With just a few simple changes in farming practice, Australian grain farmers are boosting yield by over 50% without using any extra water. [ + ]

NSW's State Water has moved a step closer to realising its $18.6 million integrated surveillance, monitoring, automation and remote telemetry (iSMART) project, with the awarding of a contract to prime contractor Hunter Water Australia (HWA). [ + ]

CSIRO scientists have conducted a survey of marine debris along Australia's coastline and concluded that the majority of the rubbish is plastic from Australian sources. [ + ]

TechCollect, the not-for-profit e-waste recycling service, is asking Australians to think beyond clothes and old papers when it comes to spring cleaning this year, extending the clean-up to old technology lying around the home. [ + ]

Twenty-seven finalists have been announced for the Premier's Sustainability Awards 2014. Now in their 12th year, the awards recognise and reward leadership in sustainability and celebrate the contribution businesses, institutions, communities and individuals make to a more liveable and sustainable Victoria. [ + ]

Water utilities are investing in Smart WaterMark, Australia's water conservation label, through a Water Services Association of Australia (WSAA) subscription program. [ + ]

The Australian Water Recycling Centre of Excellence (AWRCE) is proud to be associated with two awards presented by the WateReuse Association at its 2014 symposium in Dallas, Texas. [ + ]

Yarra City Council has become the first local government in Australia, and the third in the world, to be officially certified as a One Planet Council by One Planet Living - an internationally recognised benchmark for sustainability. [ + ]

Victoria Racing Club (VRC) has undertaken a desalination project at Flemington Racecourse, turning brackish bore water into clean water suitable for the course's roses. [ + ]

Registrants to Waste Expo, taking place from 15-16 October at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, will go into the draw to win a CLO'ey Compost Unit from Closed Loop Recycling. [ + ]

Researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) have developed a solar concentrator which, when placed over a window, creates solar energy while allowing people to actually see through the window.  [ + ]

The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and the Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living (CRCLCL) have signed a memorandum of understanding which will see WorldGBC contribute to CRCLCL's three-year 'Closing the Loop' building project. [ + ]

Eco Expo Asia, the region's international trade exhibition for green business, serves as a trading platform enabling quality buyers from Asia to connect with green enterprises and government officials. [ + ]

Finnish wave energy technology developer AW-Energy has signed a framework agreement with certification organisation Lloyd’s Register Energy, thus taking a major step towards commercialising its WaveRoller technology.  [ + ]

The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has partnered with Edge Environment to provide specialised training in the area of life cycle assessment (LCA), with the aim of increasing industry's understanding and implementation of the subject. [ + ]