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Warrnambool City Council practices sustainability

Fri, 17 February 2012 Warrnambool Art Gallery, Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village and the Civic Centre are among 12 sites set to undergo energy efficiency audits to improve Warrnambool City Council’s sustainability practices.

Seminar on carbon pricing and Clean Energy Future Plan

Wed, 1 February 2012 New financing models, leveraging public and private investment, and the opportunities presented by the Federal Government’s Clean Energy Future Plan will be addressed by the experts in carbon pricing policy at an upcoming event for the clean energy industry.

City of Melbourne building green initiatives

Wed, 1 February 2012 Two environmental upgrade agreements have been signed under the City of Melbourne’s 1200 Buildings Program for 123 Queen Street and the Kings Technology Park precinct, located 1 km south of the central business district.

Western Plains Cultural Centre goes solar

Tue, 31 January 2012 Dubbo City Council has commenced installation of a 70 kW photovoltaic system at the Western Plains Cultural Centre.

Draft Cycling Strategy information stalls

Tue, 31 January 2012 The Lake Macquarie Council has set up a series of information stalls providing residents with details about future cycling routes listed in the Council's Draft Cycling Strategy 2011-2021.

Save the date - EcoGeneration Clean Energy Seminar Series

Tue, 13 December 2011 The new dates for the EcoGeneration Clean Energy Seminar Series have been announced:

Sustainable Melbourne Fund guide environmental upgrade

Tue, 13 December 2011 The Sustainable Melbourne Fund has released a short animated video and a guide on applying for environmental upgrade finance as part of the City of Melbourne’s 1200 Buildings program.

Sydney’s platform to be the Australian low-carbon leader

Tue, 13 December 2011 The City of Sydney is offering $40,000 in grants to help businesses cut their power bills and carbon emissions.

Kogarah wins Australian Sustainable City Award

Tue, 13 December 2011 The City of Kogarah in New South Wales has won the national Keep Australia Beautiful, Sustainable Cities Award for 2011.

Sydney plugs in electric car initiative

Tue, 13 December 2011 The City of Sydney will tender for up to twelve new electric car charging stations which will be installed across Sydney in 2012 to help the city plug-in and power-up clean, green vehicles.

City of Sydney waste management

Sun, 13 November 2011 The City of Sydney is considering implementing an automated system that silently gathers garbage via an underground pipe network as part of their new draft Waste Strategy, which details how the city will reduce landfill and greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Brimbank City Council and EPA in agreement

Thu, 3 November 2011 Brimbank City Council has signed a two-year trial agreement with the Environmental Protection Agency to jointly address local environmental health issues within the municipality.

Reading renewables: subscribe to EcoGeneration and Solar Australia

Wed, 2 November 2011 Craving more news on sustainable projects and environmental news and policy? Subscribe to EcoGeneration and Solar Australia magazines to keep up-to-date.

Lake Macquarie wins fleet award

Wed, 2 November 2011 Lake Macquarie City Council has received the 2011 Fleet Environment Award from the Australasian Fleet Management Association.

Solar boost for Western Downs community groups

Wed, 19 October 2011 A 1.9 kW solar installation has been launched at the Drillham Community Hall in the Western Downs region, located approximately 300 km north-west of Brisbane.

Well worth the waste in South Australia

Thu, 29 September 2011 South Australia’s waste and resources management system represents global best practice according to a recent United Nations survey of Solid Waste Management in the World’s Cities.

Impressive emissions reductions by Lake Macquarie Council

Mon, 26 September 2011 Lake Macquarie Council has reduced its carbon emissions by 1,018 tonnes since starting its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Target Policy in 2008, and this year alone it exceeded targets by 102 tonnes.

Sustainable Councils 2011 – a huge success

Thu, 22 September 2011 The Sustainable Councils 2011 Conference and Exhibition is over for another year, however, the resounding success of the event is yet to fade.

Event: Thriving for sustainability

Wed, 21 September 2011 The Thriving Neighbourhoods conference series, broadly themed on relationships between built environments and well-being, will focus on how local governments can create sustainable communities in the approaching 2011 session.

$5.5 million waste and resource recovery grant for Melbourne

Wed, 7 September 2011 The Victorian State Government has announced funding of $5.5 million for the improvement of waste and resource recovery in the Melbourne metropolitan area.

$66.4 million for sustainable agriculture

Wed, 31 August 2011 The Federal Government will invest $66.4 million in environment, sustainable agriculture and natural resource management projects for regional organisations and councils under a new round of Country for our Country funding.

City of Sydney steers clear of greenhouse gas emissions

Mon, 29 August 2011 The City of Sydney has introduced plans to adopt a number of measures to reduce the amount of greenhouse gas emission which come from council vehicles.

Network and learn at Sustainable Councils 2011

Thu, 25 August 2011 Sustainable Councils 2011 will welcome the nation’s most prestigious sustainability experts to the Brisbane event in just over one week.

Introducing: Australia’s first dedicated sustainability and infrastructure industry magazine

Wed, 24 August 2011 Leading industry publisher Great Southern Press recently launched a new magazine, Sustainability and Infrastructure, in October 2011 at the biennial Society for Sustainability and Environmental Engineering International Conference in Brisbane, Queensland.

Bike Futures 2011

Tue, 23 August 2011 The Bike Futures 2011 conference, a key professional event for those keen to address how bikes can be used to advance communities, will this year be hosted in Melbourne from 12 – 14 October.

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