Adelaide is host to an international science summit from 7-15 September that will focus on how we clean up our contaminated world.

The Green Building Council of Australia and Australian Institute of Architects have signed a memorandum of understanding that will boost the construction industry’s green collar skills.

The WA government has opened Australia’s first Desal Discovery Centre and dedicated Desal Research Facility at Murdoch University’s Rockingham campus and has also announced funding of $3.8m in new desalination research.

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Concerns have been raised over new planning rules that have been introduced by the Victorian Government that restrict new wind farm developments.

Australian sustainable resource recovery management specialist SITA Australia launches its new brand and identity.

SMA Australia is providing solar training at its North Ryde premises and via its Solar Academy Roadshow.

A Commercialisation Australia grant will enable an Australian invention that simulates stormwater flows to go global.

Regional Australia is set to benefit from the Carbon Farming Initative that has passed through Parliament today.

An agreement signed between EPA Victoria and Fonterra, an international dairy company, will seek to drive better environmental outcomes for the Victorian dairy industry.

A new rainwater harvesting and reticulation system that will provide 100% of non-potable water to all organisations resident at the Walsh Bay arts precinct will be launched in September.

Nestlé Singapore’s 123 REcycle application for iPhone and Android devices has been launched to help people recycle waste packaging correctly.

Grundfos Pumps’ Grundfos Thinking Building Universe centralised portal has been launched for commercial building services professionals to access a range of information.

The SA State Government’s Land Management Corporation (LMC) and its partner in the ‘Zero Carbon Challenge’ competition, the Integrated Design Commission (IDC), have issued an expression of interest that invites professional teams with expertise in architecture, structural engineering, construction costing, building services, water-sensitive urban design, sustainability and industrial design to register their interest in building a carbon-neutral home.

The Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus, has visited Castlemaine in rural Victoria to talk about opportunities for Australia’s farmers and regional communities to play their part in Australia’s move to a clean energy future.