Sydney Water wins major infrastructure award
17 November, 2010Sydney Water’s Priority Sewerage Program (PSP) has won an Alliancing Association of Australasia (AAA) Excellence Award.
Cleantech challenge displays strong Australian innovation
17 November, 2010GE Australia has highlighted innovative local entries to its ecomagination challenge, with the winner to be announced by the end of November. The challenge attracted more than 40 entries from Australia highlighting a strong level of local innovation and progressive thinking about carbon reduction technologies.
Sugarcane growers win national environmental award
20 October, 2010Project Catalyst, a pioneering partnership helping to improve the quality of water flowing into Great Barrier Reef catchments has won a national Banksia Environmental Award.
Sustainable development advocate wins state construction award
28 September, 2010Brisbane’s Helen Armstrong has been acknowledged for her outstanding achievements and contribution to the construction industry with the Leighton Contractors Award for Achievement in Sustainable Development Award at the National Association for Women in Construction (NAWIC) Qld 2010 Crystal Vision Awards.
Papyrus Australia makes finals of the Banksia Environmental Awards
21 September, 2010Papyrus Australia, the developer of a technology that converts the waste trunk of the banana palm into alternatives to forest wood products, has been announced as a finalist in the 2010 Banksia Awards.
Plastics technology wins science’s 2010 Victoria Prize
20 September, 2010A leading Australian materials scientists who invented a zero waste technology for the plastics and car industry has been awarded the prestigious 2010 Victoria Prize. Associate Professor Wojciech Gutowski’s work addressed the waste problem faced by the car industry which uses 9.68 million litres of paints a year in car manufacturing - with all solvents used in the process becoming airborne and 2.5 million litres of solids going to landfill.
Newcastle’s Young Engineer of the Year named
17 September, 2010GHD’s engineer Andrew Bagnall has been named the Engineers Australia Young Engineer of the Year (Newcastle) at a function held on 10 September at Newcastle City Hall.
Large organisations leading the way for Banksia Awards
07 September, 2010The Banksia Awards, a prestigious Australian environmental awards series, has announced a record number of finalists for its 2010 awards. The biggest growth in submissions occurs in the big business award category.
Award win for Australia's irrigation farmers
19 August, 2010The National Water Commission has congratulated the winners of the Peter Cullen Eureka Prize for Water Research and Innovation on their outstanding contribution to water science.
OneSteel receives new sustainability licence
19 August, 2010The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has presented OneSteel with South Australia's third EPA Sustainability Licence.
YHA NZ gains first backpacker network CEMARS certification
19 August, 2010YHA New Zealand has become the first backpacker hostel network in the world to achieve CEMARS (Carbon Emissions Measurement And Reduction Scheme) certification.
‘Smart’ water-quality sensor network wins iAward
10 August, 2010A smart sensor network that is monitoring the quality of drinking water in south-east Queensland has earned CSIRO one of the Australian ICT industry’s highest accolades.
DuPont launches 2010/2011 DuPont Australia and New Zealand Innovation Awards
03 August, 2010DuPont Australia has launched its 2010/2011 DuPont Australia and New Zealand Innovation Awards, a biennial event designed to recognise the commercialisation of outstanding science and technology in Australia and New Zealand.
Visy recognised with 2010 Australian Business Award for Environmental Sustainability
03 August, 2010Visy has received the 2010 Australian Business Award for Environmental Sustainability for the extension and upgrade of its pulp and recycled paper mill at Tumut.
Brisbane's Willawong bus depot wins top gong
28 July, 2010Brisbane City Council’s Willawong bus depot has taken out the state's highest sustainable architecture award at this year’s Australian Institute of Architecture Queensland Awards.
