Library Resources


Online Resources

Other Resources at HOPE

Files

  • ACF Tela papers
  • Air quality/pollution
  • ANRA (Australian Natural Resources Atlas)
  • Biodiversity
  • Bio/Gene technology
  • Climate change
  • Coastcare
  • Codes of practice
  • Community Information Directories
  • Conferences
  • Cultural Heritage
  • EDO (Environmental Defenders Office)
  • Energy and Housing
  • Environmental Protection Acts
  • Government Department Reoprts
  • Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
  • Journals, Magazines & Newsletters
  • Landcare/NRM (Natural Resource Management)
  • Vegetation management
  • Water
  • Waste management
  • EcoRecycle Victoria
  • General
  • Recycling
  • Volunteering
  • Waste miniomisation and management
    • Organisations
      • ACOR - Australina Council of Recyclers
      • AIG - Australian Industry Group
      • BIEC - Beverage Industry Environment Council
      • BRBA - Buy Recycle Business Alliance
      • Clean Up Australia
      • EcoRecycle Victoria
      • EPA - Environmental Protection Agency QLD
      • Planet Ark
      • SCRC - Steel Can Recycling Copuncil
      • TCC - Toowoomba City Council
      • Visy
    • Other
      • National Packaging Covenant
      • RARE - Resource And Recovery Education
      • Sustaibale Industry
      • Waste Wise Education
    • Recycling (by type)
      • Biosolids
      • Glass
      • Greenwaste
      • Paper
      • Plastics
    • Wastes (by type)
      • Batteries
      • Computers
      • Household Chemicals
      • Medicines
      • Mobile phones
      • Municipal
        • Biosolids
        • Kerbside
        • Liquid wastes
        • Trade wastes
      • Scheduled Wastes
      • Tyres
    • Waste Management Strategies
    • Waste management ? Sundry
  • Wetlands
  • Wildlife
Books
  • 1001 Greener Household Hints Schluter, John
  • 50 Easy things we can do to save the planet Lord, Barbara
  • A History of the Australian Environmental Movement Hutton, Drew & Connors, Libby
  • A-Z of Health Tips Hayes, Alan B.
  • Affluenza. Hamilton, Clive & Dennis, Richard
  • Australian Green Home & Garden. Stewart, Robin
  • Back to Basics: Handy hints for around the house Laundy, Joy
  • Beauty from the Garden Hayes, Alan B.
  • Clean House, Clean Planet Logan, Karen
  • Earth in the Balance: Forging a new common purpose Gore, Al
  • Earthworms in Australia Murphy, David
  • Eucalypts, vol. II Kelly, Stan
  • Factor 4: Doubling wealth, halving resource use Weizsäcker, Ernst von & Lovins, A. B. and L. H.
  • Good News for a Change Suzuki, David & Dressel, Holly
  • Green Babies Stanway, Dr Penny
  • Green Buyers' Guide Gee, Margaret
  • Green Medicine in the Home Anderhuber, Ricki
  • Green or Gone Shearman, David
  • Green Power Doyle, Timothy
  • Greeniology Ha, Tanya
  • Growth Fetish. Hamilton, Clive
  • Healing from the Garden Hayes, Alan B.
  • Herbcraft Purchon, Nerys & Clary, D.F.
  • Inventing the Future Suzuki, David
  • Is Your Child Affected by Chemicals? Steele, Therese
  • It's Easy Going Green. Gell, Rob & Beeby, Rosslyn
  • Living in the Hothouse. Lowe, Ian
  • Managing for Local Sustainability: Policy, problem-solving, practice and place Brown, Valerie A.
  • Markets, the State and the Environment: Towards integration Eckersley, Robyn (ed.)
  • Nourishing Traditions Fallon, Sally
  • Pasture Degradation and recovery in Australia's Rangelands: Learning from history McKeon, Greg et al (eds.)
  • Peace or Atomic War? Three broadcast appeals Schweitzer, Albert
  • Planning for Sustainable Farming Campbell, Andrew
  • Silent Spring Carson, Rachel
  • Slow Reckoning: The ecology of a divided planet Athanasiou, Tom
  • Sustainability Dunphy, D. et al(eds.)
