Murrang in the News
Read about some of our environmental projects in the news
Interview in ABC Organic Gardener Magazine
ABC News
Following our three-part blog on contaminants in soil, organics and composts, Jess and Jules were interviewed by ABC Organic Gardener magazine. You can find the back issue of the magazine here, and further information in blog posts on healthy soil for gardeners, plant death, and contaminants in gardening.
Fingerboards Mineral Sands Mine: Rejected
ABC News
Mine rejected on community, agriculture and environmental grounds. See details on Environment Justice Australia about the #MineFreeGlenaladale case. Jules and Jess were independant technical experts in this case. You can find the outcome details and our statements here.
Saltgrass podcast: healthy soils
Saltgrass Podcast
Jess was invited to talk all things healthy soils on Saltgrass Podcast. Topics include soils, plants, climate adaptation, impact of colonisation on soils and First Nations wisdom in caring for them.
Safely growing foods in home gardens
City of Greater Bendigo
Murrang Earth Sciences reviewed a new article by the City of Greater Bendigo. The article is a quick guide on how to safely grow food in home gardens.
Webinar: new Victorian environmental laws
The University of Melbourne - Water Security Series
Jess from Murrang Earth Sciences was invited as a panellist to discuss what the new Victorian environmental and human health laws mean for industry and business.
Alternatives for mushroom compost
Australian Mushrooms Journal
Finding alternative sources to wheaten straw as a substrate for mushroom compost - a summary of our final report, written with Frontier Ag & Environment. See page 30 of the journal.
Bush tucker gardens at Goorooyaroo
City News
Thunderstone Aboriginal Cultural Services and Yurbay have brought Aboriginal edible gardens back into Canberra's landscapes...
Mushroom production and climate change
Australian Mushrooms Journal
Frontier Ag & Environment and Murrang Earth Sciences have been researching alternative sources of carbon for mushroom compost.
Fruit Fly Action in Harcourt Valley
Midland Express
Murrang Earth Sciences was in the Midland Express on the 20th November for our work on the Harcourt Valley Fruit Fly Action Plan.
$80,000 Grant to Adapt to Climate Change
Beagle Weekly
Murrang Earth Sciences in the news for their work to understand he impact of climate change on coastal soils and groundwater.
Investigating environmental damage
NSW Planning & Environment
Together with local erosion experts Soil and Water, Murrang Earth Sciences put forward a case for the NSW government to assess environmental damage caused by the development of a gas pipeline.
Real live soil moisture
HMLG & CSIRO
Harden-Murrumburrah Landcare Group, CSIRO, and Murrang Earth Sciences installed a number of soil moisture probes which tell farmers their soil moisture in real time.
Getting a fix on nitrogen in soils
HMLG & CSIRO
Harden-Murrumburrah Landcare Group, CSIRO, and Murrang Earth Sciences worked to understand how much of the nitrogen in fertilisers ends up in crops.