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    This Company Specialises in Portable Shipping Container Farms

    Take your vertical garden to the next level.

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    Why Australia Should Take Sustainability Cues from Costa Rica

    Those legends achieved 99 percent renewable energy use in 2015. Kudos.

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    70,000 People in Melbourne and Brisbane Have Rallied for Action on Climate Change

    Further demonstrations are set for the rest of the country over the weekend.

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    This New Eco-Conscious Bar Is Serving Beer in Cans Only

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    Indira Naidoo's Five Tips for Starting an Urban Garden

    It's the best time of year for putting down roots.

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    Charge-As-You-Drive Electric Car Lanes Are Coming

    Owning an electric car just got seriously more practical thanks to this UK project.

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    You'll Soon Be Able to Print Your Own Living Pot Plants

    Be a green thumb without getting your hands dirty.

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    Taste the Effects of Climate Change with Drought Draught

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    Ningaloo Reef: The Other Great Australian Reef to See (and Save)

    Visit the beautiful, heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef, but tread carefully.

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    Litter All You Want With These Plantable Coffee Cups

    Going one better than recyclable cups, these Kickstarter gems are ticking seed bombs.

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    Could This New Sky Garden Be the Workplace of the Future?

    Forget the tedium of the office cubicle. The future is harvesting your own lunch, wearable tech and abseiling during coffee breaks.

Latest Events
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    Vegan/Vego Laneway Fest

    Friday, May 24, 2024

    South City Square, Woolloongabba

    Plant-based and gluten-free eats are on the menu for a Friday night feast at this Woolloongabba precinct.

  • Event

    Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga

    Thursday, May 23 - Wednesday, June 19, 2024

    Various cinemas in Brisbane

    Enlisting Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth on a prequel to 'Fury Road', George Miller has made another 'Mad Max' franchise marvel.

  • Event

    IF

    Thursday, May 16 - Wednesday, June 5, 2024

    Various cinemas in Brisbane

    Instead of aliens in 'A Quiet Place' and its sequel, John Krasinski ponders a world where imaginary friends are real in this warmly whimsical family-friendly fantasy.

  • Event

    Spanish Film Festival

    Thursday, June 13 - Wednesday, July 10, 2024

    Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

    Say hola to the Brisbane's annual showcase of Spanish and Latin American movies — including a celebration of Salvador Dalí in cinema.

  • Event

    The Made Local Market — Winter

    Saturday, June 15 - Sunday, June 16, 2024

    Brisbane Showgrounds, Bowen Hills

    This market is like Etsy IRL, complete with over 120 local makers, designers, artists and creators selling their wares.

  • Event

    Lifeline Bookfest — Winter

    Saturday, June 29 - Sunday, July 7, 2024

    Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, South Brisbane

    Your twice-yearly excuse to boost your reading list is back, this time with more than 10,000 comics — and the usual million-plus books.

  • Event

    Grease

    Saturday, January 4 - Sunday, January 26, 2025

    QPAC Lyric Theatre, South Brisbane

    It's electrifying: the 50s-set, five-decade-old show has scored a brand-new stage production, and it's rolling into Brisbane from January 2024.

  • Event

    Seasonal Fruit Festival — Winter Edition

    Sunday, June 16, 2024

    Felons Barrel Hall, Brisbane City

    Catch Tirzah, Glass Beams, Bonny Doon and more at this riverside festival curated by Jet Black Cat Music at Felons Brewing Co.

  • Event

    West End Solstice Market

    Friday, June 14, 2024

    Davies Park, West End

    The longest night of the year is on its way — and you can celebrate with 120-plus stalls, pop-up bars, glühwein, bonfires, live music and fire twirlers.

  • Event

    Monster

    Thursday, May 9 - Wednesday, May 29, 2024

    Select cinemas in Brisbane, Various locations

    Hirokazu Kore-eda's first Japanese film since 'Shoplifters' is yet another of the great director's deeply empathetic masterpieces.

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    This Durable Cardboard Bike Costs Just $10 to Make

    A bike so cheap that it's not even worth the energy deployed in trying to steal it.

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    Meet the Cutest Ever, Bike-Towable Campervan

    Consider the Wide Path Camper on all our Christmas lists.

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    The World’s Largest Underwater Sculpture Also Acts as an Artificial Reef

    That one time dumping 60 tonnes of foreign material in the ocean was a good thing.

  • News

    Harris Farm Is Selling ‘Ugly’ Fruit and Veg at Half Price

    Choose that two-headed potato or that wonky zucchini.

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    Pharrell Fronts Denim Line Made from Plastic Bottles Pulled from the Ocean

    Pharrell's leading the charge for sustainable fashion.

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    Giant Floating Duck Artwork Could Generate Green Energy for Copenhagen

    Seems we can't get enough of giant floating ducks. But this one could power an entire city.

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    Eight Inspired Ways to Keep Warm While Saving Energy

    Money- and planet-saving winter warmers.

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    Silo by Joost Now Brothl, a Soup Kitchen Using Unwanted Bones

    Discarded bones never sounded so good as in these crafty broths.

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    Electric Car Sharing in France Will Make You Never Want to Take the Bus Again

    Ditch your car and avoid public transport (and casually save the planet while you're at it).

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    France is Paying Commuters to Ride to Work

    Want to be paid to pedal? Move to Paris.

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    Minimal Living: Rejecting Excess and Finding Clarity with Lottie Consalvo

    Are we weighed down by our possessions? We speak to artist Lottie Consalvo about low-living.

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    Create Chemical-Free Cosmetics at Home with Teardrop DIY Kit

    The science lesson you never had at school.

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    Crowdfunded Solar Roadways Could Power the World

    An American couple wants to cover every inch of asphalt in the world with solar panels.

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    16km Park Frontier ‘Big U’ Could Save NYC From Flooding

    Just in case New York wasn't already no.1 when it comes to whopping city parks.

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    Ethiopia’s WarkaWater Towers Gather Drinking Water from the Air

    An ingeniously simple way to boost access to clean drinking water.

  • News

    Meet Ooho, the Water Bottle You Can Eat

    Reduce landfill with your stomach.

  • News

    World’s First Flying Wind Farm Set to Launch

    It's a bird; it's a plane; no, it's a super windmill.

  • News

    Trams in Melbourne’s CBD to Run Free of Charge From 2015

    Actually free, not just 'I forgot my Myki' free.

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