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Future Directions – From the City of Holdfast Bay, South Australia
Community participation supports a sustainable environment. How, as a small South Australian metropolitan coastal Council, do you create a sustainable environment? At the City of…
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Linking with landowners
A focus on sustainable grazing and riparian management along an 11km reach of the Logan River will bring long-term whole-of-catchment benefits such as improved water…
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Solar lights success
The Shire of East Pilbara and BHP Billiton recently partnered in a project that aimed to provide a safer environment through the use of high…
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Making the most of sunny days
Alice Springs Town Council is making the most of the approximately 300 sunny days in Central Australia each year with solar installations at the Alice…
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Recycled plastic turns the tide on deck maintenance*
The waterfront boardwalk at Seaport in Launceston Tasmania was originally built in 2002 from Tasmanian Ironbark. However, even with regular maintenance, the Ironbark could not…
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Encouraging public recycling
In a drive to further increase recycling rates in Australia’s top holiday destination, City of Gold Coast is rolling out more recycling bins in key…
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Fleet undergoes refurbishment
Mount Isa City Council’s waste management fleet is undergoing a long overdue refurbishment. The vehicles have been put on a systematic rotation to a Brisbane…
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Food organics, garden organics
Cooma-Monaro Shire Council and the broader community were facing challenges due to an increase in the amount of solid waste generated and the growth of…
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Council leads the way in Flying fox research
Sunshine Coast Council is delivering pioneering research that will inform and improve Flying fox management in the region. Council has become the first local government…
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Recycling, Its Sorted
Recently Glamorgan Spring Bay Council (GSBC) received grants from Keep Australia Beautiful (KAB) Tasmania and the Keep Australia Beautiful, Beverage Container Recycling Community Grants, funded…
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Reducing contamination in green waste
In 12 months, Nillumbik Shire Council has dramatically reduced the percentage of contaminated household green waste bins. In April 2014, Nillumbik began sending its kerbside…
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Solar systems shine light on energy efficiency
A key theme of the Bathurst 2036 Community Strategic Plan is environmental sustainability, including the promotion of energy efficient growth and the reduction of Bathurst…
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