Published 30 September 202510 April 2026 · CoPower / The ocean / ecology South Australia’s algal bloom Eav Brennan This piece is sponsored by CoPower, a non-profit cooperative that sells energy to households. What makes them different is their mission to change the energy system to make it work for people and planet rather than shareholders or corporate executives. You can get fair energy and help increase CoPower’s impact by switching your energy to CoPower here or by calling their local customer service team on 03 9068 6036. Eav Brennan Eav Brennan (she/her) is an environmental educator and comics artist who is a settler on Gadigal Country. Her first book, Graphic Ecology, a comic essay about visualising ecological ideas which she co-authored with Dr Caitlyn Forster, was published in 2024. In her book-making practice, she makes her own paints and inks and loves collaging. More by Eav Brennan › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 2 November 20262 November 2026 · ecology Nature’s dead end: how Australia’s mammal extinction crisis is getting worse Noa Wynn There is a widespread acceptance of wildlife destruction that happens in the background while economies keep growing and cities keep expanding. We have grown strangely comfortable with the idea that progress requires sacrifice, and too often that sacrifice is the natural world that was supposed to make a place worth living in. 10 August 202610 August 2026 · ecology Perth’s reservoirs are near empty: how Australia’s sunniest city is quietly running out of water Noa Wynn We have built our cities on the quiet delusion that a turning tap is an infinite resource. We plant green lawns around our houses and water public parks in the middle of summer. As long as the water flows when they turn on the tap, people rarely think about where it comes from. But the reality is, a city is only as permanent as the natural water source it depends on.
