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You’ve heard the phrase, ‘Think Global, Act Local’ when conserving our natural world? But what does Act Local look like?

We’re catching up with legends from across Australia who are getting their hands dirty and having a positive environmental impact in their local communities.

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Tim Jarvis’ Largest Expedition Yet: Rewilding Australian Farmland

‘We’re not going to change the world with only 133 acres, but you can show everybody what can be done with 133 acres.’

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How Connecting to Nature is Vital to Combatting Climate Change

Join Oli Costello on a walk through Bundjalung Country to hear how connecting to nature is vital in combatting climate change.

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Meet the Couple Trying to Save 1.8 Billion Coffee Cups From Landfill

It’s estimated that we use 1.8 billion disposable coffee cups a year. Luckily, there’s an ACTUAL compostable alternative!

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How Seabin is Using Business and Big Data to Clean Up Sydney Harbour

How do you remove the mass amounts of rubbish in Australian waterways? Put a rubbish bin in the water.

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Is Australia's Obsession With Owning a Big Home Endangering Koalas?

Meet the local legends defending Koala habitat from Sydney’s urban sprawl.

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Meet the Woman Who Ran 150 Marathons in 150 Days To Protect Australia’s Wildlife

Cam Doyle goes jogging with a Guinness World Record holder.

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Only 5% of Tasmania's Giant Kelp Remains! But AI is Here to Help

AI isn’t just out to take your job, it’s saving kelp too.

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3 Sustainability Quotes That Live Rent Free in My Head

In this episode of Act Local, Cam throws back to three conversations he can’t stop thinking about.

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An Earthship Can be a Sustainable Suburban Home

When you think of an off-grid sustainable eco home, you might think of a tiny house on a big block surrounded by nature, not this one!

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Could Bike Friendly Cities Help Combat Climate Change in Australia?

Meet Unley Bug – a passionate pedalling crew advocating for bike-friendly cities.

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5 Simple Ways You Can Be More Sustainable in 2024

What if we all included a New Year’s resolution that protected the planet?

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Meet the Couple Making Recycling Plastic Profitable

If you thought business meant deciding between saving the planet or making money, Transmutation will make you think again.

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You’re Full of Microplastic and AUSMAP Are Doing Something About It

This episode of Act Local will give you the ick, the ick for microplastic.

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This Earthship Could Be the Future of Self-Sufficient Housing

I’m Dr Martin Freney. Welcome to my self-sufficient crib.

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We Interviewed Environmental Activists Across Australia - Here's What We Learnt

When you interview a bunch of conservationists, chances are you’ll learn a thing or two. Cam’s done precisely that.

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Rediscovering a Species: Meet The Man Who’s Dedicated His Life to Little Dragons

George is the founder of the Grassland Earless Dragon Alliance, which is in town to rally the local community around the survival of a local lizard species called the Bathurst Grassland Earless Dragon.

Wasteman Mick is the Recycling Superhero We Need!

Red? Yellow? Green? Where oh where does this rubbish go? Help me Wasteman Mick!

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We Planted Sydney's Missing Seaweed and Now It's Having Sex

We bring the cameras to our community planting event and sit down with Operation Crayweed to learn about seaweed sex.

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The Simple Way You Can Help Stop Rubbish Ending Up in the Ocean

We all know rubbish doesn’t belong in the ocean. Sure, we can keep picking it up off our beaches, but what if we could stop it from being created in the first place?

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Meet the Young Guns Making Landcare Adventurous

When you think of landcare, what comes to mind? Is it a bunch of 18-35 year-olds planting trees and dancing? That’s what it looks like for the crew at Gippsland Intrepid Landcare.

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How a Grassroots Movement is Helping End Native Logging in Victoria

Did you hear that Victoria will end native forest logging by the end of this year? These things don’t just happen by themselves. They take many helping hands.

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This Crew of Frothers Want to Save Australia’s Pow

Australia’s current snow season got off to a bumpy start and Sam Quirke wants to make sure it doesn’t dry up any more.

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Meet The Man Giving New Life to Old Adventure Gear

Step into Evan Howard’s workshop. There are pants blown out beyond repair, a Barc’teryx dog jacket made of upcycled, down and a bunch of sewing machines.

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This Surfer Doesn’t Want You to Kook It on Climate Action

In-between ‘surfing her brains out,’ Belinda Baggs is growing a sea-roots movement of surfers who are taking climate action and protecting the Australian coastline.

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How OCEAN is Protecting Our Seas From Seismic Testing

Cameron Doyle’s parked up in Apollo Bay, turned down the town’s famed scallop pie and jumped on local fisherman Trev’s boat to chat with grassroots activist Lisa Deppler from OCEAN.

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How This Trail Runner Is Protecting Australia’s Wild Places

All aboard! The Explorer Bus is hitting the road to bring you stories of grassroots conservationists in our brand-new YouTube series, Act Local.

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