Industry News
Aussie sports stars help keep Australia beautiful
Australian cricket player, Glenn McGrath, is helping Keep Australia Beautiful launch its national awards program around the country this week, to recognise community initiatives that reduce plastic bag use.
[ + ]Water-purification method promises radical improvement
Delft University of Technology research has discovered a method that could drastically change the way we purify water within a few years. Delft, in partnership with DHV engineering bureau, has developed a compact and environmentally-friendly purification method, in which aerobic bacteria form granules that sink quickly.
[ + ]Applications open for community greenhouse action
The Australian Government plans to help local communities, businesses and councils take action to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions with the availability of grants totalling almost $2.2 million.
[ + ]Alternative fuel proves to be more cost effective than fossil fuels
Biodieselathome.net, a company aimed at spreading information about alternative fuels has introduced instructions for making inexpensive alternative fuels at home.
[ + ]Campaign urges Victorians to save energy
Victorians have been encouraged to reduce their energy use and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a new campaign unveiled by the Victorian Government.
[ + ]Ground water sampling seminars
Enviroequip is hosting a series of ground water seminars in August to be presented by David Kaminski, international expert in ground water sampling methods.
[ + ]Samoa's Trash is Australia's Recycling Treasure
On Tuesday, 20th June 2006, the Minister for Minister for Manufacturing and Export, Andre Haermeyer, will launch the first joint recycling program between two Victorian companies and the nation of Samoa.
[ + ]IFAT China 2006 coming up
IFAT China 2006 held 27 – 30 June offers a broadly structured accompanying program. This examines the entire spectrum of areas relevant to environmental protection in Asia: from water supply, sewage treatment and waste disposal to recycling, air pollution control and environmental technology right down to environmentally compatible forms on energy in Asia.
[ + ]Thousands of Queensland students take on Earth Dialogues Challenge
One out of 8,000 Queensland school students taking part in a comprehensive education program will have the opportunity to deliver a keynote address alongside Mikhail Gorbachev at Earth Dialogues Brisbane 2006: A World Forum for Resource Management and Sustainable Development.
[ + ]Billboard company to sponsor Earth Dialogues Brisbane 2006
A large Queensland billboard company is one of the major sponsors of the World Forum on the environment taking place in Brisbane in July this year.
[ + ]World Environment Day 2006 Award winners
The United Nations Association of Australia announced the winners in this year’s World Environment Day Awards at a gala presentation at Melbourne’s Grand Hyatt Hotel Rob Gell – Environmentalist and Victorian president of Greening Australia.
[ + ]IWES short courses
IWES will be conducting short courses on environmental management on 17-21 July at the Gold Coast.
[ + ]New recycling invention
Newly patented technology invented by ANSTO scientist, Dr Tony Taylor, can cheaply make sewage and waste water clean enough to drink and could cut water use by 60%, according to ANSTO’s online magazine, Velocity.
[ + ]Conference to look at whole chain
The Sustainable Packaging Alliance’s (SPA) approaching round table “Implementing NPC II – a whole chain perspective†is set to be held Friday 30th June 2006 between 8:30am – 2:00pm, in Melbourne.
[ + ]$20 million to go towards water saving devices
The Beattie Government has made $20 million available to local Councils to stage water audits and to install water saving devices.
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