North Gong Dog Day might just look like fun and games, but behind the pats and pics, there’s a powerful mission driving efforts to find forever homes for furry friends in need. Last Saturday, Pound Paws’ and the North Gong Hotel collaborated for the ninth year in a row, bringing together dog lovers for a day of wiggle-worthy contests and activities. However, amongst the celebrations were some four-legged guests still waiting for a home. Brittany Bloomer, 32, founder of Pound Paws, launched the organisation and its events to raise awareness for pet adoption and local rescue groups, securing even some…
Author: Piper Hudgin
In a twist on traditional clean-ups, the Illawarra is hosting plastic clean-ups in the dark with the help of a special blue light technology to expose microplastics hidden in plain sight.A group of around 15 locals gathered at Stuart Park, Wollongong, for an after-dark clean -up, using blue light torches to illuminate tiny pieces of microplastics hidden in grass and shrubs.Wollongong City Council’s Waste Educator, Penny Hoswell, who led the clean-up event in mid-August, explained the blue light torches illuminate phosphorus contained in the plastic’s chemical compounds, making the fragments glow a fluorescent blue. After demonstrating how to use the…