Tourism and conservation is a longstanding challenge and advocates for either say it’s a struggle to find the balance.
Foreshore tourism: less red tape, more concerns
Rockingham makes waves as submarine hub
Rockingham is expecting a surge of opportunity following the $8 billion investment into its local naval base.
Local lids given longer life
A new Facebook group offers people the opportunity to reduce their plastic waste by matching spare container parts.
From little space can big things grow?
Meet the farmers working to cultivate 30 per cent of Singapore’s nutritional needs by 2030, despite limited land and a reliance on imports.
Back from the brink, with bite
Improved environmental conditions in Singapore have brought the local otter back from near extinction. But there have been unexpected consequences.
The chopping block
Singapore projects an image as the world’s greenest city, but many of its remaining patches of nature are under threat of deforestation.
Local Perth species faces extinction
Conservationists say a unique species of turtle could vanish from Perth unless action is taken now.
The platypus in peril
One of Australia’s most iconic animals is disappearing around the country, and scientists aren’t sure why.
Shoring up the future
Volunteers are trying to turn the tide for one of Perth’s most important rivers.
Insects on the menu
Insects aren’t an everyday Australian snack, but that could be about to change.
Kerbside by the wayside
Despite concerns from a local business owner, there are no plans on the horizon for kerbside recycling bins in Geraldton.
Jaws near shores
A marine expert says a burst of shark alerts at Perth beaches is nothing to worry out.
Wild spring, you make my heart sing
Fresh funding is being rolled out to ‘rewild’ gardens at homes across Perth.
Wasting away
Australia ranks as one of the most wasteful nations in the world, and a small Perth start-up is trying to get businesses to avoid landfill.
‘Stepping up and speaking out’
Climate change activists are calling for an end to Woodside’s controversial Scarborough gas project.
Fremantle’s cat conundrum
Local governments are seeking to solve WA’s stray cat problem by banning cats from leaving their owner’s property.
Help on hand for the shift from plastic
The hospitality industry is being offered support to implement the upcoming ban on single-use plastic.