Good News 12 June 2026

Conferences, communities, coconuts and cuteness in our good news this week!

Traditional owners and scientist come together to tackle climate change in Torres Strait Islands (SBS News)

Community near Wollongong running project to power appliances with renewable energy – with a view to become a zero-emission suburb (ABC News)

Tall trees! You gotta find them to save them (ABC News)

$225m in the NSW budget for renewable energy grid upgrades (Renew Economy)

Coconut waste can be used for insulation – replacing Styrofoam (Sam Bentley Facebook)

Devon wildlife trust is celebrating the rare birth of red-ruffed lemur quadruplets (BBC News)

Home batteries providing huge benefit to the system, and to power bills (Renew Economy)

242 homes participated across Australia in the Sustainable House Day 2026 (Sustainable House Day)

Researchers find whale graveyard – a cool discovery that tells us heaps about the ocean (ABC News)

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