Today on the show we are talking to Mary Thatcher and Ryan Schafer From the Brisbane Tool Library, we spent the whole show talking about what the tool library has to offer and why sharing is not just for kids. https://www.brisbanetoollibrary.org/

Great cane toad bust 17 - 25 January - Check for events in your area!

Thursday 15th

• 9:00 - 11:00 - Mission: Mozzie Uncover the Secret Life of Mosquitos - IndigiScapes Centre, Capalaba
• 12:45 - 15:45 - Seagrass Monitoring at Loders Creek - Len Fox Park, Labrador

Saturday 17th

• 7:00 - 9:00 - January Working Bee - Kalinga Park, Nundah
• 9:00 - 11:00 - Bushcare Working Bee - Moore Park, Indooropilly
• 11:00 - 13:00 - Build Your Own Pollinator Pod - Yarrabilba Community Garden, Yarrabilba

Sunday 18th

• 8:00 - January Working Bee - Clarina Street Park Playground, Chermside West
• 9:00 - 11:00 - Springbrook Weedbusters Bush Regen - Old School Road, Springbrook

🔗 If you'd like to listen back to the episode, you can listen On Demand or the Podcast by going to https://4zzz.org.au/program/eco-radio

Today on the show we are talking to Rose O'Hagan from Save Victoria Park about the newly released plans for the Olympics. https://www.savevictoriapark.com I will also bring you an interview with Claudia Ferri from Watergum, we will talk about this year's Great Cane Toad Bust that is kicking off on the 17th of this month. https://watergum.org/greatcanetoadbust/

Saturday 10th

• 16:00 - Save Barrambin Wetlands gathering - Ibis Island, Victoria Park
• 19:00 - Gold Coast ToadTrack Community Toad Bust - Eddie Kornhauser Recreational Reserve, Elanora

Sunday 11th

• 6:00 - 9:00 - Taringa Community Gardening Bee - 9 Heroes Avenue, Toowong
• 7:00 - 9:00 - January Working Bee - 100A Jean Street, Grange
• 16:00 - 18:00 - Orchard Working Bee - Yoorala Street Community Garden, The Gap

Monday 12th

• 10:00 - 11:00 - Cool Composting and Rad Recycling - Underwood Park, Priestdale
• 11:30 - 12:30 - Gardens for Wildlife - Underwood Park, Priestdale

Tuesday 13th

• 11:00 - 12:00 - Sea Slug Survey in the Rocky Shores - John Laws Park, Burleigh Heads

January 14th

• 8:00 - 10:00 - Gold Coast Community Beach Cleans for Conservation - Philip Park, Main Beach

🔗 If you'd like to listen back to the episode, you can listen On Demand or the Podcast by going to https://4zzz.org.au/program/eco-radio

Today on the show we are talking about the Indonesian occupation of West Papua. Yesterday I recorded an interview with Andreas Harsono. Andreas is a researcher working for Human Rights Watch and he works out of Jakarta, Indonesia which has very strict laws around what can be said about human rights abuses in West Papua.

Current conflict reporting by Kristo Langker

Friday 2nd

• 8:00 - 10:00 - Archerfield Wetlands Bushcare - Archerfield Wetlands, Durack
• 15:00 - 18:00 - Kurilpa Common Farm Working Bee and Potluck -

Saturday 3rd

• 8:30 - 10:00 - Mother-of-Millions Bushcare - 47 Fleming Road, Chapel Hill

Sunday 4th

• 6:00 - 9:00 - Taringa Community Gardening Bee - 9 Heroes Avenue, Toowong

🔗 If you'd like to listen back to the episode, you can listen On Demand or the Podcast by going to https://4zzz.org.au/program/eco-radio

The program followed a more podcast format today where Zack took us through the historical context leading up to the ongoing Sudanese Civil War and then spoke about the atrocities and crimes against humanity occurring there currently, particularly in Darfur.

Friday 26th

• 15:00 - 18:00 - Kurilpa Common Farm Working Bee and Potluck - Kurilpa Commons, Highgate Hill

Saturday 27th

• 16:00 - Save Barrambin Summer Solstice Party - Ibis Island, Herston

Sunday 28th

• 6:00 - 9:00 - Taringa Community Gardening Bee - 9 Heroes Avenue, Toowong 8:00 - 10:00 - Cicada Park Bushcare - Cicada Park, Chapel Hill

🔗 If you'd like to listen back to the episode, you can listen On Demand or the Podcast by going to https://4zzz.org.au/program/eco-radio

Today on the show we will bring you an interview with Prof. Jane McAdam about the first three people given climate visas from Tuvalu and Zack will be playing an interview he did with Debbie Pointing from the Koala Action Group about the Carols for Koalas happening in King George Square tomorrow.

