Sustainability

2014 National Landcare Awards winners announced

24 September, 2014

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.


Companies call for RET to stay

23 September, 2014

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.


CSIRO to present at mining conference

22 September, 2014

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.


Low-carbon living is the future, says sustainability professor

19 September, 2014

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.


Sydney students to learn food sustainability

19 September, 2014

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.


Convention 2014 to include climate change conference

18 September, 2014

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.


A one-stop shop for renewable energy grid integration projects

18 September, 2014

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.


Australia's plastic is polluting our coastline

16 September, 2014

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.


Grain yields boosted by over 50% without extra water

16 September, 2014

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


Bridging the gap between distributors and customer

15 September, 2014 by Matt Gleeson, Oracle Utilities Regional Vice President at Oracle APAC | Supplied by: Oracle Corporation Australia

Recent developments in the utilities industry have made one thing very clear: for energy companies, doing business the way they have until now no longer represents a sustainable course of action.


Finalists for the 2014 Victorian Premier's Sustainability Awards

12 September, 2014

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.


Yarra City Council becomes Australia's first One Planet Council

11 September, 2014

Yarra City Council has become the first local government in Australia, and the third in the world, to be officially certified as a One Planet Council by One Planet Living - an internationally recognised benchmark for sustainability.


AWRCE congratulates WateReuse award winners

11 September, 2014

The Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence (AWRCE) is proud to be associated with two awards presented by the WateReuse Association at its 2014 symposium in Dallas, Texas.


Win a compost unit at Waste Expo

10 September, 2014

Registrants to Waste Expo, taking place from 15-16 October at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, will go into the draw to win a CLO'ey Compost Unit from Closed Loop Recycling.


WorldGBC helps CRC to close the loop

09 September, 2014

The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and the Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living (CRCLCL) have signed a memorandum of understanding which will see WorldGBC contribute to CRCLCL's three-year 'Closing the Loop' building project.


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