  • Sustainable Energy Systems Dover, Stephen (ed.)
  • The Green Cleaner Lord, Barbara
  • The Green Consumer Guide Elkington, John & Hailes, Julia
  • The Green Home Christensen, Karen
  • The Political Economy of Environmental Policy: An Australian Introduction Walker, K.J.
  • The Population Explosion Ehrlich, Paul and Anne
  • The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering our place in nature Suzuki, David
  • The Sea Around Us Carson, Rachel
  • 22 Steps to Global Tyranny. Stachan, Graham L
  • Use Less Stuff: Environmental solutions for who we really are Lilienfeld, Robert & William Rathje
  • Water Quality: From wastewater to drinking water to even better and The Dilemma of Watter Quandary Simpson, Jenifer & Oliver, Peter
Booklets
  • Birds of the Darling Downs
  • Commonwealth Assistance for Local Projects
  • Co-ordinating Catchment Management: Report of the Inquiry into Catchment Management
  • Fish and fish habitat of the Murray-Darling Basin (3 copies)
  • Keen to be Green
  • Public Good Conservation : Our challenge for the 21st century
  • Save the Planet - Carton Crafts
  • The Australian Greenhouse Calculator
  • The Buy Recycled Guide
  • The Green Office Guide (2 copies)
  • Towards Sustainability: Executive Summaries 2000
  • Trees and Shrubs 1995 (DPI)
  • Waste Wise Shopping Guide
Videos
  • Ausrivas - assessing the health of our rivers
  • Dept. of Natural Resources - Water management
  • Fish for the Future - Murray-Darling Basin Commission
  • How to gain the most from your home worm farm (or composter)
  • Integrated catchment management (2 copies)
  • Irrigation in the Murray-Darling Basin
  • Links with the land - Murray-Darling Basin Commission
  • Revolve - job creation through resource conservation
  • Tar-ru - The Story of Lake Victoria
  • The Garden Planet
  • The Recycling Challenge (2 copies)
  • Tributaries - Murray Darling Basin Commission
  • Water. Inland Rivers - Lifelines or Polluted Pools - Muray Darling Basin Commission
CDs
  • Action Plan for Australian butterflies
  • Australia's National Report and companion document - Convention on Wetlands
  • Australian Industry Group 4th Annual Queensland Environmental Conference 2002
  • Balancing Act: A Triple Bottom Line Analysis of the Australian Economy
  • Biodiversity presentation
  • Earth Alive directory of biodiversity resources, programs and organisations
  • Eco Shower products
  • Energy smart home designer - Qld Dept. Mines and Energy
  • Environmental excellence awards 2004 - Toowoomba City Council
  • Finding Nemo, education study guide (2 copies)
  • Friends of SEQ: Toowoomba 'info session'
  • Greenhouse resource kit for private forest growers
  • How often it rains; how wet is your soil ? Qld dept NRM, Primary Industries and Fisheries
  • Lake Victoria Operating Strategy 2002 ? Murray-Darling Basin COmmission
  • Littering behaviour studies: Beverage industry environment council
  • More than a River ? The Murray-Darling system and its people ? Murray-Darling Basin Commission
  • National carbon accounting toolbox & data - Australian Greenhouse Office
  • National Dryland Salinity Program
  • National Landcare conference 2003
  • National Pollutant Inventory: Towards sustainability 2003 - EPA
  • National Pollution Inventory information session
  • Native vegetation research reports 2001 - Land and Water Australia
  • Pathways to Sustainability ? Conference Papers (floppy disk)
  • Planet Ark national recycling report
  • Recycling Song - Tony Shadwell, Toowoomba City Council
  • Research house - Dept. of Public Works and Dept. of Housing
  • Rivers research reports 2004 - Land and Water Australia
  • State of the Environment Qld 2003 (2 copies)
  • Sustainable Rivers Audit ? Murray-Darling Basin Commission
  • Teaching and learning for a sustainable future - Griffith University
  • The recycling challenge - PNEB
  • Visy recycling: The national packaging covenant
  • Waste management in your workplace
