For Nine days from 26th September 2009, SEQLD residents will be allowed unlimited water use for cleaning up after the Dust Storm on 23rd September.
An official source for information:
24 Sep 2009
South East Queensland residents and industry will have a nine-day special exemption to wash away dust … Read the rest
Some parts of the Eastern coast of Australia woke up to red dust clouds on the morning of 23rd September 2009, with Sydney getting the worst of it.
By midday, Brisbane was also turning orange, and you can taste the dust in your mouth, and feel it hitting your eyes, … Read the rest
The Australian Capital Territory (ACT) is the home to Canberra, the Capital City of Australia.
The following are all suburbs of the ACT
| Acton 2601 Ainslie 2602 Amaroo 2914 Aranda 2614 Banks 2906 Barton 2600 Belconnen 2617 Black Mountain 2601 Bonython 2905 Braddon 2612 Bruce 2617 Calwell 2905 Campbell 2612 |
Most Councils have regulations on how many Dogs or Cats an individual household is allowed to have on their property.
A common number is TWO Dogs per household, but there are variations on this depending on the property location or size.
For example, the Gold Coast Council allows only 1 … Read the rest
The increase in the numbers of the Asian House Gecko in Australia is an interesting subject, with two very definate groups of peoples feelings about them – those that like them, and those that don’t.
The Positives of the Gecko:
Due to recent draughts and water restrictions in Australia, many people will be concerned about the availability of water in their area.
Current Queensland Dam levels can be checked at: http://seqwater.com.au/public/dam-levels
Some historical figures for the dam levels for the main three Brisbane Dams … Read the rest
Around Australia, there are more than 5.2 million volunteers, at an average of 137 hours per year per volunteer, helping out about 700,000 non-profit and community organisations that operate in this country.
A few links that may help people that are looking into volunteering in Australia.
Australian Unity, in partnership with the Australian Centre on Quality of Life at Deakin University, regularly measure how satisfied Australians are with their lives and life in Australia
Some of the Australian well-being index results for 2009, compared to the 2001 results, are:
How safe you feel in Australia
South Australia is the only State in Australia to operate a refundable bottle/container deposit scheme.
Current legislation includes the following containers:
