Eco Radio

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Andy (He/Him) Today on the show we are talking to Emma-Kate Rose, the Executive Director of Food Connect Foundation. We are going to be talking about the South-east Queensland Food Summit, which is a 3 day conversation to learn about all levels of our local food system. It will include talks with families, farmers, chefs, and the government so stick around to learn more ab...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Andy (He/Him) Today on the show we are talking to Dr Ken Wishaw about the Sunshine coast Hinterland Dark Sky Reserve and the impacts that has on us and the environment. https://australasiandarkskyalliance.org/ We replay a report by Andy Paine about the guerrilla community garden being fenced off and bulldozed by developers. Then later in the show I will be talking to Dr Ol...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Andy (He/Him) On the show today we are talking to Professor Hugh Possingham, President of BirdLife Australia, about the threat of H5 bird flu to our native bird populations. https://birdlife.org.au/ If you find sick or dead wildlife? Follow these three steps. Do not approach the animal. AVOID contact with sick or dead wildlife and their environment. Do not touch, move or a...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Andy (He/Him) Today on the show we have a very special guest, Gavin, from Northey street city farm to tell us about the winter solstice festival. We also learn more about Northey Street City Farm and all the education programs. https://www.nscf.org.au/ Bushcare Roundup!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wednesday 17th 18:00 - Rod Fensham - ACE Guide to Eucalypts Brisbane - Avid Reader, West En...

Hosts: Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Andy (He/Him) Today on the show we are talking to Community Alliance for Responsible Planning (CARP) Redlands spokesperson, Lavinia Wood, about the recently approved Birkdale Whitewater Centre. We will talk about how this olympic venue has been given the green light and the threats it poses to the environment. Bushcare Roundup!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thursday 11th 13:30 - 15:...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Andy (He/Him) Today on the show we will be discussing Australia’s emissions reduction fund with ANU professor Don Butler. We also have interviews undertaken by Linda Rose on Sunday during the Barrambin action, they are speeches by Aunty Sandra King, Uncle Robert Williams, and Aunty Theresa Jackie Williams. Bushcare Roundup!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Friday 5th - World Environment Day 0...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Andy (He/Him) There is so much happening in our local environment Today we are talking to Una Sandeman about the destruction of koala habitat in the Redlands as Ormiston College was given approval to start felling Koala food trees so that the college could add another oval to their collection. I will also play a series of interviews I did while enjoying Victoria Park Barra...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Andy (He/Him) Today on the program I am going to replay a report I did all the way back in 2021 when I went to Reverse Garbage Queensland (RGQ) and talked to Mei, the communications manager at the time, about how RGQ are saving useful material from going to landfill. https://reversegarbagequeensland.com.au/ For complete transparency, at the time of this interview (2021) I...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Andy (He/Him) Today on the program we are going to be talking to Queensland Renewable Energy Council CEO Katie-Anne Mulder, we will be talking about renewable energy and the hopes of becoming 100% renewable by 2050. Bushcare Roundup!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Saturday 16th 08:30 - 10:30 - Community Planting Bushcare Native Food Forest - John Street Reserve, Rosewood 09:00 - 11:00 - She...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Andy (He/Him) Today on the program we are talking about what happened to the Global Sumud Flotilla, the flotilla was intercepted by Israel's Navy in international waters on their way to take aid to the people of Gaza. Included in the flotilla of activists were 6 Australians, we will be talking to Northern Rivers Friends of Palestine member, Jessica Mamone, about the Austra...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Zack (He/They) Today on the program I will play a follow up interview with Joseph Ka’au, a customary chief of the Kaimari tribe and traditional landowner from Baimuru in the Purari Delta. Joseph is leading a campaign to protect his people's land from destruction by a LNG project there in Papua New Guinea. Almost 2 months ago we talked to Joseph but two weeks ago Joseph wen...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Zack (He/They) Today on the program we interview artist, Luke Cornish, about his prize winning entry into the Gallipoli art prize, which depicts the destruction of a commonwealth cemetery in Gaza where the graves of Australian soldiers were destroyed by the IDF. https://www.gallipoliartprize.org.au/project/luke-cornish-no-rest-the-vandalism-of-deir-al-balah/ We also talk t...

