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Switched on to creating an energy efficient city
In what is believed to be a first for Victoria, the City of Whitehorse has launched a new initiative that rewards people for building energy…
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Putting construction waste to work
The establishment of the Mt Kuring-gai Materials Handling Facility has enabled Hornsby Shire Council to reuse a majority of its excavated hardfill material generated from…
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Environmental levy has wide support
As part of the Wingecarribee Our Future Environment (WOFE) program, Council, backed by community support, has included an environmental levy to fund environmental projects. With…
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Composting at kinders
Between April and June, pre-schoolers from 10 kindergartens across the municipality were involved in the City of Port Phillip’s Compost Capers in Kinders program. The…
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Stormwater reuse for parks and reserves
Whyalla in South Australia is located in a semi arid region. It relies solely on water pumped by pipeline, some 400 kilometres from the Murray…
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REMS a community driven scheme
The Northern Shoalhaven Reclaimed Water Management Scheme (REMS) is one of the largest and most complex water recycling schemes undertaken by an Australian water authority.…
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Aboriginal environmental health strategy
Western Australia’s Shire of Ashburton’s Environmental Health Strategy will allow environmental health needs in Aboriginal communities to be identified and managed more efficiently. By focusing…
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Detention basin brings multiple benefits
Thuringowa City Council’s Mountview Park Detention Basin is a storage area for flood waters during peak flooding events, providing for sediment and pollutant removal from…
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Promoting environmental education
The Marion and Mitcham Environmental Education Project aims to improve the environment through the education of business, community and Council. The Cities of Mitcham and…
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Management plans for rural roadside reserves
The Wollondilly Roadside Reserve Strategy, a three year Natural Heritage Trust funded project, was developed by Wollondilly Shire Council in New South Wales and the…
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Council partnership recycling materials for conservation work
Recycled building materials will be used for important conservation work under a new agreement struck between the City of Geraldton and the Water and Rivers…
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Local Government engineering and the environment
Out with the old and in with the new – by Shane Dalton *Out with the old and in with the new By Shane Dalton * Large scale engineering developments have been cognisant of community values and tolerances…
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