With the 2019 federal election only a few weeks away, candidates are answering questions around the key issues that voters face in their electorates. While the current member for Cunningham Sharon Bird looks like she will be re-elected, Liberal candidate Michelle Blicavs and Greens candidate Rowan Huxtable will mount a challenge. Issue 1 – Environment An issue that is being discussed leading up to the election is how to manage the effects of human induced global warming. One area that is being looked at is the impact that coal mining has on the environment. This is significant as the mining…
Author: Brandon Ryman
The Ocean Film Festival World Tour will arrive in Wollongong on tomorrow. The national festival showcases short-films from independent filmmakers across the world. This year’s films will cover topics that include ocean-related sports, marine creatures, coastal cultures and ocean lovers. The national festival will be screened in seven different countries, with some of the money raised by the screenings going to support marine conservation. The festival works with the Project AWARE Foundation, as well as Sea Shepard, to help educate people about marine conservation. The festival comes just a few weeks after Sea Shepard held a paddle-out event to protest deep-sea…