  • WasteWise: waste education in Queensland
  • Your home: Design for lifestyle and the future
Cassettes
  • Basin Talk - ICM and salinity management 2000
  • Basin Talk - Murray-Darling Basin salinity audit 1999
Pamphlets
  • Australian Government
    • - Protecting, conserving, repairing
    • - The Energy Guide
  • Collex & JJ Richards
    • - Ti Tree bioenergy: tomorrow's treatment technology
  • Dept of Environment and Heritage
    • - How to compost
  • Earthwatch Institute
    • - Business and Biodiversity
  • Energex
    • - A guide to better dishwashing
    • - A guide to better laundry appliances
    • - A guide to better refrigeration and freezing
    • - Your guide to 'powerline friendly' plants (2 copies)
  • Environment Australia
    • - National Pollutant Inventory: Summary report of first year data 1998-99
    • - National Pollutant Inventory: Summary Report of sixth year data 2003-04
    • - The six step guide to painting your home - lead alert
    • - Strategic Plan and priorities for 2002-03
    • - Sustainable development in Australia
    • - The Toolbox. Biodiversity Conservation: Marking Local Achievement
    • - Environmental Management Accounting (EMA)
  • Environmental Protection Agency QLD
    • - Corporate Plan 1999-2001
    • - Switching to solar: your alternative energy source for hot water
  • EPBC Unit
    • - Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act: Aguide for Conservationists
  • Maroochy Shire Council
    • - Sustainable Housing: Zero Greenhouse Emissions.
    • - A case Study of Brahminy House (2 copies)
  • National Landcare Program
    • - Irongate Environmental Park
  • Natural Heritage Trust
    • - Giving Our Land a Hand
    • - Hot tips for cleaner wood heating
  • Natural Resources and Mines (Qld Govt)
    • - Land Protection Act 2002: Pest andstock route management
  • Queensland Government
    • - Environmental Protection and other legislation amendment act 2002
    • - A guide to Queensland's Native vegetation management policy
    • - Queensland's Future - building on the Smart State
    • - Switching to Solar: Your alternative energy for heating hot water at home
  • Sunwater
    • - Helping you grow
  • Toohey Forest Protection Society Inc
    • - Find your way in Toohey Forest
  • Toowoomba City Council
    • - Environmental Excellence Awards 2002
    • - Planting Guide for Waterwise Gardeners
  • The Wilderness Society
    • - Last chance to save Queensland's wild rivers
  • Wind Development Australia
    • - Crows Nest Wind Farm
  • WWF
    • - Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act:
    • - Conservationist's Field Guide
    • - Guide for Conservationists (2 copies)
    • - It is yours to use
    • - Getting Down to Grassroots. Your guide to the fauna of Queensland's Central Highlands' bluegrass downs
    • - More Than Meets the Eye. Your guide to managing the native grasslands of Queensland's Darling Downs
    • - Collaboration for Conservation
  • Worldwatch
    • - Imperiled Waters,Impoverished Future: The Decline of Freshwater Systems - Paper 128, Janet N. Abramovitz
    • - Recycling Organic Waste: From Urban Pollutant to Farm Resource Paper 135, Gary Gardner
    • - Nature's Cornucopia: Our Stake in Plant Diversity - Paper 148, John Tuxill
Journals, Magazines & Newsletters (hard copy)
  • Abare Update
  • About The House
  • Alternatives Journal
  • Austrailan Conservation Foundation
  • Australian Landcare
  • Australian Organic Journal
  • Australasian Science
  • Birds Australia
  • Brisbane Foreshore Parklands
  • Board Shorts
  • Bush: Adding sustainability to farm management
  • Bush Heritage News (Australian Bush Heritage Fund)
  • Bush Telegraph
  • Bushfood Bulletin
  • Call of the Wild (TWS)
  • Catch Up with the Condamine
  • Catchword
  • CHOICE
  • Clean Air
  • Climag
  • Coastal tide/ings
  • Commerce Queensland
  • The Compass (EPA)
  • Community Nature News (LFW)
  • Conservation Breaks (conservation volunteers aus.)
