Climate Change Liability: How Can Queensland Councils Protect Themselves?Kerwin, David
For many years the Western Downs Regional Council’s approach to feral pest management was similar to that of many other councils – occasional baiting and aerial shooting campaigns, but less in the way of effective monitoring or evaluation work to determine success or how strategies could be ...
To counteract vegetation loss on private land, many councils are looking to maximise planting in the public realm. Dense and layered tree and shrub planting along streets can help increase shading, air purification, cooling, and noise reduction and slow the rate and speed of stormwater runoff to...
The average cost of dog boarding in Australia is$45per hour. Book in advance and scope several providers before deciding to avoid paying exorbitant fees. Be aware that some local councils require operators to have a commercial animal premises licence. Are you fond of holidaying abroad from time ...
Insecticides. Some people use chemicals to get rid of the nests of the pine processionary caterpillars, especially councils who have been known to routinely spray forests from the air by helicopter. The problem with using chemicals is that those poisons will kill all insects, as well as small ...
Members of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health, many of whom work for local councils, raised the alarm because they believe that sunbeds are contributing to the rise in the incidence of skin cancer. Research published by the Journal of the National Cancer Institute in 2002 shows a ...
Two agencies, Victoria Police and the Office of Public Prosecutions, prosecute most crimes in Victoria. However, the responsibility for prosecuting animal cruelty offences also falls on local councils, two additional government departments and RSPCA Victoria. ...
In Queensland, flooding resulted in 33 confirmed deaths and ‘over 78% of the State declared a disaster zone [76]’. In Victoria, over one third of the State was affected, with record flood levels being recorded in many communities [32]. Post event reviews of these events identified ...
a simple plastic box on wheels.“We'd assumed we'd have to give it a moving head and tail,facial features,and put a scene on it to make it smell like a real rat,but that wasn’t necessary,”says Janet Wiles at the University of Queensland in Australia,who helped with the research....
Expertise in research integration and implementation is an essential but often overlooked component of tackling complex societal and environmental problems. We focus on expertise relevant to any complex problem, especially contributory expertise, divided into ‘knowing-that’ and ‘knowing-how.’ We also...