Report any new waste discharge to the sea or river. It may be an accidental spillage or a new discharge point that is not yet regulated. Councils and your EPA need to know what's going on and will appreciate your eyes and ears. In Your Region Be conservative when you go fishing. Only take what you can eat yourself and don't keep undersized fish.
Some fish stocks are under greater threat from recreational fishers than from commercial fishing.
Switch to slow combustion or natural gas heaters . Firewood collection alters or removes the habitat of mammals and birds, such as honey eaters, and is partly causing their decline or disappearance. After woodchipping, firewood harvesting, at 6.1 million tonnes per year, is Australia's second largest timber industry. Don't throw rubbish, waste, oil or chemicals into the sea or into urban creeks or rivers - even if you believe them to be biodegradable. Australia's marine and riverine ecosystems are nutrient-poor and can't easily absorb human waste or rubbish.