Winning design makes Chelsea Flower Show greener than ever
28 May, 2013After nine years of presenting show gardens at the Royal Horticultural Society’s famous Chelsea Flower Show in London, Fleming’s Nurseries has become the first Australian team ever to win a Best in Show medal at the awards ceremony held last week in London.
Awards for WA waterwise businesses
22 May, 2013WA Water Minister Terry Redman last week recognised businesses across the state for their efforts to save more than 7.9 billion litres of water in 2011-12 - enough to fill more than 3500 Olympic swimming pools.
MidCoast’s award-winning Water Recycling and Reuse Program
20 May, 2013The Australian Government has congratulated MidCoast Water on winning the 2013 Recovering, Recycling and Reusing category at the annual Institute of Public Works Engineers Australia, NSW Division, Excellence Awards.
Brisbane building wins Best Sustainable Development
20 May, 2013215 Adelaide Street, Brisbane was announced winner of the Thinc Award for Best Sustainable Development - Existing Buildings at the 2013 Property Council of Australia Innovation and Excellence Awards.
Partnership between Australian Sustainability and Banksia Awards
16 May, 2013Australian Sustainability Conference is proud to announce that it is a partner of the Banksia Foundation Sustainability Awards.
Environmental engineer wins environment award
15 May, 2013Environmental engineer Veena Sahajwalla received top honours in the Environment category at the prestigious annual InStyle and Audi Women of Style Awards ceremony last night.
Electronics innovation wins global award
13 May, 2013A plastic-enclosed electronics manufacturing system, developed at Griffith University, has won a Global Innovation Award.
Call for nominations for the 2013 MobileMuster Local Government Awards
08 May, 2013MobileMuster is calling on local councils who have helped promote and collect mobile phones for recycling over the last year to nominate for the 2013 MobileMuster Local Government Awards.
Global Energy Prize honours scientists for rechargeable batteries, physics work
19 April, 2013The Global Energy Prize (GEP), one of the world’s most prestigious awards recognising outstanding achievements across the world in energy research and technology, has announced this year’s two honourees for their important contributions and research in rechargeable batteries and physics.
Accolades for 73 years of sugar innovation
18 April, 2013Two QUT researchers have received industry accolades for their commitment to innovating Australia’s sugar industry.
Nominations now open for NSW Green Globe Awards
17 April, 2013Nominations are now open for the NSW Government’s 14th annual Green Globe Awards, celebrating environmental excellence and innovation in NSW.
Award-winning research improves wind power reliability
05 April, 2013A Curtin University researcher who has improved the reliability of wind-generated energy entering the grid was recently awarded the prestigious John Madsen Medal by Engineers Australia.
Nominations open for 2013 Premier’s Sustainability Awards
13 March, 2013Nominations for the 2013 Premier’s Sustainability Awards are now open, recognising individuals and groups who have made an outstanding contribution to promoting business sustainability in Queensland.
Planting some Smart Seeds
06 March, 2013A resilient energy system and a concept to improve a problematic intersection are the winners of the inaugural Smart Seeds program.
Caterpillar customers honoured by EPA for LFG projects
04 March, 2013Four Caterpillar customers were among the eight landfill gas (LFG) energy development groups honoured at the Landfill Methane Outreach Program’s (LMOP) 16th Annual Conference and Project Expo, sponsored by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
