Earthwatch Institute Australia has been named as a finalist in the Victorian Premier's Sustainability Awards for the ClimateWatch mobile phone app. The app has been added to the company's existing web-based program. [ + ]

A flood levee to safeguard the South West Queensland town of Roma will begin construction today. The successful bidder for the $10.4 million project was Ostwald Bros, which will design and construct the embankment from the Roma Airport towards Lovell Street. [ + ]

The winners of the highly coveted 2013 Engineering Excellence Awards Sydney were announced on Friday night (20 September 2013), highlighting the industry’s capacity for creativity and innovation through the achievement of groundbreaking accomplishments. [ + ]

At the AIPM South Australian awards night, SA Water and the Waterlink Joint Venture won the Construction/Engineering Projects >$100,000,000 category for their delivery of the North South Interconnection System Project (NSISP). [ + ]

Green Square Water, a private water utility owned by Flow Systems, will use recycled stormwater at 20 sites to service 7000 residents and 8500 workers in Sydney’s Green Square neighbourhood. [ + ]

Buildings which receive a Platinum rating from Livable Housing Australia (LHA) will now also receive automatic Green Star points under the Green Building Council of Australia's (GBCA) rating system for buildings. [ + ]

Japan's Nippon Gas has invested into Australian smart energy company COzero Holdings. COzero provides energy management solutions to help commercial businesses and industries save money on energy. [ + ]

Weedtechnics has developed a non-toxic method of weed removal. The company will subsidise up to 30% off a Steamwand SW series to groups across Australia. [ + ]

The Abbott government has shut down the Climate Commission, with the now former Chief Commissioner Professor Tim Flannery receiving the news this morning from Environment Minister Greg Hunt. [ + ]

Global water technology company Xylem has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index and the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the second year in a row, in recognition of its ongoing sustainability initiatives. [ + ]

Two of this year’s All-Energy Australia speakers are John Hofmeister, the US-based former president of Shell Oil Company, and Brian Rourke, managing director of Tidal Energy Australia. Hofmeister and Rourke have spoken on the subject matter of their keynote speeches. [ + ]

At an industry event hosted by The Victorian Employers’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VECCI) today, the Clean Energy Council (CEC) released its ‘Guide to installing solar PV for business and industry’. [ + ]

This year, the two finalists in the Waikato Regional Council Environmental Science Award category of the KuDos Hamilton Science Excellence Awards are Drs Chris Tanner and Carolyn Lundquist, both from the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA). [ + ]

The Better Buildings Partnership (BBP), established by the City of Sydney, has announced that it is saving its members over $25 million a year on their electricity bills thanks to more energy-efficient buildings. [ + ]

Senator Richard Di Natale, lead spokesperson of the Australian Greens, has indicated that the first acts of the Abbott government have “taken Australia back decades and made us an international embarrassment”. [ + ]