Environment

Wildlife road kills outside Environment departments’ jurisdiction to act, so ignored

In this sixth article in the series ‘Wildlife road kills versus Vision Zero 2050’, freelance journalist Patrick Francis examines what

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Environment

Taking the blinkers off rural road safety – how wildlife vehicle collisions can be minimised

In the fifth article in the series ‘Wildlife road kills versus Vision Zero 2050’ Patrick Francis explores existing initiatives which provide transport departments with an avenue for including wildlife in road crash risk assessment.

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Environment

Safe System Principles and Vision Zero 2050 fail equity test on shared rural roads

In the fourth article in his wildife road kills series Patrick Francis questions why Safe System principles ignore rural road pedestrians safety as well as wildlife vehicle collisions.

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Environment

Connection between wildlife and road casualties unrecognised in Vision Zero 2050

Patrick Francis interrogates the road crash statistics generated by numerous federal and state government departments for clues to why millions of wildlife become road kill each year.

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Environment

Driver behaviour dictates politicians’ attitudes to vehicle wildlife collisions

Patrick Francis reviews the published evidence behind the disconnect between Australian drivers attitude to maximum speed limits and the messages behind tens of thousands of wildlife warning signs installed across regional, rural and remote road networks.

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Environment

Signs signs everywhere wildlife signs and dead wildlife

Patrick Francis examines why there are tens of thousands of yellow wildlife warning signs along Australia’s rural and regional  roads but no guidance to drivers from state transport and environment departments about what speed should be embraced to prevent vehicle wildlife collisions, vehicle occupant casualties and road kills.

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Environment

Warm winters are waking snakes early

By Damian Lettoof, Chris J Jolly, Timothy N.W. Jackson; For people in southeast Australia, springtime means soaking up the sun

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EnvironmentFostering debate - a range of opinions

Air travel highlights climate change policies inconvenient truth

Flying is an example of greenhouse gas emissions activity that will not achieve net zero by 2050. It’s emissions are likely to increase over the next 20 years. Terrestial CO2 abatement is not a long-term solution as the farm land it takes place on is needed for food production and to support the planet’s ecosystem functions.

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Macedon Ranges ShireWorld Food & Markets

Local food ignored in council’s Climate Emergency Plan

Support for local food production not a Macedon Ranges Shire Council priority.

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Macedon Ranges Shire

Council hears knock but door remains shut on pedestrian and wildlife safety

The Macedon Ranges Shire Council had an opportunity to give its residents an enlightened road safety plan to enhance living in a rural setting and interacting with nature. Instead its plan continues to prioritise driver convenience above public and wildlife safety on rural roads close to shire towns.

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Soil carbon types & carbon flows

Proliferation of soil carbon credit projects despite scientists urging caution

Emission Reduction Fund soil carbon projects are proliferating on Australian farms despite warnings from scientists they are not providing permanent carbon abatement.

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EnvironmentMacedon Ranges ShireWorld Food & Markets

Romsey Structure Plan skittles environment, local food and lifestyle objectives – Why it should be returned to authors for further investigation

If re-written with a vision to embrace solutions to lower greenhouse gas emissions, abate carbon dioxide, use nature to address the Climate and Biodiversity emergencies, and encourage local food production, the Romsey Structure Plan would provide a blue print for sustainable development within town boundaries across the shire and give resident families the life styles they move to the shire to experience.

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EnvironmentMacedon Ranges Shire

Wildlife rescue services provide clues to native animals threats

Wildlife rescues and road kills increasing as vehicle drivers maximum speed limit remains unaltered in wildlife hot spots.

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