Tasmania

Dogs and birds don't mix. I mean who hasn't seen their beloved pet turn into a hellhound, when allowed to run off leash, to race down the beach in hot pursuit of seagulls? An innovative conservation program uses sheepdogs to solve a modern problem In southern Australia, a sturdy breed of sheepdog known as the Maremma sheepdog is hard at work guarding the Little penguins of Middle Island. So how did this unlikely animal kingdom alliance come about? In the mid-1990s, the beach town of…

owned business operating since 2013. It has been providing excellent services in a variety of areas, including accredited and non-accredited trainings. All of it services are focusing on not only individual people, but also business institutions in Tasmania. Since last year, however, the company began suffering from a loss due to a various issues, how to address those problems, in order to operate the business smoothly, has been an urgent concern for the TTI. In this report, we would like to…

landform consisting of a small mountains, ancient crystal blocks, and ancient seas. Australia has ten deserts, largest being the Great Victoria Desert. Australia has one of the seven natural wonders of the world, the Great Barrier Reef. Australia and Tasmania are two landmasses that make up the continent of Australia; it lies in the southern hemisphere. Australia, surrounded by four bodies of water, the Pacific Ocean to the east, Indian Ocean to the west, Afarura Sea to the north, and the…

establish a more effective policy framework and more accurate system of data collection and analysis in 2007. And QLD has same strategy as NSW to reduce waste and optimize resource recovery and strengthen sustainability realization and behavior. Tasmania hadn’t clear and specified strategies of C&D waste management in 2007 to reply to the 0% recycle rate of C&D wastes. At the same time, Northern Territory started to set up a system of ‘Zero Waste Policy’. Further more, there is a special example…

Commonly referred to as Australia, the official name is Commonwealth of Australia. It is “the smallest continent in the world, and also the 6th largest country in the world” (MistaCMS). Australia is located in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean. Most of Australia is a desert and contains little water; however, there are many beaches located on the coastline. In the south part it contains mountains, including Mount Kosciusko and the Australian Alps. The north part of Australia is made of…

equator, the more likely is the person is to develop multiple sclerosis. For instance, in the far north of Queensland the disease occurs 12 in every 100000 people, while in New South Wales, it rises to 36 people out of 100000, and even higher in Tasmania with 76 people out of 100000. Although multiple sclerosis mostly affects people in their twenties or thirties, people of any age can develop this disease. With improvements in technology over the years, multiple sclerosis can also be diagnosed…

World War I was a time full of despair, it saw courageous soldiers valiantly defend our freedom, leaving anxious families behind to face the prospect that their loved ones may never return. Upon the arrival of the ANZACs in Gallipoli on the 25th of April 1915, the realities set upon the diggers, compelling them to find solace in the luring mateship. As “the only thing that makes battle psychologically tolerable is the brotherhood among soldiers.” Each soldier was an innocent witness to the…

Introduction This report describes what prisons were like in the 19th century in Australia: in particular, Port Arthur in Tasmania. Prisons were built based on 19th century theorists Bentham and Beccaria, using concepts of isolation, silence and hard labour as punishment. Punishments such as hangings, floggings, denunciation and transportation were all part of the classical theorist way of thinking in the 19th century, before punishment of the body changed to punishment of the mind. This…

This essay has allowed me to reflect on my life and on my perspectives that represent my understandings about environmental sustainability. Reflecting on two memories shows what impact they had on forming my values on sustainability and what I may have done differently. The experiences are analysed so as I discover how they influenced my environmental philosophy and Bronfenbrenner’s theory is examined when reflecting on who influences our thinking. Lastly, sustainable education perspectives are…

How would stricter gun control laws affect gun violence in the United States of America? Social Lens Word Count : 1255 Throughout the world, many countries have had different views when it comes to restrictions placed on guns. Unfortunately, it sometimes takes a tragic event to make governments think about whether or not they are doing all they can to keep their people safe. In America, however, it seems as if we live in a society where things such as mass shootings are just…