The New Zealand Clean Energy Centre (NZCEC), with funding from both the government and private sectors, has finalised architectural plans for its 800 m² facility in Taupo and aims to begin construction this year.

Landcare Week from 7-13 September is designed to celebrate Landcare groups and their projects. One event being organised is called the Source to Sea which involves Landcare members, ambassadors and sponsors kayaking down the Hawkesbury and Parramatta rivers and meeting with Landcare groups working along the waterways.

Sydney Water has extended the service delivery contract it has with the PSP Alliance to allow construction to start in mid-2010 on a sewerage scheme at Appin.

Heather Campbell has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of Landcare Australia and will commence her new role from 9 November.

The Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, Senator Kim Carr has congratulated Toyota on starting pilot production of the first home-grown hybrid.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued guidelines outlining its approach to enforcing the Water Market Rules 2009 and Water Charge (Termination Fees) Rules 2009.

Television and computer manufacturers that import products to Australia may soon have to join a national electronic waste (e-waste) recycling scheme, if the federal government decides to implement a new recycling model backed by environment and industry groups.

Nitrous oxide, which comes from natural and man-made sources, is the most damaging of greenhouse gases according to scientists who have been modelling the impact of the gas on the ozone layer and on the climate.

Berson’s InLine+ series UV water disinfection systems are now fully validated in accordance with the USEPA UV Disinfection Guidance Manual (UVDGM).

The Waste Management Association of Australia (WMAA) has announced the winners of its 2009 National Landfill and Transfer Stations Excellence Awards which recognise the highest standards across the country.

From 28-31 October 2009, Hong Kong will be an environmental hub as the specially tailored trading platform, Eco Expo Asia, that showcases the latest innovations in environmental protection rolls out at AsiaWorld-Expo.

In a rare decision, a significant New Zealand engineering award has been made to a non-engineering project - Environmental Choice New Zealand has received a Silver Award of Excellence from the Association of Consulting Engineers (ACENZ).

O-I’s Lean and Green lightweight wine bottles have won two significant awards at the 2009 Packaging Evolution Awards in Sydney.

Grundfos Pumps Australia has confirmed it has come on board as a sponsor of National Water Week being held 18-24 October 2009.

A device which solves the problem of a toilet cistern that continues trickling after a flush is one of the latest products to be awarded the Smart Approved WaterMark.