by Evan | Aug 18, 2016 | Animals, Stories from Our Biosphere
Stories from Our Biosphere Meet Alby: The Rare Albino Turtle A very rare albino green turtle “Alby” hatched on Castaways Beach, QLD. 1 in 100000 occurrence of an albino green turtle emerging from its nest and racing down the beach to enter the water. Contributed by:...
by Evan | Aug 18, 2016 | Animals, Stories from Our Biosphere
Stories from Our Biosphere Sounds of Our Biosphere Living in our Biosphere- Have your heard the Giant Barred Frog lately? Listen to the YouTube link below to hear their unique call. We’d love to discover and collect other sounds of wildlife in our biosphere! Please...
by Evan | Aug 18, 2016 | Emissions Reduction, House and Garden, Tips & Resources
Stories from Our Biosphere Use Solar for Your Hot Water If your home is fitted with a solar hot water system that should meet all of your hot water needs. The energy in the sun is converted to heat and this makes the water hot. Your tank will then have up to 260L of...
by Evan | Aug 18, 2016 | Emissions Reduction, House and Garden, Tips & Resources
Tips & Resources Ways to Reduce your Air-Conditioning Usage When you decide to turn on the air-conditioner it will run most efficiently if: The refrigeration system is maintained and in good order. Ducting is well insulated and kept clean (check your ducting for...
by Evan | Aug 18, 2016 | Emissions Reduction, House and Garden, Tips & Resources
Tips & Resources How to Reduce your Energy & Electricity Usage Your electricity costs do not need to be high, there are many residents with very low power bills and all it takes is some changes to the way you use electricity. There are many things you can do...
