by Jacqueline Lang | Nov 17, 2018 | Books, Environment, Gardens, Homes, Lifestyle, People, Wellbeing
Even if we love our garden, who among us really knows of all the intimate connections going on out there among the tinier occupants of our backyard? The ants, the bees, the spiders, the birds, and their relationship with the plants they lurk...
by Peter Rigby | Nov 1, 2018 | Environment, People, Places
Preserving WA’s pristine natural environment, and doing what we can to prevent our State from over-heating as climate change kicks in, was the order of the day at the Conservation Council of WA’s Clean State campaign launch last week. Respected climate...
by Margot Lang | Sep 13, 2018 | Cars, Environment, Lifestyle, Places, Travel, Uncategorized
It’s that magical time of the year again when the red earth of WA’s Mid-West is transformed by carpets of everlasting wildflowers – pink, yellow and white. This has been a bumper year because of the unusually wet winter and masses of everlastings can be...
by Elizabeth Hayes | Sep 13, 2018 | Environment, Health, People, Places, Uncategorized
It’s a month since the last of five devastating earthquakes ravaged the island of Lombok over three weeks, killing hundreds and leaving about 170,000 people homeless. Perth marriage celebrant Liz Hayes was holidaying in Bali when the quakes occurred, and...
by Jacqueline Lang | Jun 6, 2018 | Environment, Gardens, Places
What would possess someone to hack at two gorgeous Tuart Trees, more than a century old? The Starfish was appalled to discover two ancient trees – now a rarity in WA – appear to have been newly ‘ringbarked’ (i.e. the trunk deeply...
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