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Council releases draft plan for coastal car parks
John Thompson Environment and Sustainability, News, Spotlight 2Hornsby Shire Council has released its draft Brooklyn Car Parking Management Plan for public exhibition, representing its vision for...
Electric vehicles charge ahead in Yarram
Rebecca Todesco Electric vehicles, Environment and Sustainability, News, Transport, VIC 0A new 50kW public fast charger has been installed in Yarram, offering the increasing number of motorists driving electric...
Solar farm’s $5.9M community benefit contribution welcomed by councillors
Rebecca Todesco Environment and Sustainability, News, NSW, Renewable Energy 0A commitment by Oxley Solar Farm – a 225MW solar farm proposed east of Armidale – to make a...
VIC council files submission to state planning inquiry
John Thompson Environment and Sustainability, News, Urban Development 0Mornington Peninsula Shire has filed a ‘broad-ranging’ submission to the Victorian Parliament’s Inquiry into the Protections Within the Victorian...
Recycled bitumen paving the way for City’s circular economy
John Thompson Environment and Sustainability, News, Spotlight 0The City of Ipswich will use recycled materials for the production of foam bitumen to be used in ongoing...
A contract has been awarded for the continued construction of Gunnedah Koala Sanctuary in North-Eastern New South Wales. Despite...
Sydney mandates minimum energy standards in Australian-first
John Thompson Civil Construction, Environment and Sustainability, News 0The City of Sydney is set to be Australia’s first council to mandate energy efficiency and renewable targets for...
$30,000 trial to beautify Lake Macquarie
John Thompson Environment and Sustainability, News, Smart Cities 0Lake Macquarie City Council will trial new smart compacting bins that promise to store five times more waste than...
Moreton Bay updates Disaster Management Plan
John Thompson Environment and Sustainability, News, Policy 0Queensland’s Moreton Bay Council has updated its Local Disaster Management Plan, providing up-to-date information so residents can be better...
Solar panel project powers city’s net-zero ambitions
John Thompson Environment and Sustainability, News, Renewable Energy 0The City of Melbourne will install 1,550 solar panels at the Queen Victoria Market precinct, generating up to 900,000kw...
Proposed recycling plant receives community support
John Thompson Civil Construction, Environment and Sustainability, News 0The City of Newcastle’s proposed Material Recovery Facility (MRF) has received overwhelming endorsement from the local community, with 98...
Councils collaborate to protect Great Barrier Reef
Ciaran O'Mahony Council, Disaster Management, Environment and Sustainability, Environmental Management, News, Project, Regional, Sustainability 0Three Queensland councils have joined a research project to protect the Great Barrier Reef from silt washed from thousands...
Net zero goal in sight for VIC council
Holly Tancredi Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Spotlight, VIC 0The net zero by 2035 target for Indigo Shire Council progresses forward, with its one year results showing a...
Council secures over $1.8 million in funding for Fingal Bay overhaul
Ciaran O'Mahony Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Project, Regional 0Port Stephens Council has secured $1,861,284 in funding to support essential public asset reconstruction at Marine Drive, Fingal Bay....
NSW council supports first-of-its-kind research hub for koalas
Holly Tancredi Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Spotlight 0The Tweed Coast Koala Research Hub, constructed by the Tweed Shire Council, has officially opened as a new base...
Programmed partnering with South East Water
April Shepherd Asset Management, Environment and Sustainability, Sponsored Editorial, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Victoria’s South East Water will be joining forces and becoming industry partners with Programmed from 1 October 2022, to...
Council progresses carbon-neutral goal with solar panel installations
Holly Tancredi Environment and Sustainability, News 0Port Stephens Council has installed solar panels on 14 community buildings to continue driving sustainable, renewable energy and reach...