  • Conservation Volunteers Australia
  • Consumer Food Network
  • Darling Downs & West Moreton
  • Earth Garden (magazine)
  • EcoFutures
  • EcoVillage News
  • EcoVoice - The Environment Newspaper
  • EcoVoice (EcoRecycle Victoria)
  • Envirobusiness update
  • Environment Corrs
  • Environmental Manager
  • EQ Newsletter (EPA)
  • Focus on salt (ANDSP)
  • Forest Matters
  • Friends of Myall Park Botanic Garden
  • Global Warming Local Action
  • Grass Roots (magazine)
  • Green Harvest catalogue
  • Greenhouse News (AGO)
  • The Greening Australian
  • Greenpeace
  • The Good Life Book Club (catalogue)
  • The Growing Idea
  • Growing Naturally (DDNGG)
  • Habitat Australia (ACF)
  • Habitat Supplement (ACF)
  • HIA GreenSmart
  • The Home Environmentalist (WHEN)
  • In Focus
  • Innovation Queensland (IQ), Qld Dept of Innovation and Information Economy
  • Insidewaste
  • Land For Wildlife (Bushcare)
  • Landcare and ICM News
  • Life Lines
  • Local Environs
  • Momentum (QLD Transport)
  • Natural Heritage: The Journal Of The Natural Heritage Trust
  • Natural Heritage Birds Australia
  • Natural State (Natural Resources and Mines)
  • Nature Calls (EPA)
  • Our Queensland (KABC)
  • The Quality Magazine
  • The Rangeland Journal
  • Regenerator (Brisbane City Council)
  • Rehabilitation and Release (QPWS)
  • Rip Rap
  • Rivers Alive (QCC)
  • Rivers for the Future
  • R 'n' R (Qld Parks and Wildlife)
  • Smog Busters (QCC)
  • Spinifex (QCC)
  • Statements (SoE Australia)
  • Stormwater News (EA)
  • Thinking Bush
  • Tidings
  • Time and Place (Qld Heritage Council)
  • Top Of The Heap (RARE)
  • TREC News
  • Volunteer; Newsletter of the Threatened Bird Network
  • Vote Environment (The Wilderness Society)
  • Warm Earth (magazine)
  • WasteLine
  • Watching Wildlife (EPA)
  • Water
  • Water 21
  • Water Business
  • Water Matters
  • WaterShed
  • Waves (and Ripples)
  • The Web (TSN)
  • Weedwatch (CRC weed management)
  • Wetlands Alive
  • Wetlands Australia
  • The Wilderness Society
  • Wildlife Australia
  • Wildlife, News of the Natural World (WWF)
  • Wildlife Preservation Society Qld
  • Wildlife Queensland
  • WME
Newsletters (email)
  • Basin Wrap-up
  • Bush Telegraph (Brisbane Forest Park)
  • Cansmart news
  • COOL Communities
  • Compost News, Organic Composts: Email: adam@solisystems.com.au
  • Consumer Food Network
  • Container Deposit Legislation news (mthly) - Colin Smith
  • EA News, Environment Australia: Email: environment-news@erin.gov.au
  • Earth Policy news
  • Environmental HOPE (HOPE)
  • Northen Regional Ripples / Queensland Regional Ripples (MCCN)
  • Rivers Alive! , Queensland Conservation Council
  • Smart Housing Update - http://www.housing.qld.gov.au/builders/smart_housing/news.htm
  • Toowoomba Landcare Group Inc. (TLC)
  • TREC News
  • True Food Guide Update
  • WaterMatters E-News
  • WMAA Newsletter
  • WME Weekly Email News

For access to these resources please contact:

Frank Ondrus (Convenor)
HOPE Toowoomba
PO Box 6118
Toowoomba West QLD 4350
Ph. 07 4639 2135