Road Lighting 2015, to be held from 9-10 March in Auckland, will help New Zealand road lighting authorities learn about LED road lighting developments that could halve the country's road lighting costs. [ + ]

The National Landcare Awards gala dinner, held last week in Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building, celebrated 25 years of Landcare and the outstanding individuals and groups who are excelling in their delivery of a range of different landcare projects. [ + ]

Forty small and medium businesses from around Australia have submitted an open letter to the government, urging it to retain the Renewable Energy Target (RET) and reject the recommendations of the recent review to shut down or severely reduce the target. [ + ]

Resourceful Events is this week holding the International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC 2014). Held at the Melbourne Conference and Exhibition Centre from 22-26 September, the event brings together mining leaders, policymakers, financiers, technical experts, innovators and educators under one roof. [ + ]

Researchers from the UTS Institute for Sustainable Futures have been awarded a grant from the NSW Government to introduce food sustainability into the curriculum for student chefs and event managers at Sydney TAFE. [ + ]

Professor Peter Newman AO - former NSW Sustainability Commissioner in Sydney and Project Leader for the CRC for Low Carbon Living (CRCLCL) - today presented the seminar 'Low Carbon Research in The Wild West' at UNSW. [ + ]

In an effort to discourage smokers from discarding their cigarette butts on the street, the City of Sydney has launched the YUK anti-butt campaign. From 17 September to 2 October, visitors to Wynyard Park will find a 2 x 5 m Perspex sign made out of cigarette butts, spelling out the word "yuk". [ + ]

Engineers Australia is bringing Convention 2014 - said to be the largest engineering event ever held in the Southern Hemisphere - to Melbourne from 24-28 November. [ + ]

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Energy Networks Association (ENA) have formed a collaboration which is set to provide a one-stop shop of up-to-date renewable energy grid integration projects and findings. [ + ]

With just a few simple changes in farming practice, Australian grain farmers are boosting yield by over 50% without using any extra water. [ + ]

NSW's State Water has moved a step closer to realising its $18.6 million integrated surveillance, monitoring, automation and remote telemetry (iSMART) project, with the awarding of a contract to prime contractor Hunter Water Australia (HWA). [ + ]

CSIRO scientists have conducted a survey of marine debris along Australia's coastline and concluded that the majority of the rubbish is plastic from Australian sources. [ + ]

TechCollect, the not-for-profit e-waste recycling service, is asking Australians to think beyond clothes and old papers when it comes to spring cleaning this year, extending the clean-up to old technology lying around the home. [ + ]

Twenty-seven finalists have been announced for the Premier's Sustainability Awards 2014. Now in their 12th year, the awards recognise and reward leadership in sustainability and celebrate the contribution businesses, institutions, communities and individuals make to a more liveable and sustainable Victoria. [ + ]

Water utilities are investing in Smart WaterMark, Australia's water conservation label, through a Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) subscription program. [ + ]