To be fair, beer is a sin tax, alcohol does enormous damage; domestic violence, bashings, accidents, cancers and a plethora of other health issies
On the flip side, fossil fuels will lead to the collapse of civilisation, so should be left in the ground, so there is that.
I can imagine, but you never know what's up ahead. Sometimes it takes wildlife a long time before they'll accept a particular nest box or some other species comes and takes over. Have you looked to see if any other wildlife has made the nest box its home? There are so many factors that can influence the take up of a nest box. I hope that doesn't happen to me as I'm hoping to put up a kooka one up soon, but we'll see.!
If you know someone with experience in this perhaps they may be able to give you some advice. I was involved in a nest box community project last year and these were some general guidelines people were given: 
Sorry, didn't mean to be hurtful. You are not the only person responsible for what is put up. This is a community, right? Perhaps the folks here need to be reminded by a veteran member like you that we can only make this a vibrant place if more people bring a variety of posts to the table including asking questions about what they can do at home and their communities, for support, and showing us what plants and animals live in their areas ( great opp for photographers), as well as supplying information articles. We are living in a critical point in time in which what we do and how we interact has a decisive effect on the future. I am particularly committed to making the future less onerous for the young and for nature. I'm in my seventies and time becomes much more meaningful as you get older.
I did this and no kookaburras came. I was devistated :(
Bit hurtful. This community is a fair bit older than your account. Plenty of people, including myself with wildlife posts in particular, have put up plenty of posts in the past.
Yeah, I know I've been pretty lax with posting in general to AZ this year so far which is why I've been so happy and thankful you've come along to help give this community life. And thank you for your posts :) Hopefully now the year is underway I'll be able to get back into more familiar routines and be there posting alongside you a bit more.
I'll have to read about these Kookaburras at lunch. Bird behaviour can be so interesting.
If you love kookas, make sure the old big trees with hollows in your area are saved from the chop. You can also purchase a kookaburra nesting box and put it up in a tall tree in your area.
Great to get a wildlife post not by me. In Australia we have such amazing and diverse species. I'm not sure why the above fairy wrens are considered 'radical'. Where I live in Qld we are fortunate to have various fairy wrens and a rich bird life generally.
Kookaburra older offspring also help in the care of younger siblings and in defending territory. I'll put up a post in case people are interested.
Sounds a bit like the guy from Practical Engineering. Subscribed!
Having a charger at work means you need a smaller battery, and a smaller battery would make the EV cheaper.
Overall home and workplace chargers would make a massive difference. EV's are already becoming super cheap due to China anyway.
“What we are saying is [the Paris Agreement] needs a complimentary component which is much more binding, and where countries commit to a phase out.” I really hope this eventuates and is successful. We are in such need.
I used to have a bluey long ago in my yard and it was just so nice to greet the chubby little guy every so often. If you live in a dry area and don't have water nearby, put out a flattish dish with water out for your bluey and enjoy the friendship.
We have a resident blue tongue. Loves the back steps to bask on and hide under.
Really appreciate this post and have saved it to refer back to.
Exactly.
The undertakings, which are enforceable in the Federal Court, will deliver:
I hope organisations like the wilderness society can keep track of these 'undertakings' otherwise i can see them not being fulfilled.
I have also granted a national‑interest exemption to Alcoa allowing for limited land clearing to continue its mining operations for a period of 18 months, while the strategic assessment is completed.
Thats mighty close to the next election. A more cynical person than I might think, for the sake of convenience, an 'exemption' like this could get rolled over after the time limit expires.. not me.. I'm not thaaaaat cynical..
Yes, Vote Green at the elections, both state and federal.
I hope there will be some action we can take soon.
While Liberals, Nationals, and ON have their culture fights the rest of us are getting on with the job of our century.
Seriously Australia, Sovereign Wealth Fund, long overdue.
The ones that were introduced to NZ were the brushtail possums. This little one which has been identified as threatened resides in the North Qld tropical rainforest.
im sure they can just reintroduce them from new zealand /s
So let's not read and get depressed, take some sort of action:
political: e.g. write or talk to your local MP, even your local councillor, support environment organisations with petitions and submissions or volunteering at events,
practical: plant native shrubs or trees that will help your local wildlife, join a Landcare or bush regeneration group, become a transporter (or wildlife carer) for volunteer wildlife care groups,
creative: create art related to nature and share it with others, go to workshops, read nature stories to your children, collect treasures in the bush and turn them into artworks with your kids or grandkids,
monetary: donate to environmental causes that are meaningful to you,
personal: commune with nature, look at the plants and animals around you, listen to their voice and the voice of the sea, the wind.
Get cranky, get passionate but don't give up if you love nature. It will love you back.
Yep, that makes sense. I could put up more posts but I don't want to overdo it in case people don't like to be 'flooded' with info they're not interested in.
I think currently there's more than enough room here for all the kinds of content you've mentioned. There's only been 11 posts in this community in the last week. If you split things further you just end up with dead communities.
See some of the comments in this recent discussion: https://aussie.zone/post/29720933