Hornsby Shire Council, in partnership with Ausgrid, has successfully secured a $500,000 grant from the New South Wales Government...
Sustainability
WA Gov to further support FOGO rollout
Kody Cook Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Spotlight, Sustainability, Waste Management 0Western Australian Government has announced that it will be increasing funding for local councils to support the rollout of...
Fed Gov announces $100M community energy fund
Kody Cook Civil Construction, Council, Energy Efficiency, Environment and Sustainability, News, Planning 0The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of a $100 million Community Energy Upgrades...
ALGA conference to focus on reducing emissions and cost of living pressures
Kody Cook Council, Disaster Management, Environment and Sustainability, News, Sustainability 0Local government leaders have gathered in Canberra for the Australian Local Government Association’s (ALGA) National General Assembly for 2023,...
City celebrates arrival of first EV waste truck
Kody Cook Electric vehicles, Energy Efficiency, Project, Sustainability, Technology 0The City of Stirling has celebrated the arrival of its first electric-powered (EV) waste truck, as part of an...
Healesville Council installs battery storage system
Steph Barker Council, News, Renewable Energy, Sustainability 0A 108kWh battery has been installed at Healesville Community Link as part of the Active Energy Precincts Project –...
Melbourne Council receives $500k battery grant
Steph Barker Council, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability, VIC 0Merri-bek City Council has received a $500,000 Federal Government grant to install a community battery. The battery is to...
Wollongong adopts EV charging policy
Tayla Oates Asset Management, Civil Construction, Council, Electric vehicles, Environment and Sustainability, News, NSW, Project, Public facilities, Road, Safety & Training, Smart Cities, Spotlight, Sustainability, Transport 0Wollongong City Council has voted unanimously to adopt a Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure on Public Land Policy – supporting...
Innovative solutions for holistic water management
Infrastructure Journalist Sponsored Editorial, Sustainability, Technology, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0Australian councils and water utilities are facing increased challenges in their water management due to tight budgets, ageing infrastructure,...
Overcoming current challenges in managing water assets
Council Journalist Sponsored Editorial, Sustainability, Water, Water and Wastewater Treatment 0In order to provide communities with vital services, local governments and utility providers around Australia must maintain water and...
QLD councils register support for Net Zero Authority
Steph Barker Council, News, QLD, Spotlight, Sustainability 0The Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of a legislated Net Zero Authority....
Cities Power Partnership invites decision-makers to its biggest climate and clean energy Summit
Tayla Oates Council, Environmental Management, News, Sponsored Editorial, Sustainability 0No community within Australia remains untouched by climate change as extreme weather events continue to worsen. The impacts are...
Rockhampton adopts new urban greening policy
Tayla Oates Asset Management, Council, Environment and Sustainability, Environmental Management, News, Project, QLD, Spotlight, Sustainability, Urban Development 0Rockhampton Regional Council has adopted its comprehensive Urban Greening Policy, recognising the importance of boosting urban greening and canopy...
Two councils, one strategy: protecting the Avalon corridor
Tess Macallan Environment and Sustainability, Environmental Management, Features, Parks, VIC 1As Melbourne’s suburbs continued to sprawl out into unsuspecting regions that were once green space, the City of Greater...
ALGA calls for $50M to help reduce emissions
Tayla Oates Asset Management, Council, Disaster Management, Environment and Sustainability, Environmental Management, News, Planning, Spotlight, Sustainability 0In its Federal Budget submission, the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA), with support from the Cities Power Partnership and...
Multi-council program protects Hawkesbury Nepean River
Tayla Oates Asset Management, Civil Construction, Council, Environment and Sustainability, Environmental Management, News, NSW, Project, Public facilities, Sustainability, Water 0The Hawkesbury Nepean River Coastal Management Program (HNRCMP), a multi-council project aimed at ensuring sustainable long-term management of the...
Clean transport: how councils can plan for the future
Tayla Oates Features, Sustainability, Transport 0As a part of its Cities Power Partnership program, the Climate Council is working with local councils to reduce...
Darwin funds environment and climate change initiatives
Tayla Oates Civil Construction, Community Services, Council, Environment and Sustainability, News, Project, Renewable Energy, Spotlight, Sustainability 1The City of Darwin has announced its Environment and Climate Change Grants program is now open, aiming to support...