The Green Lease Project is an online think-tank and discussion platform for efficient and environmentally friendly renting in New South Wales. It’s a considered and measured approach to making housing more affordable and sustainable for those Australians who do not …
In the article Plan to drill 150 gas wells across water catchment The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the NSW government is considering a plan that would lead to hundreds of coal seam gas wells being drilled in near-pristine bushland …
More than 150 coal seam gas wells proposed for Sydney’s drinking water catchment Read more »
Sydney’s Tank Stream is significant in Australia’s colonial history, but is now buried in stormwater drains. It is one of many lost waterways around the world that have been buried beneath our urban areas. There are substantial economic, social and …
Australia’s lost urban waterways – sites for the daylighting urban streams map? Read more »
The SAVE Program (Sustainable Actions Value Everyone) delivered sustainability projects to low income, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities in Sydney. The SAVE Program website was developed to make the resources and lessons learnt …
Resources from the SAVE Program (Sustainable Actions Value Everyone) Read more »
C40 Cities is a network of the world’s megacities taking action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Cities are the global centers of communication, commerce and culture. What our cities do individually and in unison can set the agenda for a …
C40 Cities – Global Leadership on Climate Change Read more »
Participants are encouraged to submit their photos of water – the good, bad and the ugly – in western Sydney for the Water in the Landscape Photo Competition. The photo competition is open to any photo that captures water in …
Water in the Landscape Photo Competition – water and western Sydney Read more »
The Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority (SMCMA) is upgrading its Catchment Action Plan (CAP) for the Sydney region. The CAP is the overarching document guiding natural resource management in the region and is central to the delivery of natural resource …
The Australian Government has transferred heritage-listed bushland at Malabar Headland in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, honouring a commitment made by Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Member for Kingsford Smith Peter Garrett in August 2010 to create a 70-hectare coastal National Park …
In an Australian first, the City of Sydney will roll-out new energy-efficient LED street and park lighting, halving electricity use and carbon pollution compared to conventional lights. A consortium of General Electric and UGL were selected after a tender and …
In Australia, the introduced Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) is commonly believed to aggressively displace native birds and outcompete them for food and nest resources. However, the current paucity of scientific evidence makes it difficult to devise appropriate management strategies for …