$800m for climate change, disasters

The federal budget will fund new climate change and disaster mitigation agencies.

6 May, 2021

High tech waste initiatives vie for award

Council waste initiatives are among the finalists in the MAV Awards for Excellence in Technology.

22 April, 2021

Govt to forge global clean energy deals

The federal government has committed $566m to broker global low emissions partnerships.

22 April, 2021

Victoria set to become last to join container deposit train

Victoria will model its container deposit scheme on NSW when when it becomes the last Australian jurisdiction to roll out a cash-for-cans scheme.

19 April, 2021

$1.08b deal banks on gas-fired recovery for SA

The Commonwealth and SA governments have signed a $1.08b energy and emissions deal.

18 April, 2021

Govt waste champions shortlisted for awards

Government initiatives have been recognised in WA’s annual waste management awards.

8 April, 2021

Adopting innovative recycled water strategies

Recycled water projects are often opportunistic and ad hoc, rather than strategically planned, but they don’t have to be.

30 March, 2021

Turnbull dumped from new zero emissions board

Malcolm Turnbull has been dumped as chair of the new NSW Net Zero Emissions and Clean Economy Board.

30 March, 2021

Council an ‘exemplar’ of asbestos management

Blue Mountains City Council has reinvented itself as a leader in the management of asbestos.

29 March, 2021

Queensland Energy to launch connected battery trial

Queensland’s government-owned energy business network will launch a large-scale grid-connected battery storage trial.

25 March, 2021

Emergency bushfire support group reactivated for floods

The Local Government Emergency Group has been reactivated for flood support.

22 March, 2021

NSW trials first locally made emission-free bus

The NSW government is trialing the state’s first locally built electric bus.

19 March, 2021

Conservation partnerships pay off for Qld council

A council’s environmental partnership program has led to the discovery of a rare marsupial.

15 March, 2021

Northern Beaches Council joins 100% renewables club

Northern Beaches council will power all its sites with renewable energy.

8 March, 2021