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Women in Science Feature at desertSMART EcoFair 2018
Friday 10th August - Sunday 12th August, Alice Springs The role of women in science and in the transition to renewable energy will be a...
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Join The Plastic Free July Challenge
ALEC urges our members and supporters to get involved in Plastic Free July. Single-use plastic is an overwhelming challenge of the modern world. Humans produce over...
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Waste Audit Results of Todd Mall Markets
As part of an Inspiring Australia project, the Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC), with the support of the Alice Springs Town Council and Charles Darwin...
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A Community Walk To Wigleys
75 community members come along to the Walk to Wigleys and Launch of the Arid Lands Outback Trek on Sunday 24th June. ALEC provided a...
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Community & Science on display at World Environment Day
Better Together Exhibition 100 Alice Springs community members braved the cold on a Tuesday night to celebrate World Environment Day at the Better Together Exhibition...
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World Environment Day – A Chance To Reflect And Dream
Alice Springs community members are invited to acknowledge and celebrate World Environment Day on Tuesday June 5that two Alice Springs events; a tour of the new...
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NT Labor Conference Votes for Action on Climate and to Ban Fracking
The Northern Territory Labor Party is to be commended for voting to adopt a policy of net zero emissions generated in the Northern Territory by...
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RePair Cafe Repairs 77 Items
With funding from Inspiring Australia, the second Repair Café was held on Saturday 21stApril, 2018 at the Arid Lands Environment Centre and heralded a success...
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Fracking Decision Wrong Way for Territory
The Northern Territory Government has made the wrong decision in announcing the lifting of the moratorium on fracking this morning. Chief Minister Gunner has buckled...
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Key Points from the Final Fracking Report
The Final Report from the Scientific Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing in the Northern Territory was released on the 27th March. The Arid Lands Environment Centre...
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ALEC a proud partner of the Ten Deserts Project
The Arid Lands Environment Centre is a proud partner of the Ten Deserts Project launched in Canberra this week. 'Managing vast areas of desert country...
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Fracking the Climate No Solution for the Territory
Northern Territory communities will continue to advocate for a ban on fracking regardless of the recommendations from the final report of the Northern Territory Scientific...
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