This year Sydney’s Manly Environment Centre celebrates 20 years, and in September will recognise the spirit behind Environment Centres by organising the first ‘International Conference for Environment Centres’ – driving environmental change from the community. The conference will be an …
First International Conference for Environment Centres, 8-11 September 2011, Sydney Read more »
Sydney’s desalination project was named desalination plant of the year at the Global Water Summit 2011 in Berlin. In a Media Release Sydney Water Managing Director Kerry Schott said Sydney’s desalination project won the award because it was delivered on …
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The Sydney Metropolitan CMA 2011 Community Forum will focus on biodiversity and the science of what we do. The Forum will be facilitated by ABC TV Science Presenter Bernie Hobbs. Professor Andrew Beattie from Macquarie University will give a fascinating …
Sydney Metropolitan Catchment Management Authority (CMA) 2011 Community Forum, 21 May Read more »
“Source to Sea” is an ABC Landline story about balancing urban sprawl with food production in some of the nation’s most fertile farming areas. Much of the debate in the Sydney basin focuses on the demand for new residential developments. …
Source to Sea: the river and farms on the fringe of Australia’s biggest city Read more »
The new North Sydney Draft Urban Forest Strategy is on public exhibition until 15 April 2011. The culmination of several years of research and mapping of the North Sydney Urban Forest; the Strategy provides an in-depth look at how the …
Spreading urbanisation and population growth are putting pressure on agricultural lands on the fringes of Sydney. The NSW Parliamentary Library Research Service e-brief Agriculture in the Sydney Region: historical and current perspectives presents an overview of the history of policies …
Research e-brief – Agriculture in the Sydney Region: historical and current perspectives Read more »
The Cumberland Plain in western Sydney is Australia ‘s fastest growing and most populous region. Many of its unique natural attributes need special effort to maintain their values and ensure their protection. Just 13% of western Sydney ‘s native vegetation …
The latest Botany Bay Water Quality Improvement Program (BBWQIP) eNewsletter includes information on: The Draft Botany Bay & Catchment Water Quality Improvement Plan Real-time Water Quality Monitoring Network The Botany Bay Water Quality Decision Support System Progress Update on the …
Botany Bay Water Quality Improvement Program eNewsletter No. 11 (February 2011) Read more »
The NSW Government has released the Metropolitan Plan for Sydney 2036 to guide Sydney’s growth and development over the next 25 years. It draws on two documents – the 2005 Metropolitan Strategy – City of Cities: A Plan for Sydney’s …
The Cumberland Plain Shale Woodlands and Shale-Gravel Transition Forest booklet is designed to assist land managers, owners and occupiers as well as environmental assessment officers and consultants to identify, assess and manage the Cumberland Plain Shale Woodlands and Shale-Gravel Transition …