Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Environment

City of Cockburn staffer wins prestigious Conservation Council award

Dedicated City of Cockburn Council environmental staffer, Adam Peck, has received the Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) John Oldham Conservation Employee Award for...

FOGO Bill enters NSW Parliament

The NSW Government has introduced a Bill to parliament for three new mandates, including the collection of source-separated food and garden organics (FOGO) waste for households...

City of Albany scores Tidy Towns hat-trick

City of Albany Council's commitment to environmental sustainability, community action, and wellbeing has been recognised, with three local projects being named finalists in the...

Tenders open for Swansea dredge and sand transfer

A permanent dredging solution for Swansea Channel is a step closer, with Lake Macquarie City Council calling for tenders to design and supply a...

Shellharbour to host sustainability workshops

To celebrate National Recycling Week, Shellharbour City Council will host hands-on sustainability workshops to promote waste reduction and community skill-building. Kicking off this week, the...

Terrigal Beach finally comes Good

After three years of 'Poor' ratings, Terrigal Beach has finally achieved a 'Good' rating in the 2023/2024 State of the Beaches report. The recently released...

Leeton signs renewable energy agreement

Leeton Shire Council has signed a 100% renewable electricity supply agreement with Iberdrola Australia through to the end of 2030, as part of a  buyer’s...

Protection works on track for Geographe Bay coastline

City of Busselton Council is set to deliver a wide range of coastal strengthening projects at multiple locations along the Geographe Bay coastline during...

City of Melville celebrates sustainable waste star

City of Melville Council is celebrating the national recognition of its Coordinator Resource Recovery and Waste, Vanja Marjanovic, as a woman leading the way...

Get prepared for National Asbestos Awareness Week

National Asbestos Awareness Week will be held next month from 25 November to 1 December 2024, to raise awareness of the continued presence of...

Ballina fires up kerbside EV charger

Electric Vehicle (EV) infrastructure company, EVX has launched one of its Australian-made dual EVX Pole kerbside chargers in the Ballina Shire. The new charger is open to...

New solar projects to power Benalla and Wangaratta

Construction has kicked off at one of Victoria’s largest solar farms, which the State Government says will have the capacity to supply enough renewable...

$1.3m to fuel coastal hazard adaptation projects

South Australia’s 34 coastal councils are being invited to submit local projects which progress coastal hazard adaptation planning in communities for a chance to...

Victorian councils to share in food scraps funding

Sustainability Victoria has awarded more than $510,000 to eight Victorian councils to increase their use of high-quality compost sourced from households’ food organics and...

Kingston launches emergency dredging campaign for closed marina

Kingston District Council has committed to an emergency dredging campaign to enable the reopening of Cape Jaffa marina, while it awaits the outcome of...