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Gobba Lake revisited
The redesign of Gobba Lake in Western Australia’s City of Bayswater embraces the best in environmental design and thinking. The lake, located in former wasteland,…
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Australia’s first solar powered fountain in Newcastle
Newcastle believes it has Australia’s first solar powered fountain with a 22 year old fountain now powered by the sun. The Pacific Park Fountain in…
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Keeping the best of the old
Two Local Governments in Melbourne – Moonee Valley and Brimbank – have adopted an innovative approach to swimming pool design. Rather than start from scratch,…
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Wins all round with innovative use of detention basins
Renewing a sewerage system is a huge undertaking and Launceston’s sewerage system, begun in the 1860s, is among the oldest systems in Australia. Group Manager…
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Adelaide hosts International Public Works conference
You only get one chance every two years to attend the major event of the public works calendar. The IPWEA Adelaide International Public Works Conference…
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ALGA applauds North Sydney’s approach toward smaller vehicles
The move by North Sydney Council to introduce a sliding scale of residential parking permits has been applauded by the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA).…
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City of Casey operator takes out Caterpillar Challenge
Competition was stiff in the Caterpillar Operator’s Challenge at Melbourne’s ACE2005 expo in February. The best three operators all lost the same number of penalty…
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Water reuse initiatives in urban catchment
Rainwater tanks and other water sensitive design measures are being increasingly adopted to assist with Total Water Cycle Management (TWCM) in urban catchments. As part…
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Future directions for engineering services
An interview with Patrick Murphy, Director Works and Technical Services, Boonah Shire Council, Queensland As a board member of the Institute of Public Works Engineering…
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George Negus to open centenary conference for IPWEA (NSW)
For the past 25 years George Negus has been at the forefront of Australian political journalism earning considerable recognition as an international correspondent and charming…
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Barossa to drain lake as part of major park upgrade
The Barossa Council in South Australia will drain the lake at Victoria Creek Park, Williamstown as the first step of a major upgrade program of…
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BART – a tool for modelling asset renewal
In common with other Local Governments that provide infrastructure throughout Australia, in Burnside there is a shortfall in asset renewal expenditure over that required to…
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