Propsed legislation to ban common garden plants

Propsed legislation to ban common garden plantsThe Federal Attorney General wants to expand the list of federally prohibited plants. There are currently 5 types of plants on the list which can be used as drugs. The list is to be expanded to include hundreds of other species which are common amongst Australian gardens plant...

Sydney welcomes landmark sculpture

Sydney welcomes landmark sculpture   Sydney’s biggest landmark sculpture at the Royal Botanic Garden, Sydney was launched on the 9th of March by Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO, Governor of New South Wales.Executive Director of Sydney’s Royal Botanic Gardens & ...

Yates Junior Landcare Sunflower Challenge winners announced

Yates Junior Landcare Sunflower Challenge winners announced   Sydney, 9th March, 2011:  The Yates Junior Landcare Sunflower Challenge has drawn to a close with Victorian participants dominating the winner’s podium this year.   Lachlan Hillas, age 8, of Wodonga, Victoria has won the talles...

Second fruit fly found

Second fruit fly found A second fruit fly has been discovered in southern Tasmania, 50 metres from where the first fly was found last week. Last week's discovery of a Queensland fruit fly in Montrose was thought to be a one off. Residents of the Glenorchy Municipality are being urged to check fruit for any flies and gru...

Study links pesticides to Parkinson's

Study links pesticides to Parkinson's The study confirms environmental factors such as pesticides increase the development of Parkinson's disease (Reuters: Leo Lang ) United States researchers have found that people who used two specific varieties of pesticide were more likely to de...