Tag Archive for 'Great Barrier Reef'

Tourism will be more severely affected by climate change than any other industry sector

Published
by
Brian
9 months, 3 weeks ago
in Climate change, Economics and Environment
. 25 Comments

So why do we need a Swede to tell us? Well actually we have been doing a bit of work on that subject ourselves. The CRC on Sustainable Tourism’s project on The Impact of Climate Change on Australian Tourism Destinations is focused on five destinations:

    • Cairns region, including the Great Barrier Reef and Wet Tropics Rainforests, QLD.
    • Kakadu National Park, including Darwin as the major gateway community, NT.
    • The Victorian Alps and ski-fields, VIC.
    • The Barossa region, SA.
    • The Blue Mountains, NSW.

Continue reading ‘Tourism will be more severely affected by climate change than any other industry sector’

Cyclone Hamish washup

Published
by
Brian
11 months, 3 weeks ago
in Disasters and Environment
. 5 Comments

An amazing thing happened last week. Swire Shipping the company responsible for the oil spill on the Queensland Sunshine Coast (earlier post here) has written to Premier Bligh apologising for the mess. Even more amazing was this bit:

Swire also has asked that anyone who considers their business has suffered as a result of the spill to contact the company.

Continue reading ‘Cyclone Hamish washup’