests share their concerns for our future.On the summit of Mount Gingera in the Brindabella Ranges, Jessica, a young research scientist, stands alongside one of the most infl... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)'Yarra Yarra' & The Ironbark Tree."Our river doesn't glint and ripple with crystalised light or dancing sparkles. Our river churns and grinds, rolls, and rumbles as a... -
Guest ContributorsKids Corner (Guest Contributors)Nature (Guest Contributors)The Honeybee Bumble - Kids PosterIncredibly, the whole world is 100% reliant on bees and pollinators to survive. These tiny beasts feed the world, and in our farewe... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Sustainability (Guest Contributors)The Honeybee Bumble - Part 2When we think of bees and food, we rarely think of all the other lives at risk of extinction in the bee goes bust. We are misguid... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Science & Technology (Guest Contributors)The Honeybee Bumble - The Backyard Beehive Must Go.We have unwittingly exacerbated the global ecological crisis in what we believe to be a supportive move in protecting agriculture an... -
Guest ContributorsKids Corner (Guest Contributors)Nature (Guest Contributors)The Mysterious Undertakings of The Miraculous, Part 3 - Kids ActivityImagine how uninteresting our lives would be without mini-beasts and butterflies. Gardens would be without curiosities, discoveries... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)New & Big Ideas (Guest Contributors)The Mysterious Undertakings of The Miraculous - The Hidden Lives of Mini-beasts and Butterflies, Part 2In the Jungle of Sulawesi, an island in the Indonesian archipelago, a gruesome discovery was made that has forever changed our point... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)New & Big Ideas (Guest Contributors)Mysterious Undertakings of The Miraculous.Caterpillars don't make cocoons, nor do they sprout wings, grow a proboscis and curly head-wear from a body that shrunk in size on a... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)New & Big Ideas (Guest Contributors)'Celebration of Nudibranchs' - A Farewell EventNudibranchs are not only brilliantly adorned harlequin shapeshifters and chemical manufacturing killing machines - These oceanic wo... -
Activities (Guest Contributors)Guest ContributorsKids Corner (Guest Contributors)Nature (Guest Contributors)Celebration of Nudibranchs - Colour in ActivityTheres' a Disco in The Sea, and You're invited! - Down below, where you hardly ever go - the world of a Nudibranch is a cornucopia... -
Guest ContributorsKids Corner (Guest Contributors)Nature (Guest Contributors)A Celebration of Nudibranchs - Pokémon of The SeaA celebration of Nudibranchs. Sea slugs that are brilliantly coloured, strangely beautiful and defy biological convention. Find out... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)New & Big Ideas (Guest Contributors)A Carnivale of Colour - ' The Jumping Spiders Have Fanfare'Sharing the story of this particular species, because of their profound uniqueness - might help change the perception of those not t... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)New & Big Ideas (Guest Contributors)A Carnivale of Colour - ' The Jumping Spiders Have Fanfare'Sharing the story of this particular species, because of their profound uniqueness - might help change the perception of those not t... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)New & Big Ideas (Guest Contributors)A Carnivale of Colour - ' The Jumping Spiders Have Fanfare'Sharing the story of this particular species, because of their profound uniqueness - might help change the perception of those not t... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)New & Big Ideas (Guest Contributors)'It's All about the Eyes' - Jumping Spiders & Their EyesightThey have been dubbed "genius" by Sir David Attenborough in his narration of Porche. Scientists believe that Jumping Spiders are br... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)The Spider Eats Greens"More Extraordinary Than a Flying Pig",- Says Christopher Meehan, Biologist and Natural Historian. How could it be that a solely ca... -
Guest ContributorsKids Corner (Guest Contributors)Nature (Guest Contributors)The Spider Diary, Part 3: Red Mites & Superior SightUnlike any other spider species, the Jumping spiders have a vision so advanced it is equivalent to a cat or small dog and has the sa... -
Guest ContributorsKids Corner (Guest Contributors)Nature (Guest Contributors)The Spider Diary - Part 2: Red Mites & Brilliant EyesFollow the story of Maureen, the lady jumping spider I made friends with over tea. Part 2 of The Spider Diary takes a closer look i... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)New & Big Ideas (Guest Contributors)The Spider Diary - Part 1. Unexpected FriendsIt is heartwarming to know that life, no matter what, always has something new to surprise us with - even when it seems too many aw... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)New & Big Ideas (Guest Contributors)Grasshopper to Locust – Serotonin. Good Vibes. Big Changes.Do you ever have the feeling when dancing in a crowd with all your friend of being so happy that you could burst out of your skin, t... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)New & Big Ideas (Guest Contributors)Grasshopper to Locust – Serotonin. Good Vibes. Big Changes.Do you ever have the feeling when dancing in a crowd with all your friend of being so happy that you could burst out of your skin, t... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)No Drink - A Koala's LifeNow a rare and endangered species of marsupial, the koalas spend their days in the treetops of the eucalyptus tree, eating and sleep... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)New & Big Ideas (Guest Contributors)Earth Hour – 26th March 2022Everyone has the power to #ShapeOurFuture this Earth Hour This Earth Hour, we’re calling on Australians to sign up and join a worl... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)New & Big Ideas (Guest Contributors)Earth Hour – 26th March 2022Everyone has the power to #ShapeOurFuture this Earth Hour This Earth Hour, we’re calling on Australians to sign up and join a wor... -
Activities (Guest Contributors)Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Nature Gazing - Sound BathListening to natural sounds is more than pleasure. It is healing. It helps to recalibrate our overworked minds and soften our worri... -
