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Victoria’s largest regional zoo available for sale

Halls Gap Zoo, Victoria's largest regional zoo with over 160 native and exotic species, is for sale with a price tag of $5.5 million. After 12 years running the attraction, owners…

Mar 27, 2019 Attractions / Environment / Tourism /

Conservation organisations resign from Auckland parks group

The Tree Council, Waitakere Ranges Protection Society and Waitakere Forest and Bird have all this week resigned their group memberships of the Friends of Regional Parks Society (FOR Parks)…

Mar 26, 2019 Environment / Recreation /

Tokyo 2020 medals to be made from recycled electronic waste

All the medals used at Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be manufactured from discarded consumer electronics including smartphones, digital cameras and other handheld games and…

Mar 25, 2019 Design / Environment / Events / Sport / Technology /

New community outdoor space opens in the heart of Green Square

Dyuralya Square, a meeting place in the Lachlan Precinct of Sydney’s Green Square will open on Saturday 30th March offering space for residents to meet and relax. Garden terraces, a…

Mar 25, 2019 Design / Environment / Parks / Recreation /

Singapore’s new airport hub focuses on interactive experience and community recreation

Set to open in the coming weeks, Jewel Changi Airport, a mixed-use development at Changi Airport in Singapore, planned by Safdie Architects and delivered by BuroHappold Engineering, will…

Mar 24, 2019 Attractions / Design / Environment / Hospitality / Recreation /

Sydney Showground begins AFL Season with introduction of reusable beer cups

As the GWS GIANTS return to the field today, Sydney Showground has partnered with Australian owned company, WISE – It’s in your hands, to launch a new initiative by introducing…

Mar 24, 2019 Arts / Environment / Hospitality / Sport / Venues /

University of Queensland highlights the health issues associated with limited access to fresh water

Marking World Water Day, Dr Nina Hall, lecturer at the University of Queensland School of Public Health, has highlighted that Australians need to recognise where action is…

Mar 22, 2019 Environment / Technology / Wellness /

Rottnest Island supports initiative to reduce plastic waste

More than 100 volunteers descended on Rottnest Island yesterday as part of an international effort to clean up Australian beaches. Parley for Oceans has teamed up with Corona to launch a…

Mar 22, 2019 Environment / Events / Recreation / Tourism /