Queensland's first Natural Resources Conference will be held on Wednesday 17 May 2006 at the Brisbane Convention Centre. [ + ]

International Composting Awareness Week (ICAW) is being held for the first time in Australia from 7-13 May. [ + ]

The Australian consortium participating in the international IMS PROMISE (Product Embedded Information System for Service and End of Life) project has received over $470,000 in funding in the first round of the Australian federal government's $25 million ICIP (Industry Cooperative Innovation Program) competitive funding scheme. [ + ]

Eligible organisations across the country will have the opportunity to invest in major water resource projects with the announcement today of a new call for proposals under the federal government’s Water Smart Australia program. [ + ]

Six young Australians are circumnavigating the continent powered only by pedal power (bicycles) and a van powered by vegetable oil. [ + ]

National and international solar thermal energy researchers now have a unique research facility available to them. [ + ]

Port Phillip Bay in Melbourne is being protected by Monash researchers who have developed 'rain gardens' that filter Melbourne's storm water, preventing chemically-tainted urban run-off from polluting the Bay and local streams. [ + ]

The NSW Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) has released Australia’s first guide to help councils weigh up the costs and benefits of using compost in their public parks and gardens. [ + ]

More Australian companies are reporting annually on sustainability, the Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell said recently. [ + ]

One of the world’s best-known oil and gas exploration and production companies is set to become move into alternative renewable energies through its involvement in the development of solar power. [ + ]

The Australian National University is claiming to be the first university in Australia to implement the mobile phone recycling program MobileMuster. [ + ]

The Australia-China Climate Change Partnership is achieving practical outcomes, according to a report released by the Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Senator Ian Campbell recently. [ + ]

The proliferation of home entertainment systems has raised a number of issues, especially concerning the shelf life of LCDs and the impact of their disposal on the environment. [ + ]

With a new Water Quality Calculator now available on the internet, managing irrigation water quality to sustain crop production and deliver positive environmental outcomes is in sight. [ + ]

Victorians are leading the way in signing up to the Green Power iniative, Victorian Environment Minister, John Thwaites, and Minister for Energy Resources and Industries, Theo Theophanous announced recently. [ + ]