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Trenchless technology a winner in Tea Tree Gully
Tea Tree Gully Council in Adelaide recently awarded a major STED (Septic Tank Effluent Drain) contract to local contractor, SA Directional Boring Pty Ltd (SADB),…
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Improved planning for protection of wetlands
A Model Development Control Plan (DCP) has been launched by the Sydney Coastal Councils Group (SCCG). This will provide Councils with a planning mechanism for…
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New rehabilitation project for Huon Valley
The Huon Valley Protection of Priority Vegetation Project is an exciting environmental rehabilitation project which aims to protect remnant bush and riparian vegetation. The project,…
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Western Sydney Regional State of the Environment Report 2000
The Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) Ltd has developed a Regional State of the Environment Report for the 1999-2000 financial year. The report…
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UN and sustainable development
The stakeholder hearings for the United Nation’s Commission for Sustainable Development, held last month in New York, brought the global issue of long term, sustainable…
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National environment support for Local Government through cooperation
Lord Howe Island is a microcosm of the problems facing Local Government authorities around Australia. Suitable landfills for solid waste disposal are increasingly difficult to…
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Engineering innovation conference for Perth
This year’s national conference of the Institution of Public Works Engineering Australia (IPWEA) will be based very tightly around the theme that innovation is the…
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Bucks for bottles – a boost for vinyl recycling *
The vinyl industry is providing around $500,000 a year to boost the recycling of PVC bottles through the kerbside collection system. The program, launched by…
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Smart city online ourbrisbane.com
Following Livable Brisbane released in 1993 and Living Suburbs in 1996, Brisbane City Council has recently distributed for public comment its draft plan Living in…
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Brisbane – What sets it apart
With over 870,000 residents, an area of 1,367 square kilometres and some 7,000 FTE staff, in population terms Brisbane City Council is almost three times…
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Creating vibrant living villages
Council’s Living Villages initiative is designed to breathe life into Brisbane’s suburbs. Local shopping areas help to define the nature of a neighbourhood and have…
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Leader in urban renewal
With a vision for the revitalisation of the inner north eastern suburbs using the Brisbane River as the centre piece, in 1991 Lord Mayor Jim…
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