Human Use Of Australia 's Environment

My chosen organisation is Catholic Earthcare Australia and they continue Jesus’ mission today by fostering a lifelong journey of ecological conversion. Catholic Earthcare Australia are attentive and responsive to God and his creations. They offer programs and practices to people so they know how to care and protect for our planet. Catholic Earthcare Australia brings together faith and science to offer initiatives.They have also provided educational materials and services to catholic schools, parashis, church agencies and organisations across Australia. By doing this they have created an easy access pathway for us to help achieve ecological sustainability.

The soil and biotic/abiotic features of the park vary greatly depending on the area of park being studied. The volcanic rock that underlies the

The patterns of change and continuity in Australia at the time of federation influenced Australia to become its own nation through the creation of the Australian identity. At time of Federation, the majority of people living in the Australian colonies were Australian-born. Colonists were also starting to see themselves as Australian, not as British. This meant people wanted their own identity that didn’t link back to Britain. The way of life in Australia helped build the identity, which was shaped by its differences to the typical Britain life. This was affected by the native flora and fauna, the weather and activities, sports and hobbies. There was also a change in the styles of literature and art, becoming more specifically Australian. This contributed to the growing national identity. For example, the popular oil canvas painting named Near Heidelburg by Arthur Streeton (Source 4.41, page 196, Oxford Big Ideas Australian Curriculum History 9) depicts the grasslands of Australia, and shows how people dressed accordingly to the weather. The change of the crops grown in Australia due to the climate, impacted the lifestyle of the people living in the colonies. This is a different landscape to Britain’s, where most of the population had

Ecosystem is an important part of the environment and to protect the Australian native ecosystem many management plans are made to preserve it. Where the disruption occurred in the environment by human activities is not only the factor of worry, but also the exotic plants which are trying to take over the native species are a matter of concern too. The steps taken by humans to get rid of their own waste from the environment as well as the weeds, come under management plans. On the excursion to Buckley’s Hole, Godwin Beach, Red Beach and Melaleuca Wetland, it was observed that these areas come under the Buckley’s Hole Management Plan. Where the abiotic and biotic factors interact with each other and help in sustainability of better environment.

In 1967, after ten years of campaigning, a referendum was held to change the Australian Constitution. Two negative references to Aboriginal Australians were removed, giving the Commonwealth the power to legislate for them as a group. This change was seen by many as a recognition of Aboriginal people as full Australian citizens.

In this essay I will consider the roles of city and country in three short stories; Water Them Geraniums by Henry Lawson, Short-Shift Saturday by Gavin Casey, and Trees Can Speak by Alan Marshall. I will argue through contributing to character development, they provide insight into the construction of contempory Australian identity. In Water Them Geraniums the outback is shown to be an emasculating force, particularly for women, that strips away their humanity until they function in a mechanical way to survive off the land. In Short-Shift Saturday the narrator is a product of an inherited colonial culture and imagines that it is the alien landscape and culture in which he lives that is the agent of his suffering. In reality, the

“Drainage patterns, the hilliness of the ground, the range of soils, the nature of the bedrock,

The living conditions and the treatment of Australian Prisoners of War by the Japanese during World War II were horrific. The Japanese soldiers treated the Australian soldiers in such an inhumane way which resulted in the loss of many Australian lives. The living conditions included bed bugs, scare food and water. The Japanese believed the Australian soldiers were dishonourable and believed they deserved to be punished, this is the main cause of the prisoners mistreatment of prisoners. As a result many prisoners obtained illnesses and poor health. The Aftermath heavily influenced Australian prisoners in a negative way. All in all, these four main factors; living condition, treatment, health and aftermath cause a chain reaction, heavily influencing

Q2: How effective is the current urbanisation of Canberra in maintaining biodiversity and sustainable living?

As an Australian I have had the privilege of indulging in the bountiful land that I am lucky to call my home. A land that is home to millions and supplies millions more. The central hub of these huge happenings is the Murray Darling Basin - the largest water storage and water system in Australia, spanning 1/7 of Australia's total land mass, containing over 40% of all Australian farms and the source of water for millions. Paramount to the enterprise, the general wellbeing and the beneficiary’s of the MDB is the life blood of the world, water. A step further in to the notion of the importance of water is the notion of clean water. A factor vital to the sustainability of the MDB and a factor that I believe the Australian Government isn't doing

The effects of Globalisation on Australia can be disseminated into a number of different categories. For the purposes of this report five major categories including Economic, Social, Cultural, Environmental and Political have been explored and summarised but is by no means exhaustive.

Until recently, many of the environmentalist policies of the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard have been quite moderate, such as encouraging children to turn off their game consoles when not in use. On the government-run Clean Energy Future homepage, the website proclaims: "Switching off video game consoles when not in use could save households up to $150 a year enough to buy several great new games." The website provides a link to tips for ordinary consumers about how they can save money on energy costs through conservation efforts. This is environmentalism marketed from a self-interested perspective. The message is that people can save money and save energy at the same time. While this is a helpful promotional campaign in some respects, it is also somewhat inaccurate, given that many of the measures that must be taken to save the planet will likely be more costly and result in the consumer having to give up certain things and to pay more money for others. Organic food and hybrid cars, for example, cost more than standard-grown food and standard vehicles.

Physical activity and training have been practiced since the early civilisations of Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt. Physical skills, such as swimming, fishing, hunting, riding, archery, running, and wrestling were a part of everyday life and vital to the survival of the ancient people (Phillips & Roper, 2006). The importance of physical fitness has also been referenced in classic literary characters; Achilles and Odysseus, the heroes of Homer’s the Iliad and the Odyssey, both of whom were ‘men of action’ and participated in javelin, running, wrestling, and chariot races, amongst other athletic skills (Howell & Howell, 1979; Mechikoff & Estes, 1998; Phillips & Roper, 2006). In the many civilisations that followed, a societies’ standing, wealth, race, population, gender, conflict, government, and military all had an influence on the attitudes and the systems implemented regarding physical activity, training, and education (Glassford & Redmond, 1979). In Australia’s infancy in the early 1800s, the British Government implemented a simple curriculum for the colonies that only included geography, reading, writing, and arithmetic. It took until the 1850s for drill and gymnastics to be added to the curriculum, along with drawing and singing (Crawford, 1981).

Guinea is regarded as one of the poorest countries when compared to other countries. The main reason of the food scarcity in Guinea is the lack of agricultural productivity. The reason for low agricultural productivity in Guinea is the farmers in Guinea have a very limited access to the information, development in the technological aspects, infrastructures and lack of awareness about the financial and rural services provided by the government. The literacy in Guinea is very low, that is only 15% of adult women are literate, hence the lack of education among the women in rural areas reduces the ability to access agricultural extension services, and

Australia is both the smallest and oldest continent in the world, and it is the only country that is also a continent. [1] It is an island located between the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific, just south of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. At 2,941,299 square miles, Australia is the sixth-largest country in the world and only about 150,000 square miles (about the size of Montana) smaller than the continental United States. Its interior land is a flat and sparsely populated desert, but as you move outward the climate changes to grassland, subtropical, tropical, and even temperate in the southeastern region. [1] While more than 70% of Australia is arid, the rest includes a variety of rich environments including flood plains,