Environment
Sniffing out critically endangered orchids on the NSW Central Coast
The critically endangered Wyong Sun Orchid (Thelymitra adorata) may be elusive, but a collaboration between Central Coast Council and the NSW Government’s Saving Our...
City of Playford completes six-building solar installation
City of Playford Council has just completed a large-scale rooftop solar rollout across six key community buildings - including a theatre, carpark, and sports...
Kiama Council expands water quality program
Kiama Council is stepping up its water quality monitoring to cover all seven local patrolled swimming beaches via the NSW Beachwatch program.
More than 167,000...
Mildura council joins bag recycling muster
Mildura Rural City Council is now an official participant in the bagMUSTER program - a national initiative aimed at helping the agricultural industry recycle...
Blue-green algae Red Alert for Lake Menindee
WaterNSW has issued a Red Alert warning for high levels of potentially toxic blue-green algae for Lake Menindee.
The Red Alert warning applies only to...
$31m in grants to feed NSW FOGO efforts
More than $31 million in grants are now available to NSW councils to support the roll out of food organics and garden organics (FOGO)...
Invasive weed found at Wilcannia Cemetery
An invasive weed known as Spiny Burrgrass has been found in Wilcannia Cemetery, Central Darling Shire Council has advised.
The Council warns the weed has...
Maggot army aids Sydney food waste reduction efforts
An army of maggots have eaten their way through almost 90 tonnes of discarded food scraps in a City of Sydney Council project exploring...
Nature strip showdown returns to Mildura
Mildura Rural City Council is once again partnering with Greening Mildura to find out who has the best nature strips in the region.
The Nature...
Georges River clean-up effort nets 1.42 tonnes of litter
NSW
Local efforts in the 35th Clean Up Australia Day in Georges River has seen volunteers team up with Georges River Council staff to help remove...
Algae red alert lowered for Lake Menindee
A Red Alert warning issued on 21 January for high levels of potentially toxic blue-green algae at Lake Menindee has been lowered to an...
Frogbit found in City of Ryde
NSW
City of Ryde residents are being urged to keep an eye on their ponds, dams, lakes, rivers and creeks after Frogbit (Limnobium laevigatum) was discovered...
Broken Hill wins $2.5m for solar funding
Broken Hill City Council is set to make a major shift to renewable energy across its operations after receiving $2.5 million in funding through...
Meet Hawkesbury River council’s homegrown weed talent
Hawkesbury River County Council has offered hands-on weed control traineeships for over 12 years – an opportunity for would-be weeds managers to kick-start their...
$6m on offer for coastal council hazard resilience works
More than $6 million in grant funding is now available for Queensland councils from the State Government’s QCoast2100 program for projects which strengthen coastal...
