The 2023-2024 Resource Box program

Billions of interactions between animals, plants, ocean, earth and sky keep our planet ticking ever. Ecosystems offer habitats that sustain life. Without nature, humans would not exist.

Humans are facing the biggest challenge in our history. Biodiversity loss and global warming are changing the way the planet functions. Humans have caused this. However, humans can also correct this. We know how.

Every single one of us can make a difference every single day. Choice by choice. Action by action. We can create a sustainable world. You and me.

To look after our future, we need to look after nature. We need to understand it. We need to nurture it. We need to respect it. We need to prioritise it.

Not sure where to start? Find out how in the pages of this book.

Do you know what a tree hollow is?

To you and me a tree hollow is just a hole, cavity or tunnel in a tree or branch. But to an animal, that hollow may be a bedroom, hiding place, nursery or shelter. It is the ultimate tree house!

Come and take a peek inside the amazing world of tree hollows and discover more than 340 species of incredible Australian animals that call hollows a home. With colour photos of glorious gliders, darting dunnarts, minute microbats and many more, this book is full of fun facts about animals that use tree hollows as places for resting, nesting and hiding.

Find out how hollows are created, why they are threatened, and meet scientists who spend their time hollow-hunting. There are also plenty of tips on how you can spot hollows yourself, help to protect the environment and encourage habitat for hollow-dependent animals.

The ecology of our world’s oceans is amazing

Coral reefs, sea grass meadows, kelp forests, open ocean, hydrothermal vents, cold polar waters and the deep sea

Discover the diversity of our planet’s oceans