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Soaring to new (clean energy) heights

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 9th September 2020 -  It’s hoped the world’s first solar powered skydive will send a strong message about the potential of renewable energy If skydiving is on your bucket list, there might soon be a way you…

Lentil as Anything gets a pay it back boost

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 19th August 2020 -  “The community support this group provides is invaluable and we would not be here today if it wasn’t for them,” the owner of Sydney restaurant Arepa Oz says.  When Andres Rodriguez …

Treat yo’self (and the climate)

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 12th August 2020 -  Part of the proceeds from a new ice cream will go towards fighting climate change and the fossil fuel industries   Global ice cream brand Ben and Jerry’s is making the fight against …

Cheers! The (virtual) happy hour connecting the blind community

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 28th March 2020 -  “It’s very easy to feel like you’re the only one experiencing challenges”   As people across Australia retreat into their homes and stay there, Blind Citizens Australia is launching…

Australian loo-paper frenzy wipes popular social enterprise clean

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 7th March 2020 -  But the Who Gives a Crap founder is urging customers to give away their spare rolls to those in need The threat of coronavirus has seen Australians clearing toilet paper stock in supermarkets…

From x-rated to eco-friendly: Adult store joins zero waste movement

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 22nd February 2020 -  The company delivers over 1,500 packages a day globally  An eco-conscious sex shop is set to become the first adult retailer in New Zealand to roll out completely recyclable and compostable…

Adani disrupted as 75-year-old ‘locks on’ to headquarters

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 8th February 2020 -  “It’s the one thing I can do to try and save the world.” Barb Neilson is living proof that age is no barrier to getting in the way of one of Australia’s most controversial mining projects,…

Your nature snaps could help restore Australia’s devastated bushland

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 1st February 2020 -  The project has received nearly 200 submissions in 24 hours     Australians are being urged to swap Instagram for a new photo sharing platform documenting the recovery of bushfire-affected…

Crafty kid raises bushfire donations from afar

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 25th January 2020 -  The hand-crafted koala fundraiser has hit nearly $400,000  When six-year-old Owen found out about the Australian bushfires and the impact on native wildlife from his hometown in…

‘Opera house’ of the natural world rescued in covert operation

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 18th January 2020 -  The prehistoric pine grove is the only one to exist in the wild  First, the prehistoric Wollemi Pines survived the dinosaurs, and nearly 200 million years on, it looks as though they…

Quirky bushfire fundraisers that took the world by storm

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 11th January 2020 -  From sending nudes, to Russell Crowe auctioning off a daggy cap, we take a look at the wackiest bushfire fundraisers that went viral for a good cause  The devastation of this year’s …

The Very Hungry (Yolngu) Caterpillar

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 30th November 2019 -  Iconic kids books including The Hungry Caterpillar are being translated into Indigenous languages  For around 40 per cent of Northern Territory students, English is not their first…

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