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Water sensitive urban design – the future is now
Conventional stormwater management has focused mainly on avoiding flooding. Only in recent decades has there been an increasing focus on managing stormwater quality. However, most…
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Landmark project for water sensitive urban design
Sydney’s Kogarah Council is creating a new Town Square with ‘best practice’ stormwater harvesting, treatment and reuse. The exciting redevelopment is in partnership with Sydney…
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Vasse River crackdown on nutrients
GeoCatch, a community based management body working to improve the health of the Vasse River has been granted $250,000 over three years from the Commonwealth…
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Big rich reds with reuse
In early 1999, a Woolgoolga commercial grower of hydroponic tomatoes and cucumbers approached the Coffs Harbour City Council about using reclaimed water for his business.…
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Mercy mission for the Mersey River
Latrobe’s outdated sewerage system has come up smelling roses with $1.5 million in Commonwealth Clean Seas Program funding, which is contributing towards a $3 million…
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Industry to reduce impacts
Public concern over the health of Gulf St Vincent has highlighted the impacts of pollutants flowing from the century old industrial zones in Port Adelaide.…
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Thumbs up for Moreton Bay clean up
South East Queensland’s Moreton Bay is one of three significant habitats for migratory wading birds in Queensland and is recognised internationally as a Ramsar site.…
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Mangroves: A solution to the wastewater problem?
Australia’s first constructed wetland using mangroves to clean up shrimp farm effluent is at Mission beach, in Northern Queensland. It is a project funded by…
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Sqid, not squid, outbreak in Lake Macquarie
Deforestation and urbanisation have created major water quality problems in Australia’s largest coastal lake on the Central Coast of NSW. Stormwater related problems in Lake…
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A ‘fishy’ problem no more
The Port Lincoln Wastewater Treatment Plant discharges its secondary treated effluent to local bays. Water pollution could pose a threat to eco tourism, export tuna…
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New look Focus for 2001
In October, Local Government Focus, commenced its 17th year of publication. January 2001 will also mark Focus’ 5th birthday as a national newspaper. Going from…
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Editorial
After regaining control of superannuation on behalf of NSW Councils just three years ago, the Local Government Superannuation Scheme is not only a recognised leader…
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