Category: Sustainability

Sustainability executive Toby Kent will join the Infrastructure Sustainability Council as its next CEO.

Barwon Water will investigate the use of pure oxygen produced as a byproduct of renewable hydrogen to treat wastewater.

Councils are piloting kerbside soft plastics collection as part of a national scheme developed by the food and grocery industry.

Australia’s first state-based satellite will be used to gather data for two SA government research projects.

City of Sydney Council will use maggots to convert residential food scraps into animal feed and fertiliser.

Hunter Water is entering into an renewable energy agreement with AGL.

The Queensland government is piloting a Local Renewable Energy Zone (LREZ) in the state’s Sunshine Coast region.

Queensland has announced its biggest ever investment in renewable energy in its state budget.

Council initiatives ranging from the Brisbane Metro to wild dog fencing have been recognised at the Local Government Managers Awards.

The Queensland fire service has launched an Australia-first trial of a low emissions truck run on treated vegetable oil.