A western Sydney council and a State government department have joined forces to use recycled garden waste to help transform a former landfill into parkland. They are holding an open day next week to explain to other councils and land managers how it’s done.

The Ensus Group has announced that it has secured investment for the ‘world-scale green fuels’ facility, which plans an annual production capacity of 400 million L.

Our understanding of our planet's structure, climate and the impact of climate change through global warming is to be dramatically increased by a new space mission.

Soil is the backbone of every farm, and a national conference early next month will get down and dirty on this vital agricultural resource.

An Australian in-depth symposium ‘Anticipating climate change risks, costs and opportunities for infrastructure: A conference for asset owners and investors’ will be held at the University of Melbourne on 21 June 2007.

The launch of Pacific Blue NZ’s Carbon Offset scheme for customers is yet another step in the nation’s drive towards carbon neutrality, according to government Ministers David Benson-Pope and David Parker.

Endress+Hauser has moved to a new office in the Omnico Business Centre in Notting Hill, providing them with a platform from which to service a growing Victorian client base.

With the launch of the Banksia Environmental Foundation’s People’s Choice Award, Australians were given the power to decide who has delivered the best environmental project in the country.

The largest Chinese trade fair for the Water Industry, the Water China/PVP China, in Canton (Guangzhou), will be held 4-7 March 2008.

A report from ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability – Oceania (ICLEI Oceania) and the Building Commission highlights nine key pathways for local government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable buildings.

The Banksia Environmental Foundation has announced its Prime Minister’s Environmentalist of the Year finalists for the annual Banksia Awards 2007.

CSIRO and the Australian Greenhouse Office (AGO) have signed a two-year funding agreement for collaboration between CSIRO statisticians and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of the Chinese Academy of Science.

To celebrate World Environment Day, Canon New Zealand is calling for entries to the Canon Environmental Grant, a $15,000 product grant awarded on an annual basis to assist environmental projects.

Suez Environment, through SITA UK, has acquired Easco Ltd, a specialised metal recycling company.

Transpacific Industries Group (Transpacific) in association with Country Energy and the Bathurst Regional Council have announced the start of construction on a ‘green energy’ (landfill gas fired) power station at Bathurst Waste Management Facility in Bathurst, NSW.