April 13, 2024
WAIT ! Don’t chop down that tree.
The ‘10/50 Vegetation Clearing Code of Practice for New South Wales (10/50 Code)’ was introduced following the devastating 2013 NSW bush fires,…
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April 13, 2024
Q & A with John Flower
BAYSNEWS: This month we’re talking to John Flower. John, for those who don’t know you, can you give us some…
November 13, 2022
We consume five grams of nanoplastics every week!
Around 150 million years ago, our early ancestors met their dietary needs by eating heated meat, and wild vegetables, seeds…
November 13, 2022
Shhhhhhhh
We live in a loud, noisy world. Even offshore living is full of noise that echo’s around the Bays like…
November 13, 2022
Friend, not foe: the Common Shining Cockroach
This little fella, the Common Shining Cockroach (CSC), is native to Australia and prevalent in the south-eastern states. And perhaps…
October 13, 2022
Termites Love Global Warming
the pace of their wood munching gets significantly faster in hotter weather When we consider termites, we may think of the…
October 10, 2022
Immerse Yourself in the Bay
The Bays and Pittwater are not only an awesome place to live, they also provide a natural “Health Spa” right…
October 9, 2022
Is a Fossil Fuel Free Future Feasible?
We all understand that fossil fuels need to be phased out and the sooner the better. A recent report by…
September 14, 2022
In Defence of Baby Boomers
In the August edition of BaysNews we looked at the results of the Census and what that means to the…
September 13, 2022
Q&A with Dorottya Fabian
SUZANNE: Hello Dorottya, and thanks so much for agreeing to do this. I know from our walks and talks that…
September 13, 2022
Eat, Sleep, Work, Train and Repeat!
There’s no excuse for not being fit in the Bays. Andy Derijk is a fitnesss trainer who conducts Bootcamp twice…
September 13, 2022
Where there’s smoke
The Bays have a problem. Smoke. The sheltered nature of the Bays coupled with the topography means that smoke can…