Shoalhaven City Council has installed 445 solar panels as part of efforts to reduce the carbon emissions and operation...
Environment and Sustainability
WA city signs new energy contract for lower emissions
Annabelle Powell Council, Energy Efficiency, Environment and Sustainability, News, Renewable Energy 0The City of Wanneroo has voted to proceed with a new energy contract, switching 32 high energy using sites...
SA councils invited to apply for sustainable waste grants
Annabelle Powell Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Waste Management 0South Australian councils are encouraged to apply for the complementary Council Modernisation and Kerbside Performance grants programs, assisting councils...
Winners of national council sustainability awards announced
Annabelle Powell Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Spotlight 0The winners of the Cities Power Partnership Awards have been revealed, with the awards recognising the achievements of local...
Smart sensors helping QLD council manage urban heat
Annabelle Powell Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Smart Cities, Urban Development 0Sunshine Coast Council has installed more than 50 environmental sensors across the region to collect temperature data, enabling Council...
Greening, cooling, and protecting our urban environments with better spatial data
Patricia Asset Management, Environment and Sustainability, News, Partner Solutions, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Technology 0Spatial technology company Aerometrex has developed a suite of urban greening data services to help all levels of government...
Regional NSW councils urged to apply for waste program funding
Annabelle Powell Council, Environment and Sustainability, News 0New South Wales councils are urged to apply for funding under Round Two of the Remanufacture New South Wales...
WA council recognised for trailblazing energy program
Annabelle Powell Council, Energy Efficiency, Environment and Sustainability, News, Project, Renewable Energy 0The City of Cockburn has been recognised as a leader in sustainability for its Renewable Energy Plan (REP), which...
VIC leads nation with 34 LGAs committed to Net Zero 2050
Annabelle Powell Council, Environment and Sustainability, News 0A review by data analysis platform Purpose Bureau has revealed that Victoria has 34 Local Government Areas (LGAs) signed...
The second round of the Recycling Victoria Councils Fund has launched, with local councils and alpine resort management boards...
Why local government is holding the keys to the electric vehicle revolution
Eliza Booth Council, Electric vehicles, Environment and Sustainability, Features, Planning, Regional, Renewable Energy, Road, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Sustainability, Technology, Transport 0By Scott Dwyer and Kriti Nagrath, Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney Transport is a...
Local councils are leading the way to a clean, sustainable future
Patricia Council, Energy Efficiency, Environment and Sustainability, Environmental Management, Features, Lighting, News, Renewable Energy, Sustainability 0by Dr Portia Odell, Director, Cities Power Partnership This year has been less than ideal for many of us...
NSW council switches to LED streetlights to reduce emissions
Annabelle Powell Environment and Sustainability, News, Smart Cities, Urban Development 0Fairfield City Council is partnering with Endeavour Energy to convert streetlights to LEDs, to improve energy efficiency and reduce...
WA council drives sustainable outcomes
laurendelorenzo Council, Environment and Sustainability, Environmental Management, News, Planning, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 0A Western Australian council is developing a new action plan to build on its work in helping the city...
Planning for a sustainable future
Patricia Energy Efficiency, Environment and Sustainability, Environmental Management, Features, News, Renewable Energy, Smart Cities, Sustainability 0In our communities, people are increasingly looking for sustainable options when it comes to their daily lives. All levels...
Melbourne endorses ambitious emissions reduction plan
Annabelle Powell Environment and Sustainability, News 0The City of Melbourne’s Emissions Reduction Plan for Council Operations 2021-26 has been endorsed by councillors at a committee...
Making Australia’s cities more sustainable: a new framework for the COVID comeback
Patricia Council, Environment and Sustainability, Features, News, Sustainability 0Australia’s major cities have been shaken by the COVID-19 crisis, with state shutdowns and the spectre of new outbreaks...
Working with councils to create a city in nature
Patricia Community Services, Environment and Sustainability, Features, News, Recreation, Sustainability, Urban Development 0by Lily D’Ambrosio, Victorian Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Almost 100 years ago, A Plan for General...