Under the new national e-waste recycling scheme, 80 per cent of all televisions and computes are expected to be recycled by 2021. By Angela Dorizas Computers and televisions will be diverted from landfill under a landmark national e-waste recycling scheme. Federal and state environment ministers agreed to a new national policy on waste and […]
9 November, 2009
By Staff Writer Funding for community environmental groups could be made available through fines handed down to companies guilty of polluting. The Victorian Government is seeking new and creative solutions to environmental issues that will be paid for by fines levied on companies or individuals found guilty in court of environmental pollution. Environment and […]
15 September, 2009
Australia was the lowest ranked of the major industrialised countries in terms of its ability to prosper in a low carbon world. Image: iStock. By Angela Dorizas Australia is the worst placed industrialised nation to compete in a clean energy world, a new report has found. The report commissioned by the Climate Institute and European […]
14 September, 2009
By Angela Dorizas Councils across New South Wales have welcomed the extension of the Water Loss Management Program until June 2011. A joint initiative of the Local Government and Shires Associations (LGSA) and the NSW Water Directorate, the program includes Commonwealth funding of $7.3m from the Water Smart Australia program, part of the Government’s $12.9 […]
14 September, 2009
By Staff Writer The Federal Government has opened up the solar hot water rebate to Victorians who lost their homes in the February bushfires. The rebate is not usually available for people building new homes, but the Environment Minister Peter Garrett said he had made an exception for homes lost in the fires. “This is […]
7 September, 2009
By Staff Writer The Federal Government has called for proposals from local government bodies in the Murray-Darling basin for water-saving initiatives to help communities prepare for a future of scarce water supply. Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, said the water-saving initiatives formed part of the Government’s $200 million Strengthening Basin Communities […]
3 September, 2009
By Staff Writer Councils across Queensland have launched a recruitment drive for members of the State Government’s Green Army. Minister for Employment and Economic Development, Andrew Fraser, announced 262 new ‘green’ traineeships with 48 councils across the state. He said the $57 million Green Army initiative was designed to create jobs, strengthen the state’s tourism industry and […]
12 August, 2009
By Staff Writer The Victorian Government has failed to capture rain that falls over the city each year, according to a leading sustainable living organisation. The Alternative Technology Association (ATA) has accused the State Government of wasting 600 gigalitres of rainfall each year. ATA water policy manager, Anjali Brown, said the State Government was failing […]
3 August, 2009
By Staff Writer Canberra has been chosen as the host of Australia’s first electric vehicle infrastructure with a network to be completed within four years. Better Place Australia, the leading electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure and services provider announced that Canberra will host the first city-wide roll-out of electric vehicle infrastructure in Australia. Better Place founder and chief executive […]
27 July, 2009
By Hugh Wareham It is very important in these financially constrained and uncertain times to increase the focus on buying efficiently, and all levels of government have a responsibility to show leadership in managing our resources more effectively and sustainably. This is exactly what green purchasing is all about. By purchasing green products organisations are […]
8 July, 2009
By Staff Writer Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has invited comment on the draft National Waste Policy Framework. He said Australian environment ministers were “moving towards avoiding waste and actively using it as a resource”. “Under the leadership of the Australian Government the state and territory environment ministers will consider the new policy at their […]
8 July, 2009
Gold Coast City Council is on the way to setting a new environmental benchmark. Image: Murray Waite, Tourism Queensland. By Rachel Borchardt When rampant developers known as the ‘white shoe brigade’ led the high-rise and canal building boom on Queensland’s Gold Coast in the 1960s and 70s, environmental sensitivity did not appear on the radar. […]
1 June, 2009
By Angela Dorizas The Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) has made a “breakthrough on waste”, announcing plans to establish an e-waste recycling scheme for computers, TVs and other electronic waste. Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett said the decision to tackle e-waste was driven by increasing community and industry concern about electronic waste and the lack of progress […]
25 May, 2009
Coastal housing development is “hopelessly unsustainable”. Image: iStock. By Rachel Borchardt Stripping investors of their tax breaks could be the solution to unsustainable development, according to a coastal sustainability advocate. Speaking at the Queensland Coastal Conference 2009, Mike Berwick, Queensland’s representative on the National NRM Working Group and former mayor of Douglas Shire, said housing […]
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