December 18th

• 9:00 - 11:00 - Carols for Koalas - King George Square, Brisbane City
• 18:00 - 19:30 - Festive Frog Night - Noosa Parks Association Inc. Environment Centre, Noosaville
• 18:30 - 20:00 - Gold Coast ToadTrack Community Toad Bust - Eddie Kornhauser Recreational Reserve, Elanora

Friday 19th

• 15:00 - 18:00 - Kurilpa Common Farm Working Bee and Potluck - Kurilpa Commons, Highgate Hill

Saturday 20th

• 7:00 - 9:00 - Kalinga Park Final Working Bee for 2025 - Kalinga Park, Nundah

Sunday 21st

• 6:00 - 9:00 - Taringa Community Gardening - 9 Heroes Avenue, Toowong
• 7:00 - 9:00 - Christmas Working Bee - Whites Hill Reserve, Camp Hill
• 8:00 - 10:00 - Orchard Pod Working Bee - Yoorala Street Community Garden, The Gap

🔗 If you'd like to listen back to the episode, you can listen On Demand or the Podcast by going to https://4zzz.org.au/program/eco-radio

Today on the show we will talk to Ecoradio contributor, Kirstyn Lindsay, about their Toondah Harbour Oral History Project and Zack will bring us some news about the Queensland Museum being funded by the fossil fuel company Shell.

The Toondah Harbour Oral History Project can be accessed through the North Stradbroke Island Museum on Minjerribah, please contact Elisabeth at Musarian@stradbrokemuseum.com.au or 0422344466 for access to the oral history interviews.

Also...

Friday 12th

• 19:00 - 21:00 - Spotlighting with Friends of Sheep Station Creek Conservation Park - Williamson Road, Upper Caboolture

Saturday 13th

• 8:00 - 10:00 - Glindemann Park Bushcare - Glindemann Park, Holland Park West
• 9:00 - 11:00 - Bushcare at Moore Park Indooroopilly - Moore Park, Indooroopilly
• 9:30 - 12:00 - Wildlife Watch Camera Monitoring - South Maclean

Sunday 14th

• 7:00 - 9:00 - December Working Bee - 100A Jean Street, Grange
• 8:00 - 10:00 - December Working Bee and Holiday Breakup - Brandon Road, Runcorn

Tuesday 16th

• 8:30 - 10:00 - Dunn Road Bushcare - 159 Dunn Road, Rocklea

Wednesday 17th

• 8:00 - 10:00 - Gold Coast Community Beach Cleans for Conservation - Ronnie Long Park, Tallebudgera

🔗 If you'd like to listen back to the episode, you can listen On Demand or the Podcast by going to https://4zzz.org.au/program/eco-radio

Today on the show Dave interviews Audrey Barucchi, Co-Founder & CEO of People For Nature about their Alternative to COP30 and Zack will tell us all about the new federal environmental Laws.

https://www.peoplefornature.org.au/

Friday 5th

• 17:30 - 19:00 - Karawatha Rocks Track Twilight Walk - Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre, Acacia Ridge
• 18:30 - Gold Coast ToadTrack Community Toad Bust - Eddie Kornhauser Recreational Reserve, Eleanor

Saturday 6th

• 7:00 - 9:00 - Crosby Road Bushcare Working Bee - 158 Crosby Road, Ascot
• 8:30 - 10:00 - Mother of Millions Bushcare - 47 Fleming Road, Chapel Hill
• 8:30 - Gertrude Petty Place Bushcare - 26 Mount Gravatt Outlook Drive, Mount Gravatt

Sunday 7th

• 15:00 - 17:00 - The Extraordinary Kookaburra Bushcare - Chamberlain Street, Tarragindi
• 15:00 - 17:00 - Bridgewater Park Bushcare - Bridgewater Park, Springfield
• 15:30 - 17:30 - Yeronga Bushcare Working Bee - The Corso Park, Yeronga

🔗 If you'd like to listen back to the episode, you can listen On Demand or the Podcast by going to https://4zzz.org.au/program/eco-radio

Today on the show, Ecoradio contributor, Linda, has brought us an interview with Sabine (sabina) Carter, an artist that is making a project called Patches of Hope.

Sabine can be contacted via email - sabine.carter@qut.edu.au

Zack will tell us all about the Coalition's plan to dump Australia's net zero targets and ofcourse...

Sunday 30th

• 6:00 - Taringa Community Gardening Bee - Perrin Park, Toowong
• 7:00 - 11:00 - Bushcare Working Bee - Quandong Park, Ashgrove
• 7:30 - 10:30 - Harman’s Reserve Working Bee - Harman’s Park, Manly
• 8:00 - 10:00 - Austinville Landcare Tree Planting - Austinville
• 8:00 - 10:00 - November Working Bee - Thredbo Place Park, Belmont
• 8:00 - 10:00 - November Working Bee - Riverdale Park, Meadowbrook

Tuesday 2nd

• 11:30 - 12:30 - Sea Slug Survey in the Rocky Shore - John Laws Park, Burleigh Heads

Wednesday 3rd

• 8:00 - 13:00 - Brisbane River Clean Up - Colmslie Boat Ramp, Morningside

🔗 If you'd like to listen back to the episode, you can listen On Demand or the Podcast by going to https://4zzz.org.au/program/eco-radio