Bushfire

Sikh volunteers and others in the community are continuing their tireless work to feed the vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic.Kindhearted community members have been sourcing eggs and bread for residents struggling to put food on the table during the four-week lockdown in New Zealand.The country is about halfway through a…

It wasn't that long ago that Australia was mired in what many assumed would be the country's worst crisis of 2020. Lightning strikes ignited fires that swept across southeastern Australia, burning at least seven million hectares of land dried by years of dr… Read More

Bleached coral on the Great Barrier Reef outside Cairns Australia during a mass bleaching event, ... thought to have been caused by heat stress due to warmer water temperatures as a result of global climate change. Getty Australia’s Great Barrier Reef just experienced its third mass bleaching event in the…

As he went to bed on 30 December 2019, Jack Egan checked the Fires Near Me app to see the progress of a bushfire bearing down on his home on Australia’s east coast. Almost 30kms away, he expected the blaze would die down overnight. But at 6am the alerts and…

Without a doubt, Australian’s today need to source produce directly from farmers. There is a need to support small and local business and help at a grassroots (consumer) level to rebuild and redevelop our communities that are feeling increasingly fragmented. They are the ones who employ our locals and feed…

Tennis star Nick Kyrgios is taking to Instagram to support his native Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ATP's 40th-ranked player wrote he'd deliver food to the doorsteps of people in need.  "If ANYONE is not working/getting an income and runs out of food, or times are just tough…please don't…

Credit: Pixabay Climate deniers have been hanging out for the United Nations' next big summit to fail. In a sense, the coronavirus and its induced policy responses have more than satisfied their wildest dreams, precipitating a global recession that they no doubt hope has pushed the issue of the low-carbon…

Updated April 07, 2020 05:32:36 After 12 years at the helm of the Rural Fire Service, Shane Fitzsimmons has made the "very difficult decision" to step down from the organisation to which he has dedicated most of his life.Nicknamed the "nation's father" last year, Commissioner Fitzsimmons became the comforting face…

Tireless Sikh volunteers continue to cook thousands of delicious meals and deliver them for free to people unable to leave home amid coronavirus pandemicSikh volunteers across Australia rally to help needy during coronavirus crisisSikh Volunteers Australia cooks and delivers 1,000 meals per day in MelbourneTurbans 4 Australia also delivers meals…

Earlier this year, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard released three live albums to benefit bushfire relief efforts in their home country of Australia. Staying true to their prolific status, the band has announced yet another live album called Chunky Shrapnel, as well as an accompanying concert film.The new 16-track live…