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“A very challenging fire season”: Danger starting earlier due to drier and hotter weather

“A very challenging fire season”: Danger starting earlier due to drier and hotter weather

“If it’s got the right wind conditions and the fuel loads are dry enough, it would not take long for a fire to burn up to the side of the Dandenongs.”

Matthew Sims
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WATCH: How do extreme weather shifts impact bees?

WATCH: How do extreme weather shifts impact bees?

We spoke to local beekeeper Laszlo Kun about how he was only able to produce a limited amount of honey from his 16 apiaries in the last season due to drought conditions across Victoria.

Matthew Sims
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“We have to let the bees be bees”: How can we help Australia’s smallest livestock animal thrive in a changing world?

“We have to let the bees be bees”: How can we help Australia’s smallest livestock animal thrive in a changing world?

About one-third of what humans eat are dependent on the pollination of bees, including almonds, avocados, blueberries, apples and pumpkins.

Matthew Sims
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What will the Yarra Ranges’ new landslide management plans mean for you?

What will the Yarra Ranges’ new landslide management plans mean for you?

Public consultation will run from Thursday August 21 to Friday October 3.

Matthew Sims
WhitehorseWhitehorse
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Why is Whitehorse Council spending $100,000 to move a hedge?

Why is Whitehorse Council spending $100,000 to move a hedge?

The works form part of a broader $25.1 million redevelopment of the sporting facilities and public space.

Matthew Sims
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Protecting 14 native trees from developer’s chainsaw will save Knox Council $33,000

Protecting 14 native trees from developer’s chainsaw will save Knox Council $33,000

The red ironbarks will remain following a Monday night amendment.

Matthew Sims
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Platypuses have learned to adapt to climate change. Can they survive microplastics polluting their waterways?

Platypuses have learned to adapt to climate change. Can they survive microplastics polluting their waterways?

Hair ties and fishing lines are among the items that wrap around platypuses in Victoria’s waterways.

Matthew Sims
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In the Dandenongs, there are plenty of eucalypts, but fewer than 100 koalas. What happened?

In the Dandenongs, there are plenty of eucalypts, but fewer than 100 koalas. What happened?

The AKF has estimated there were as few as 49,000 koalas across Australia, down from about 600,000 in the early 1900s.

Matthew Sims
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"A powerful act of hope": Hundreds of Knox locals make light work of planting 3,500 trees

"A powerful act of hope": Hundreds of Knox locals make light work of planting 3,500 trees

Native trees help reduce salt content and soil erosion.

Matthew Sims
ClimateClimate
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“Likely and imminent”: Yarra Ranges council adds almost 2,000 properties to new landslide planning restrictions

“Likely and imminent”: Yarra Ranges council adds almost 2,000 properties to new landslide planning restrictions

The new mapping would see a net increase of 1,987 properties under new planning restrictions increasing the total number of affected properties to 13,434.

Matthew Sims
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2,000 and dropping: Leadbeater's possum habitat at risk due to 16-hectare logging project near Warburton

2,000 and dropping: Leadbeater's possum habitat at risk due to 16-hectare logging project near Warburton

New logging work near Warburton uses a permit approved in 1977, with an environment group arguing any work would require more modern and careful considerations of the impact on local flora and fauna.

Matthew Sims
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"Death by a thousand cuts": Yarra Ranges green groups rally against massive soil dump

"Death by a thousand cuts": Yarra Ranges green groups rally against massive soil dump

“Devastating destruction of the local environment”: A green fill site in Lysterfield has gone to VCAT after council said no.

Matthew Sims