By Adam Coleman The Business Council of Australia has released its emissions reduction policy, based around a cap and trade emissions trading scheme, together with immediate and long-term emissions reduction…
Category: Environment
Hume City Council recognised for being water wise
By Adam Coleman Hume City Council in Victoria has won the savewater! awards – Award for Excellence and won the Government category, for its water saving initiatives that will save…
QLD sets example with e-waste and green procurement
By Adam Coleman In a bid to provide an example to industry and the broader community, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has delivered 2300 computers for recycling, saving more than 70…
Plan for renewed energy
By Jane Garcia Knox City Council in Victoria aims to employ a revolving energy fund as part of a strategy to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 30 per cent…
Picking up pieces of litter strategy
By Staff Writer The Victorian Government is asking for community feedback on ideas about how it can develop and implement an improved litter strategy to reduce and prevent litter in…
Queensland school gets water wise
By Adam Coleman In response to south-east Queensland's growing water crisis a Brisbane state school has developed an innovative water management system to slash more than two million litres a year…
‘TreeBay’ scheme for carbon farmers
By Jane Garcia A proposal for helping farmers to earn carbon credits for native vegetation and trees they preserve or plant on their properties could also prove profitable for local…
Generating interest in energy alternative
By Jane Garcia An innovative cogeneration project providing power and air conditioning for Hornsby Shire Council’s Central Library is about to realise its potential and enter a phase of commercialisation….
WaterWise Rebate Scheme breaks records in Queensland
By Adam Coleman Queensland’s Home WaterWise Rebate Scheme last week paid a record $2.34 million in rebates throughout Queensland for water tanks, water-efficient washing machines and dual-flush toilet suites. “The…
Bigger the car, bigger the cost
By Adam Coleman Inner-city councils are being encouraged to make owners of fuel-inefficient cars pay more for their parking as part of a popular scheme introduced by North Sydney Council….