City of Logan are offering wildlife carers much-needed financial support after recent devastating flooding, to rehabilitate animals injured in...
Environment and Sustainability
Townsville schools adopting waterways in new initiative
stephanienestor Community Services, Environment and Sustainability, Spotlight 0Townsville schools, and one community group, are learning how to protect the environment through a new council initiative –...
New $22.5m waste recovery redevelopment for WA
stephanienestor Environment and Sustainability, Spotlight, Sustainability, Waste Management 0The City of Cockburn is set to revitalise Henderson Waste Recovery Park into a Resource Recovery Precinct as part...
ALGA calls for $200 million natural disaster mitigation fund
Annabelle Powell Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Planning, Spotlight 0The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has called for a targeted $200 million per year disaster mitigation fund, for...
QLD council introduces measures to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions
Annabelle Powell Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Spotlight 0The City of Gold Coast will be implementing new mitigation measures to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions, after a report identified...
25 NSW councils partner with ZEN Energy
April Shepherd Environment and Sustainability, News, Spotlight 0Selected New South Wales councils are set to be powered by 100 per cent renewable energy, following an agreement...
New SA recycling facility uses latest sorting technology
Annabelle Powell Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Spotlight 0South Australia’s new $23.3 million recycling facility has officially opened at Kilburn, using the latest in optical sorting technology...
Registrations of interest open for SA councils to underground power lines
April Shepherd Environment and Sustainability, News, Spotlight, Urban Development 0The Power Line Environment Committee (PLEC) is seeking registrations of interest for proposals to underground power lines from councils...
City improves community safety with smart solar-powered poles
Eliza Booth Environment and Sustainability, Lighting, Partner Solutions, Safety, Sustainability, Technology, Urban Development, Urban Development 0The City of Ryde contacted Multipole looking for a solar pole solution that was powerful enough to run two...
SA council planting 440 trees to create urban canopy
Annabelle Powell Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Project, Urban Development 0Tea Tree Gully Council will plant 440 trees along a recently upgraded section of Golden Grove Road, to create...
Big battery project approved for Mornington Peninsula
laurendelorenzo Energy Efficiency, Environment and Sustainability, News, Planning, Project, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0Maoneng has received development approval for its proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula. The standalone...
Construction complete on TAS council’s $10m landfill cell
Annabelle Powell Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Project, Spotlight 0Construction has been completed on a new landfill cell at the Launceston Waste Centre, the largest ever constructed by...
E-waste discussion paper information session for SA councils
Annabelle Powell Council, Environment and Sustainability, Environmental Management, News, Technology, Waste Management 0The Local Government Association of South Australia (LGA) will be hosting an information session with the Department for Agriculture,...
42 smart bins installed in NSW city
Annabelle Powell Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Smart Cities 042 solar-powered, 240L eco-friendly bins are being installed across Campbelltown, designed to store more waste and emit less odour...
Penrith Council releases issues paper to tackle urban heat
Annabelle Powell Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Urban Development 0Penrith City Council has developed the Cooling the City issues paper, an advocacy tool calling for changes to the...
$12.25 million for SA EV smart charging
laurendelorenzo Council, Electric vehicles, Environment and Sustainability, News, Road, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Sustainability, Transport 0The South Australian Government has announced a $12.25 million smart charging subsidy to fast-track the uptake of electric vehicles...
ALGA welcomes federal recycling initiative
laurendelorenzo Council, Environment and Sustainability, Environmental Management, News, Project, Spotlight, Sustainability, Waste Management 0The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has responded to the recently announced Remade in Australia recycling initiative. The program...
NSW council releases water quality report via interactive platform
Annabelle Powell Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Smart Cities 0Tweed Council has released its annual report card on water quality on a new online platform that allows residents...