Hosts: Zack (He/They) and Andy (He/Him) Today on the program, Zack and Andy give a history of the Kanak people who are the Indigenous people to Kanaky/New Caledonia. They discuss their treatment by the French who colonised New Caledonia and how these damages still manifest today. Bushcare Roundup! Friday 17th 17:30 - 18:45 - Life Inside a Hollow Nocturnal Survey - Benowa Saturday 18th 7:00 - 9:00...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Zack (He/They) Today on the show I am going to play some old interviews I have done over the years, to begin with I will play you my first in the field report in which I took a beginners edible weeds class with David Diggles. David is an edible weed forager and runs tours in Brisbane. I joined one of his tours and found some interesting facts about the plants that pop up i...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Zack (He/They) Today on the show we are talking to members of “End Fossil Fuel Sponsorship”, a group that recently held a choir performance at the front of Queensland Museum. We are talking to two members of the group, Dianne Tucker and Lee Coaldrake, about how fossil fuel companies are influencing educational material at our museum. https://www.queenslandconservation.org....

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Zack (He/They) Today on the show we are Dr Claire Gronow, the central Queensland coordinator for the Lock the Gate Alliance, about the approved expansion of Hail Creek coal mine https://www.lockthegate.org.au/ Wangan and Jagalingou man Gurridyula, about the ongoing fight to protect Doongmabulla springs and the Brisbane premiere of a film that covers this battle. Bushcare R...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Zack (He/They) Today on the show we are going to talk about the new hate speech laws, specifically against anti-war protests, hopefully without getting arrested. We have an interview with Subhi Awad from Northern Rivers Friends of Palestine Action Group and Bonnie, Bonnie was arrested and let go last week for wearing a shirt with a recently banned slogan on it. Our newest...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him), Zack (He/They), and Andy (He/Him) Today on the show we are hanging out with Professor Rod Fensham, in 2020 Professor Fensham formed the Fellowship of the Spring, an international consortium of people concerned with understanding dryland springs and securing their preservation. In the lead up to the Wangan and Jagalingou film Nagana Yarrbayn: The Water Protectors coming to Bri...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him), Zack (He/They) and Andy (He/Him) Today on the show we are hanging out with Jon Watson, Jon is attempting to live within our share of the planetary boundaries here in suburban Brisbane. livingmorewithless.org Later in the show we will bring you an Interview with Joseph Ka’au, a customary chief of the Kaimari tribe and traditional landowner from Baimuru in the Purari Delta. Jos...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Zack (He/They) Today on the show we are hanging out with Bryologist, Andrew Franks. I first met Andrew when he was working at the Queensland herbarium and he took me for a walk around a forest to look at moss. I had such a good time learning about moss in 2022 so I present to you a 3 part moss interview today. Bushcare Roundup!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Saturday 28th 8:00 - 9:30 - Our...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Zack (He/They) Today on the show I will be playing an interview Dave did with Mia Bloom, who blocked the entrance of Ferra engineering on Monday in an effort to slow the production of F-35 jet parts that get used in the ongoing genocide of Palestinians. Ecoradio contributor, Kirstyn Lindsay, has brought us a report about the ongoing efforts to recover the Richmond Birdwing...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Zack (He/They) Today on the show we are talking to Burnice Starkey, she is a resident of the Glass House Mountains and is campaigning to Save Our Glass House Mountains from the expansion of a quarry. Later in the show we will be talking to Aunty Dale Chapman about bushfood workshops that she will be running this Saturday at the Gathaa First Nations Markets on the Sunny Coa...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Zack (He/They) Today on the show we are talking to Rebecca Appleton, who works as an educator and rescuer with Bat Conservation and Rescue Queensland. Bec is going to tell us about the reinstated shooting permits of bats and how there are effective ways to keep bats from destroying crops. Sign this petition . Bushcare Roundup!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wednesday 4th 18:30 - 20:30 - Wor...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Zack (He/They) On today's program we played a couple of speeches from the Invasion Day rally in Brisbane and then gave re-cap about Watergum's Great Cane Toad Bust 2026. Bushcare Round-up! Thursday 29th 11:45 - 13:45 - Seagrass Monitoring at Currumbin Creek - Thrower Drive Public Boat Ramp, Currumbin Saturday 31st 6:30 - 9:30 - Habitat Brisbane Bushcare Working Bee - Quand...

Hosts: Dave (He/Him) and Zack (He/They) Today on the show we are talking to Tiyana Jovanovic from the New Economy Network Australia (NENA). NENA is hosting a series of events called reclaim the economy from the 26th of Jan to the 1st of February. https://www.neweconomy.org.au/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUzS3uDr0zMQKJiD5B1dkag Bushcare Roundup!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Great cane toad bust 17 - 25 Janua...