Toyota New Zealand's entire dealer network has officially been certified Enviro-Mark Gold standard or better. Enviro-Mark is a nationally recognised environmental management program in which organisations progress through five levels and are independently audited at each step. [ + ]

Air New Zealand last week launched a global search for an environmental enthusiast keen to share the wonders of the Antarctic continent with the world. [ + ]

The City of Sydney has urged members of the NSW Parliament to reform outdated electricity regulations preventing the installation of low-carbon trigeneration electricity plants. [ + ]

Eight councils that form part of the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) have signed an agreement with waste management company Veolia. [ + ]

Infrastructure solutions company Tenix has completed the design and construction of the first stage of a demonstration grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) solar farm, located at Bungendore in southern NSW. [ + ]

EPA Victoria has teamed up with Rotary Donations in Kind (DIK), Totally Work Wear (TWW) and Fashion Biz in a partnership that will see more than 200 old EPA uniforms sent overseas to Africa and East Timor. [ + ]

Australian Research Council Future Fellow and an Associate Professor at the Australian National University, Yun Liu is the 2013 Banksia Sustainability Awards winner in the Innovation category. [ + ]

Energy management specialist Schneider Electric has selected Microsoft Windows Azure, a cloud computing and infrastructure platform, as a preferred cloud provider for the company’s StruxureWare software applications and suites. [ + ]

Scientists from CSIRO's Water for a Healthy Country Flagship have trialled a new approach to sugar cane plantation weed management in select Great Barrier Reef (GBR) catchments. [ + ]

The Australian Government yesterday released, for public consideration, exposure drafts of the legislation to repeal the carbon tax. [ + ]

BHP Billiton was presented with a 6 Star Green Star Interiors rating for its Perth fit-out at Brookfield Place, which represents world leadership in green building outcomes. [ + ]

Swiss company SolarMax - a manufacturer of grid-connected solar inverters - has announced a distribution partnership with energy efficiency and renewable energy company Mark Group. [ + ]

The 2nd Sydney Symposium on Carbon Capture (S2C2) will be held at the University of Sydney this week from 16-18 October. Topics of discussion will include cleaner energies, global temperatures and climate change. [ + ]

A free service for bulb, battery and mobile phone recycling is now available across Sydney, with 10 recycling stations accessible at community centres and libraries around the city. The service operates year-round, meaning residents can dispose of their waste at any time. [ + ]

The South Australian Wine Industry Association (SAWIA) has awarded its 2013 Environmental Excellence Awards to Treasury Wine Estates and Byrne Vineyards. The theme of this year's awards was Water. [ + ]