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The Dogs that Made Australia

by Angie Angel - 14/07/201917/07/2019

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THE DOGS THAT Made Australia is a meticulously well researched book by NSW author and dog behaviourist Guy Hull. Published by Harper Collins, it traces the role of dogs in Australia’s nation building. Some of the dog-assisted endeavours described are misguided long-term failures such as the development of kangaroo dog breeds

On living with animals in the present age

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by David Brooks - 14/07/201918/07/2019

The Grass Library THE EDITOR HAS been kind enough to suggest I review my own book. I’m reluctant, but I’m also reluctant to lean on a friend to do it for me. I suspect authors review their own books more often than we know, under pseudonyms, but also that they tend

4 reasons why compost is key to a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable environment

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by Media Release - 01/05/201902/05/2019

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WE ALL KNOW that compost is vital in providing essential nutrients for plant growth, it fertilises the soil and creates a healthy environment for plants and crops. But do you know this organic material also plays a crucial role towards building a greener, cleaner and sustainable environment for future generations. 1.

The Golden Possum!

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by Around the WEB - 10/12/201810/12/2018

WE RECENTLY HAD a very special possum brought in to the clinic. She’s a rare golden variety of the Common Brushtail Possum. The golden colour occurs due to a mutation which causes a low level of the pigment melanin which gives them their normal colour. They are so rare in

Caring

by Maria Taylor - 06/12/201824/05/2019

Maria Taylor visits two local heros of animal medicine and welfare in south-east NSW in this excerpt from her forthcoming book. THERE ARE A lot of kangaroos in my neighourhood on the fringes of the national capital. The countryside is rural residential — a mix of hobby-block farming, people who feed

Pegasus horse-riding puts smiles on all faces

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by Crystal Bevan - 12/07/201830/11/2018

Jordan Thomas, Pegasus Riding for the Disabled

By Crystal Bevan. “HORSE. FUN”, a little girl is using a communication device, an iPhone around her neck, to vocalize her excitement. She is disabled and is about to commandeer an animal over three times her size. She is assisted by ‘side walkers’, volunteers who walk alongside the horse to help

Pets may get therapeutic cannabis oil before people

by Around the WEB - 13/07/201817/07/2019

Medicinal cannabis is grabbing ever more attention and more companies are getting into the field. This CSIRO research "snapshot" of a joint research effort with a company reveals why pets are in need and why they may be the first to get cannabis therapy. WATCHING A BELOVED pet suffer from arthritis

Birdbath, food or water? How to attract your favourite birds to your garden

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by The Conversation - 29/01/201829/01/2018

Gang gang cockatoos refresh themselves in a garden. (PHOTO: Glenn Pure) By Grainne Cleary, Deakin University THIS SUMMER, when a rainbow lorikeet or kookaburra comes to visit your home, what will you do? Will you offer them a slice of apple, or simply watch until they take flight? It brings many people

Strawberry patch yields help for Wildcare snake handlers

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by District Bulletin - 21/12/201618/01/2017

Strawberry at the training course by Philip Machin, for Wildcare Wildcare snake handling courses (to be continued next year) provide the opportunity for this month’s column. Wildcare has a large number of trained snake handlers (albeit there is a shortage in the Sutton/Gundaroo area) and the courses are aimed at new recruits

Australian Swallow

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by Carol Lynn - 10/10/201610/10/2016

Welcome Swallow: Hirundo neoxena (other names: Australian Swallow, House Swallow): The swallow builds a cup-shaped mud nest in open sheds, under eaves and anywhere it can attach the nest and have shelter. Seeing any nests brings to mind the work involved for the birds. Their beaks are small and carrying