Flutterby Puppets - Water Conservation Puppet Show
Admin | May 27, 2010
Sneak peek at Flutterby Puppet’s new musical water conservation puppetry show, “Anthony’s Great Bathtub Adventure”. Copyright 2009 Dennis J. Hart dba Flutterby Puppets. Selected music copyright 2009 by Kasey Bierwirth. All rights reserved.
IQPC Australia’s Wind Farm Development, Design & Construction - Interview with Infigen Energy
Admin | May 27, 2010
IQPC Australia presents our interview with Miles George, MD, Infigen Energy. Exploring Wind Farm energy generation in Australia amidst the Federal Governments 2020 targets. Wind Farm Development, Design & Construction - www.windfarmdesign.com.au
Environmental Water Seminar
Admin | May 25, 2010
Making decisions about Environmental Water allocation. A half day seminar on the 11th of June 2010 organised by the Australian Farm Institute. Managing water in the Murray Darling Bassin, Australia www.farminstitute.org.au
A DIY Rainwater Harvesting System & First Flush
Admin | May 18, 2010
Slideshow with larger photographs Copy link into browser: s209.photobucket.com Effective Economical Rainwater Harvesting System to provide all water used in the home. Includes making a 32 mm water diverter and primary and secondary flush system with 25 micron water butt inlet filter sock, 5 micron filter and housing. Hope you enjoy building one of these. Drinking filtered rainwater free of chlorine, fluoride, pesticides, fertilizers, farm animal waste, wildfowl and fish waste makes more sense to me and tastes beautiful compared to the chemically treated mains water. A Pond UV Sterilizer can be added to make sure its pathogen free. We use a Doulton ceramic candle filter and housing for bathroom wash basin cold and for an additional filtered rainwater supply in the kitchen. A double stopcock system has been installed to switch from rainwater to mains when tank is empty. Would have liked a 3500 litre tank, settled for a 2700 litre tank for £155 Ebay B&Q best for 32 mm pipe guttering and connectors. Toolstation for MDPE Pipe and , guttering, downpipe converter, fittings, Soil Pipe, fittings. Recycle centre for patio table legs. Maplins for Junior Hippo Water Pump.. Total Outlay: £620.00 Had some amazing bargains from Ebay
Nature Inc Trees on Tap 1 of 2 - Water Conservation - BBC News Documentary
Admin | May 12, 2010
Nature Inc Trees on Tap 1 of 2 - Water Conservation - BBC News Documentary, recorded on 24.07.2009. Trees on Tap Every year we spend billions of dollars on pumping and purifying water for the worlds ever expanding cities. But why bother when a forest will do the same job for a fraction of the price? Nature Inc goes to New York, Ecuador and Jordan to look at the different challenges facing the world. Recorded from BBC on 24.07.09
Tasmanian Tiger Rediscovered - Gippsland Victoria, Mainland Australia. (Part 2)
Admin | May 11, 2010
Tasmanian tiger/big cats researcher-searcher since 1995 Michael Moss searches a tasmanian tiger hotspot inside Wilsons Promontory national park in South Gippsland Victoria the southern most point on mainland australia and also speaks about his detailed tasmanian tiger introduction theory and does a roll call of the known 24 native species introduced into the park.Also uncovered in the archives by him is the reason the native species were introduced.According to the committee of management that oversaw the introductions the reason they were introduced was quote ” to preserve native species that were under the threat of extinction in their native habitat” He firmly believes that there a no living tasmanian tigers in tasmania.NEWSFLASH 2/5/2010 Andrea a long time south gippsland resident and ex-poultry farmer contacted me today and claims quote”saw the tiger three times back in the1970s over a period of approx eight years.Farm backed onto heavy bush boardering the inverloch-leongatha road I have absolutely no doubt what i saw as one encounter was at a distance of approximately 5 meters.I dont know who got the bigger surprise me or it!.It was sitting behind our poultry shed eating the remains of a turkey we had slaughtered when i came around the corner there it was sitting and chewing,we looked right at each other i turned and ran i assumed it did the same thing.When we came straight back about 5 minutes or so later it was gone!” Interestingly i have three alleged sightings …
1970 Classic Aussie Touring Cars
Admin | May 9, 2010
1970 - 1972 music video of classic Aussie touring cars racing at Warwick Farm Liverpool. Inlcudes Brock in his torana Moffat in his Boss 308 Mustang, Beachey in his Monaro geoghan in his mustang and much much more
Sustainable Development (Highlights)
Admin | May 9, 2010
In this pair of films, designed for schools, Excellent Development provide case studies of their conservation driven development and community-led approach in semi-arid Kenya through the lenses of sustainable farming and sustainable development. These films and the series of mini-films which explore each individual element of the charity’s holistic approach to soil and water conservation offer a valuable insight into how communities can strengthen their long-term sustainability and make a positive grassroots contribution to fighting global climate change. The sustainable farming case study demonstrates how farmers address problems of soil erosion and water availability using terracing, sand dams & trees as a first step towards sustainable farming. The terracing and trees massively reduce soil erosion and keep more moisture in the farms while the sand dams harvest rain water allowing farmers to dedicate more time to their farms, try out new farming methods like zero-grazing and inter-cropping, diversify the range of their crops and work towards achieving food security and generating incomes. The sustainable Development case study explores why conservation of the environment has to be addressed first in order to make sustainable development possible in a semi-arid environment and looks at the impacts of soil and water conservation in terms of the improved availability of water and food, improvements in health, incomes and the positive contribution towards fighting climate …
alpacas grazing - Australian hobby farm
Admin | May 7, 2010
This herd of alpacas kept me amused for a few hours while I waited for some trains to film. A big white alpaca was clearly the leader and he spent a lot of his time keeping an eye on me while the others went about doing what alpacas do best - eat and play.
Rain Bird - Converting Sprayheads to Drip Irrigation
Admin | May 3, 2010
Homeowners and professional gardeners are turning to low-volume drip irrigation as a solution for keeping weeds, diseases, garden pests, scorching heat and high water bills at bay this summer. Converting existing spray heads into drip irrigation zones is easily done by using Rain Bird’s Drip Irrigation Retrofit Kit. A well designed drip irrigation system will minimize runoff and evaporation and keep plants healthier by reducing the stress on the plant during the warm summer months.