Our plans to celebrate STEP’s 40th anniversary will be announced later this year. Graeme Aplin has kindly offered to write…

The Plan of Management of the Canoon Netball Complex was amended in 2015. It involved improvements to landscaping and changing…

At the last Clean Up Day the largest number of items collected by far was beverage containers (about 30% of…

The last two issues of STEP Matters (Our National Parks Need Protection and Fifty Years of the NPWS but is…

It is with great sadness that Willoughby Environmental Protection Association (WEPA) reports the peaceful passing of long-term member, Harold Spies,…

It seems a long time ago when the NSW public were fighting an attempt in 2013 by the Shooters and…

Northern Beaches Council is currently considering a development application that has been submitted to build 95 seniors housing units, three…

STEP Matters issue 193 provided detail on the application by Mirvac to build 600 apartments in the former IBM business…

The Australian government has a framework of strategies and programs for the management of biodiversity. According to the Department of…

In the previous issue of STEP Matters we reported on the major loss of trees in Hornsby Shire in recent…

In the last newsletter we highlighted the loss of tree canopy in Hornsby Shire and illustrated the abrupt decrease in…

Did you know that your morning cup of coffee contributes to six million tonnes of spent coffee grounds going to…

Here are five common Australian energy myths and facts for the next barbeque when these questions about renewable energy are…

Good insulation in a tree hollow or a well ventilated drey provides better protection than a nest box on a…