The 15 October 2008 edition of CO2 News includes: COAG agrees to develop national energy efficiency strategy Contract awarded for development of national emissions registry Wave energy could supply 35% of Australia’s power needs: report Councils develop model methods for …
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Phase 2 of the Land & Water Australia Knowledge for Regional NRM Program has won a Platinum Award in the actKM Forum 2008 Knowledge Management Awards. The award was announced at 2008 actKM Forum Conference dinner on 14 October 2008 …
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From Potts Point to Perth and Cooktown to Castlemaine, landcarers across the nation are being invited to join in celebrations for the upcoming National Landcare Awards ceremony via the first ever live webcast of the event. The awards will be …
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Urban development and sprawl has significantly changed city landscapes, especially over the past 50 years. These changes have favoured larger birds, including parrots, fruit-eating & meat-eating birds, exotic birds, and the larger honeyeaters, while populations of most smaller bird species …
The Department of Environment & Climate Change along with Sydney Olympic Park Authority invites biodiversity management professionals & field staff to come along to Sydney Olympic Park for information about: The Green & Golden Bell Frog (GGBF) and its habitat …
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Frankston was announced the national winner of the Keep Australia Beautiful, Australian Sustainable Cities Awards, held in Sydney. The Award recognises the City of Frankston for its commitment and investment in a wide range of environmental sustainability initiatives and its …
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The Urban Sustainability Support Alliance (USSA) is co-ordinating a poster presentation session titled ‘Onya Soapbox’ at the upcoming NSW Integrating Sustainability in Local Government Symposium on the 24 – 25 November 2008. Posters provide a opportunity for an informal presentation …
SUSTAINABILITY, NSW LOCAL GOV’T: Submit a Poster and get ‘Onya Soapbox’? Read more »
Case studies prepared by various state and territory government bodies have been contributed to the Garnaut Review online resource library. These contributions serve to highlight successful local practices and ways in which Australian communities are already positively addressing the impacts …
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Due to unexpected demand a third and final Write it up! workshop will be held in Sydney on Tuesday 21st October. The session will be held at the Local Government and Shires Association, 28 Margaret Street Sydney (close to Wynyard …
ENV EDUCATION: Additional and final Write it up! workshop in Sydney 21 October Read more »
The Write it up! program has been developed by the Australian Association for Environmental Education to assist educators write up case studies of their projects. Write it up! workshops are being held at: North Sydney on Tuesday 14 October, with …
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