Regional Innovations: The Future is Out Here
In regional Australia, the next wave of environmental and energy innovation is taking off in waterways, farms, and skies.
In the Torres Strait, near Badu Island, a group of friends, including Dennis Fay, a former Australian Army soldier, are making a difference. They upload videos of their spearfishing adventures to YouTube, wearing monkey masks and sharing their world with others.
“Because the Torres Strait sits between two large land masses [Australia and Papua New Guinea], it acts like a funnel,”
Dennis says, highlighting the issue of debris, including glass, plastics, and ghost fishing nets, that litters every beach in the archipelago.
Author's summary: Innovations in regional Australia are tackling environmental issues.