Council climate network gains new members, commercial partner
Western Sydney Councils and Bank Australia have joined the nation’s largest local government climate alliance
4 October, 2023Western Sydney Councils and Bank Australia have joined the nation’s largest local government climate alliance
4 October, 2023A collaboration between business and LGNSW that produced an asbestos training program for council employees has recieved a state government award.
26 September, 2023A remote Qld council will get $3m to improve waste management in line with the government’s First Nation sustainable waste strategy.
25 September, 2023ALGA will be contacting councils asking for data for an update of the National State of the Assets report.
6 September, 2023A group of Western Sydney councils says working together on sustainable energy projects has helped cut ratepayer energy bills by $36 million.
28 August, 2023A new report looks at ethical issues around the use of AI by council garbage trucks at a Melbourne Council.
16 August, 2023City of Perth’s fleet of waste trucks is getting a safety upgrade with a helping hand from mining magnate Gina Rinehart.
16 August, 2023Lithium batteries and solar panels are among the emerging waste streams that will have to be dealt with in coming years.
30 July, 2023The NSW EPA will launch a review of the state’s waste levy this year, and says consultation with local governments and other stakeholders will begin soon.
26 July, 2023A regional Queensland council says investing in a new recycling facility has helped it cut landfill by 65 per cent.
12 July, 2023Australia’s largest crumbed rubber asphalt project will see the equivalent of 3,600 tyres incorporated into roads across Sydney.
27 June, 2023A NSW waste depot is implementing a closed-loop water system which will see decontaminated landfill leachate used in glass recycling.
20 June, 2023Council waste management workers are facing a new threat from wrongly disposed of lithium batteries.
13 June, 2023A court has found that material stored by a Victorian recycling company is waste and must be disposed of.
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