People & Industry

Apr 15, 2021 People & Industry

SmP 2021: A chat with Jake, who loves space

Astronomer, science communicator, and all-round good bloke Jake Clark may not have reached the stars yet, but he was certainly over the moon when he earned a scholarship from Science meets Parliament last month.  The event, organised by Science & Technology Australia (STA), is one of the nation’s premier gatherings …Read more Apr 01, 2021 People & Industry

Laptop Donation Bolsters Community Groups

Several community groups based in the Gippsland and Hastings regions of Victoria have benefitted from a generous donation of laptops from Esso Australia. The company decided to donate the laptops in lieu of recycling …Read more Mar 22, 2021 People & Industry

Celebrating World Water Day

Today is World Water Day, offering a chance to celebrate the importance of fresh water and its value to people and communities around the world. First held by the United Nations in 1993, it …Read more Mar 19, 2021 Clean Energy Future

Meeting the needs of a sustainable future

In 2015, the United Nations set out 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a way for society to work collectively towards achieving a better future.   This includes aspirations to eliminate extreme poverty and hunger, achieve gender equality, improve access to quality education, enable access to affordable clean energy, …Read more Mar 15, 2021 At Home

Brighter congratulates Bright Spark Candice Lam on her new scholarship

Last time Brighter caught up with Queensland-based Candice Lam, she gave us a few valuable life lessons (courtesy of Yoda), expressed her lifelong love for robots, and expanded on her globe-trotting adventures as an offshore gas worker. With a career history that spans …Read more Mar 09, 2021 Clean Energy Future

Here’s how Western Australia is working to reduce emissions

Western Australia is hard at work to reduce emissions that contribute to climate change. Projects such as the Chevron-led construction of a microgrid in the coastal town of Onslow, powered by solar and natural gas, or the development of …Read more