The Commonwealth Bank and Conservation Volunteers Australia have come together to recognise, reward and support young Australians who are actively involved in improving their local environment. Now in its fourth year, the Commonwealth Bank Green Ambassadors program is searching for …
Canberra Times3 October 2008 IF ALL Sydney’s car commuters stopped their vehicles two kilometres away from work today, got out and walked the rest of the way, the city would be spared 1200 tonnes of carbon emissions. If they did …
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The Age5 October 2008 Recreation and environmentalism go head to head in suburbia. A MOVIE scriptwriter might call it The Battle for Alphington Tip. Greenies would say it is Pooches v The Environment and dog groups see it as another …
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AdelaideNow.com.au6 October 2008 A METROPOLITAN council wants smokers to pay a $2 levy to help cover the clean-up costs of discarded butts.The council says the State Government should impose the levy on every packet of cigarettes. It will seek support …
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The Sydney Morning Herald7 October 2008 THE English have their allotments; in Sydney we use the streets. In a variation on guerilla gardening, Sydneysiders are moving veggie plots from the backyard to the street verge, and converting formerly fallow public …
SUSTAINABILITY: “Green solution just outside your door” Read more »
The document ‘Caring for our Country Outcomes 2008-2013‘ outlines the specific outcomes that the Australian Government ‘Caring for our Country’ funding program will deliver in its first five years of operation, and the potential strategies for achieving these outcomes. The …
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Australia’s building sector could cut the projected price of carbon trading permits by 14 per cent – and generate annual savings of $38 billion by 2050 – with energy efficiency measures that complement the federal government’s proposed carbon pollution reduction …
The new Adelaide Urban Forest Biodiversity Program website ‘Backyards for Wildlife‘ has been created to provide information and resources on Adelaide’s biodiversity, wildlife gardening and associated activities. The Backyards for Wildlife website provides: plant lists for the 21 identified naturally …
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The full 2008 proceedings can be downloaded here (4 MB). Proceedings and papers for the 2000 to 2008 Symposia can be downloaded here.
The theme of this year’s World Standards Day message is “Intelligent and sustainable buildings”. With a world population that has more than doubled since 1950 and is steadily moving into urban areas – half the world population is expected to …