Central Queensland University (CQU) economists Dr Jill Windle (Centre for Environmental Management) and Associate Professor John Rolfe (Faculty of Business and Informatics) have helped design a biodiversity auction which marks a new approach to land management.

Gold Coast City Council has moved a step closer to developing Australia’s largest water sustainable community with the appointment of a contractor to construct an $80 million waste and recycled water treatment plant at Pimpama.

Residents of Port Phillip are now able to recycle their unwanted electronic goods at the transfer station in South Melbourne.

Has your organisation set a new benchmark in energy or water efficiency? Do you have a sustainable approach to water and energy use? Do you know someone who has tirelessly championed the cause?

Australians will learn how to become more sustainable and save hundreds of dollars a year, as Keep Australia Beautiful Week launches nationally 28 August with the theme ‘Save the World. Start at Home’.

To maintain relevant Australian Standards, Standards Australia has embarked on a project to reassess about 2000 standards sectors that are more than 10 years old.

Energy crises are growing from New Zealand to New York; Europe and America face one of their hottest summers on record; Australia struggles to deal with water shortages; and the debate on climate change continues to rage.

When we turn the tap on, do we know what comes out? According to a water expert visiting Central Queensland University Rockhampton next week, we don’t.

The Australian Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology (AIAST) will hold its annual Conference ‘Biofuels: From Paddock to Pump’ on 19 October 2006 at the Heritage Hotel in Canberra.

The Sustainable Packaging Alliance has received two Commonwealth government grants to support the development of its prototype rapid packaging environmental impact assessment tool, PIQET.

Train Chartering in the UK has highlighted the environmental benefits of train travel compared to air or road transportation by publishing headline facts and figures on www.trainchartering.com.

Due to continued growth in the LIMS market for WinLIMS and requirements to increase staff numbers at Quality Systems International to meet these demands, the company will be moving to larger premises.

Increasing butt litter poses a growing environmental threat to our natural habitats, says the Butt Littering Trust in response to a recent national litter survey.

Sulo MGB Australia has announced the purchase of the family-owned business Rabbit Plastics, situated at Kempsey on the mid North Coast of NSW.

The New Zealand Green’s Waste Minimisation (Solids) Bill is through to the Select Committee. The local government and Environment Select Committee have called for submissions on the bill with a closing date of 1 September.