Located between Sydney Airport and the city, Green Square is Australia's largest urban renewal project. [ + ]

By upgrading the Gracemere sewage treatment plant, Rockhampton Regional Council has ensured that the local sports fields, golf club and grazing land are fully irrigated by wastewater — once treated — that is discharged from the plant. [ + ]

When Treasury Wine Estates planned to expand the capacity of the Matua Marlborough winery, Marlborough District Council required a significant reduction in environmental impact. [ + ]

A NSW chicken process plant went for safety and energy efficiency in selecting the wastewater pumps for its latest expansion. [ + ]

Three Kaeser EBC series blower systems were recently installed at Water Corporation's Collie Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) to efficiently and reliably meet the compressed air requirements of an upgraded process aeration system. [ + ]

Almost 4000 pongamia trees have been planted at two sewage treatment plants in the towns of Boonah and Toogoolawah, where they will be irrigated by treated wastewater as part of an Australian-first trial to produce biodiesel. [ + ]

Simulated sunlight powers a solar cell that converts atmospheric carbon dioxide directly into syngas. [ + ]

Virgin Australia has partnered with start-up company Fungimental to introduce sustainably produced oyster mushrooms onboard its flights. The mushrooms are grown in used coffee grounds collected from the Virgin Australia Sydney Lounge. [ + ]

Hotelier Dr Jerry Schwartz has launched a 'green corridor' between his hotels in NSW and the ACT to highlight the potential of environmental initiatives in the tourism industry. [ + ]

171 Collins Street has become the first building in Victoria to achieve a 6 Star NABERS Energy rating, featuring best practice sustainability features in an architectural landmark that fuses a heritage facade with modern design. [ + ]

Colombian egg producer Incubadora Santander has recruited WELTEC BIOPOWER to build an anaerobic digestion plant which will utilise dry chicken manure and process water for co-digestion, enabling the 800 kW biogas plant to operate without the purchase of any additional substrate. [ + ]

Carbon-neutral plasterboards are now available for projects in Sydney and Brisbane, thanks to a joint venture between partners on the Barangaroo South project. [ + ]

The City of Melbourne is working with the Victorian Government to install Australia's first combined stormwater harvesting and flood mitigation tank to protect against flooding in Melbourne's CBD. [ + ]

Evoqua Water Technologies has been selected to design and deliver technology that prevents marine growth in seawater cooling systems on eight Royal Australian Navy ANZAC Class frigates. [ + ]

A Western Australian property group is aiming to deliver the most sustainable apartment development in the state while also becoming the first developer in Australia to utilise shared solar technology in a strata setting. [ + ]