A regional Queensland council says investing in a new recycling facility has helped it cut landfill by 65 per cent.
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Water clean-up buoyed by manufactured floating wetlands
Tackling water pollution with plant-filled platforms.
Queensland expands Dengue control trials
By Paul Hemsley The Queensland government has expanded a revolutionary trial with Cairns Regional Council that uses mosquitoes deliberately infected with a special bacteria to halt the spread of Dengue…
State stops Cairns building contract
By Paul Hemsley Cairns Regional Council cannot tender a managing contractor for its entertainment precinct due to a state government intervention. Three Queensland-based tenderers were shortlisted but cannot progress to…
Cairns proceeds with entertainment precinct
Cairns Regional Council will oversee work on the first stage of a local entertainment precinct. The initial stage has been budgeted at $155 million, but costs have yet to be…
Yasi turns catastrophic
By Lilia Guan Tropical cyclone Yasi has been upgraded to category five by the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). The cyclone has been described by BOM as a “large…
Regional council stimulates local economy
The Council’s funds add up to more than $200,000 and were designed to stimulate local economy by funding projects that will create innovation in the region’s economic base, Mayor Val…
Cairns takes whole-of-council approach to climate change
A north Queensland council has taken a giant step to addressing climate change through a five-year strategy that includes funding for sustainable community projects. According to Cairns Regional Council’s initiative…