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Mick Loughnan on rejuvenated land in Aireys Inlet.

This land was a developer’s dream, but these people had other plans

The slice of land sits on one of the most sought-after holiday hotspots on the Victorian coastline. Its future has just taken an unexpected turn.

  • Benjamin Preiss

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Hutcheon said single-use plastics used outside the home lead to the most litter.

‘Nothing seems to be happening’: Is Queensland falling behind on plastic bans?

Queensland paused its single-use plastics road map two years ago and is yet to decide a new direction.

  • Julius Dennis
Drowning in plastic: How hard can it be to live for a week without single-use plastic?

Tooth powder and blocked drains: My week without single-use plastic

Single-use plastic is ubiquitous, but alternatives are growing. It should be simple for an environment reporter to live for a week without it, right? Wrong.

  • Bianca Hall

Eco-chic and ethical: The modern mum’s gift guide

Eco-thoughtful gifts for a nurturing nature: the Good Weekend Mother’s Day gift guide.

  • Frances Mocnik
This seaweed could feed the world, help cure climate change and make your skin look great.
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A very special seaweed called species 84

This seaweed could feed the world, help cure climate change and make your skin look great.

Head of business development for Salvos’ Merielle Chamberlin, has experience as a textile engineer.

How an Australia-first facility is tackling south-east’s fashion waste

Second-hand clothing stores seem to be on every corner, but a new local facility is aiming to solve the issue of textile waste, with the help of AI.

  • Neesha Sinnya
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Interior designer Juliette Arent at her heritage-listed Bronte home that was full of mould when she bought it. She went to extreme measures to improve ventilation and remove damp.

Meet the Sydney woman who spent $1 million battling mould in her home

About 30 per cent of Australians live with mould, and it caused Juliette Arent to be ill for years. Then she took action.

  • Julie Power
Domenic Svejkar from KBR Consultancy says Sydney should unearth its lost waterways to cool the environment.

The pitch to bring Sydney’s hidden waterways to the surface

Colonial maps show a city with vast waterways now lost beneath roads and buildings, but “daylighting” hidden waterways in the suburbs could help cool Sydney down as the climate changes.

  • Aidan Elwig Pollock
Sativa House Hotel Review.

You’ll be surprised how these new Tasmanian villas were created

Saving the planet isn’t always comfortable or practical, but Sativa House manages both.

  • Kate Allman
As many as 87 VCE students were caught cheating in last year’s exams.

Laptop in the loo: VCE students’ desperate cheating ploys revealed

Dozens of students were caught trying to cheat in last year’s VCE exams, using anything from concealed mobile phones to writing notes on their skin to gain an edge.

  • Caroline Schelle