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Hybrid car to reduce greenhouse gas emissons
Coffs Harbour City Council has purchased a Honda Civic Hybrid car as part of its ongoing push to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The dual electric/petrol…
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Swansea named Australia’s Tidiest Town
Located in Tasmania, Glamorgan Spring Bay Council’s coastal township of Swansea has taken out the prestigious title of Australia’s Tidiest Town for 2007. At the…
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Brisbane starts war on litter
As part of its CitySmart campaign, the City of Brisbane has launched two new weapons to assist with its war on litter.Council has recruited two…
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Green cleaning
Lake Macquarie City Library celebrated May as ‘reduce, reuse, and recycle month’, by hosting a series of Green Cleaning workshops. Council enlisted the help of…
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Wyndham showerhead exchange saves water
Hundreds of households in Wyndham City Council are now saving more water in the shower following a successful City West Water Showerhead Exchange. Held as…
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Reducing child poisonings
As part of the Victorian Government’s ‘Remove the risk. Put poisons away. Straight away’ campaign, maternal and child health nurses from Greater Shepparton City Council…
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Former landfill becomes wildlife area
Located in northeast Victoria, Indigo Shire has transformed a former landfill site into a nature and wildlife area. Situated in Yackandandah, the site was closed…
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Safe and easy removal of graffiti
It is a proven fact that if graffiti is removed as soon as possible after it appears on Council, commercial or residential property, this acts…
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Let there be light
AA SPARKY Electricians have developed energy efficient LED lights that can produce up to ten times the light output of a fluorescent globe, while using…
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Save the world …start at home
As Australia is the highest greenhouse gas polluter in the world and one of the biggest producers of waste per capita, our lifestyle is taking…
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Volvo in waste handling*
In the landfill, around the recycling facility, through the scrap pile and on the demolition site, Volvo Construction Equipment has machines built for the unique…
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Rockhampton residents step green with new litter patrol
Rockhampton City Council recently launched a Green Steps program, allowing local residents to combine their daily walk with a litter patrol. Council is encouraging people…
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