Commercial and industrial companies that can demonstrate recent water savings are encouraged to nominate for the 2012 Prime Minister’s Water Wise Award. The Award is now in its third year and recognises the significant savings in water use achieved by …
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The revised version of Stormwater Management in a Water Sensitive City is now available. This document is a “how to” guide to the management of urban storm water and to the integration of appropriate management technologies into Australian urban design …
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World Water Development Report 4 is a comprehensive review that gives an overall picture of the world’s freshwater resources. It analyses pressures from decisions that drive demand for water and affect its availability and offers tools and response options to …
The WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply and Sanitation, known as the JMP, reports every two years on access to drinking water and sanitation worldwide and on progress towards related targets under Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 7. The 2012 …
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The Living Melbourne Living Victoria Implementation Plan recommends the changes required to Melbourne’s water system to ensure it is able to support Melbourne’s needs into the future, in the face of continued population growth and an uncertain climate. While the plan …
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The National Library of Australia (NLA) has announced that it has digitised its set of 24 Flood Inundation Maps of cities and towns in NSW, produced by the NSW Water Resources Commission in the late 70s/early 80s. These maps add …
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Global Wind Day is a worldwide event that occurs annually on 15 June. It is a day for discovering wind, its power and the possibilities it holds to change our world. Last year more than 230 events were organised in …
Environment Minister Tony Burke has announced Australia’s most at-risk koala populations need to be included on the national list of threatened species. Minister Burke has decided to list koala populations in Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory …
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The Australian Association of Bush Regenerators (AABR) NSW has published a special tick edition of their monthly newsletter. This edition discusses Lyme disease, other tick borne diseases and how to work safely in tick prone areas.
The National Landcare Conference is being held at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre from 3-5 September 2012. This year’s conference will take place in Landcare Week and will be an exciting opportunity to bring together people that are interested …
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