Guest ContributorsKids Corner (Guest Contributors)Nature (Guest Contributors)What's in The Tree - Nature Gazing ActivityIt is time to make friends with trees. Do you have a favourite tree that you play under, climb in or gaze at regularly? If not - t... -
Guest ContributorsHealth & Wellbeing (Guest Contributors)Nature (Guest Contributors)Making Friends With Trees - Nature Gazing, Part 3Trees are social and emotional beings like we are. They have families, live in communities, communicate via a vast underground commu... -
Guest ContributorsMindfulness & Meditation (Guest Contributors)Nature (Guest Contributors)Shinrin-Yoku - Nature Gazing, (Part 2)When I feel off, I know what to do!. Run to the nearest parkland, water source, or wilderness and stay there until I feel normal ag... -
Guest ContributorsHealth & Wellbeing (Guest Contributors)Nature (Guest Contributors)Nature GazingNature Gazing You have a complete view of the milky way on the balcony, and stars beam superbly bright, nothing like the city. C... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)The Year Earth ChangedThis unique documentary, narrated by Sir David Attenborough, catalogues footage captured during the lockdowns of 2020. The footage r... -
First NationsGuest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Wurundjeri Woiwurrung and Garrong – The Black Wattle TreeI crossed over the bridge to my place, and hedging the narrow walkway of the bridge and paths was the unmissable Carnival of fluffy ... -
First NationsGuest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)New & Big Ideas (Guest Contributors)The Witchetty Grub People – Part 1For the next few weeks, take a walk with me through the place of the Wurundjeri Woiwurrung. I will help you see what I see as I walk... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)New & Big Ideas (Guest Contributors)The Night Sky - There is So Much to DiscoverThe night sky is our very own library in the stars. The stars and planets, galaxies and cosmic dust are our ancestors, mythically an... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)New & Big Ideas (Guest Contributors)The Milky Way – Our Galaxy of StarsThe Milky Way is one of the billions in the universe, and not all are peaceful and life-supporting. Galaxies are places of cosmic dr... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Glow in The Dark - Below the Midnight ZoneThere are places so dark on this planet that no light exists, places that are silent, secret and too far deep for humans to reach. I... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Glow in The Dark - The Darlings of The NightIn the forest, along coastlines, at the deepest parts of the sea and hidden away in the quiet of dark caves are creatures that light... -
Guest ContributorsMindfulness & Meditation (Guest Contributors)Nature (Guest Contributors)Natures Hidden Worlds - The Shy Spiders' GardenThere lives beneath a bloom of orange horseshoes, tucked away into the hillside, a trapdoor spider; The guardian to a miniature bush... -
Guest ContributorsKids Corner (Guest Contributors)Nature (Guest Contributors)Kids Fungi Adventures - The Incredible Kingdom of FungiThe world of mushrooms and microbes and mould is a wondrous place full of colour and weird shapes. Often tiny and hidden out of sig... -
Guest ContributorsKids Corner (Guest Contributors)Nature (Guest Contributors)Facts on Frogs - Fun Kids PosterFrogs and toads are incredible little creatures, their diversity and habitats just as broad. Check out some amazing facts on frogs!... -
Guest ContributorsKids Corner (Guest Contributors)Nature (Guest Contributors)The Worlds only Flying Mammals – Bat Facts for KidsA single bat can eat up to 3000 small flying insects in an hour. Bats keep our flying insect populations in check, imagine if there ... -
Guest ContributorsHealth & Wellbeing (Guest Contributors)Nature (Guest Contributors)Prescription Nature - Natures Healing.The industrial world is eating the natural one. And we do not seem to understand the fallout from the giant global environmental nig... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Sustainability (Guest Contributors)Hermit Crabs - No More Plastic In the SeaDressed to impress, hermit crabs share their spacious abode with a garden of friends. Stacked atop their spiralled homes are sea ane... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Sustainability (Guest Contributors)Natural History: The Short-beaked EchidnaWe are blessed to live on a continent abundant with native animals and plant species. Creatures live here that are found nowhere els... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Sustainability (Guest Contributors)Natural History - The Hawaiian Bobtail SquidOut of the billions of bacteria and viruses that exist in every litre of seawater, only one inhabits the Bobtail Squids body. A ligh... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Sustainability (Guest Contributors)Natural History - The KoalaKoalas limited food supply has altered due to drought and the quantity and quality of their food source diminished. The Eucalyptus l... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Sustainability (Guest Contributors)Natural History, The Red-Eyed Tree FrogWe are totally reliant on each other and all other species of plant, animal, fungi, insect and invertebrate in the world. Tiny chang... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Tiny Beasts - Beauty Worth a Closer Look.Whenever did you expect spiders to be likened to little kittens and puppies, or named after works of art by Van Gogh ??. The way yo... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)A Frog's LifeIf you are lucky enough to have frogs inhabit your backyard be kind to them. Learn what you can do to encourage our distant cousins ... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)The Magical PangolinThe Pangolin is the worlds only genuinely scaly mammal. In recent times this rare creature sits at the centre of the Coronavirus out... -
Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)The Ghost Bat - An Australian MammalThe Ghost Bat may look a little bit odd with his super-sized ears, and curios shaped nose but he is still an adorable creature to be... -
Activities (Guest Contributors)Guest ContributorsNature (Guest Contributors)Colour A Frog Poster - Kids and FamiliesColour in your own frog and hang it on your wall. More than 4,200 amphibian species are at risk of extinction due to disease, habit...
