Hunter-first innovation finds end use for recycled glass
Lake Macquarie City Council is spearheading a push to substitute sand with recycled crushed glass in civil works projects in a bid to find a local solution to a growing national waste problem.
Read MoreOver $27,000 for Lake Mac environmental projects
Lake Macquarie Council has approved $27,431 in grant funding to support 11 environmental sustainability improvement projects across the City, and this represents a total benefit of $75,904 to the Lake Macquarie community, when the applicants’ contributions are included.
Read MorePWCS release 2017 Sustainable Development Report
Port Waratah Coal Services have published their 2017 Sustainable Development Report, the sixth since the company commenced reporting on its management approach to sustainability and operational, environmental and social performance.
Read MoreWind farm approved for the Upper Hunter
The NSW Government has approved a wind farm that will deliver 800 new jobs in the Warrumbungle and Upper Hunter Shire local government areas
Read MoreSolar panels project for Upper Hunter Shire Council
Around 300 square meters of solar panels will soon be providing free electricity to help power Upper Hunter Shire Council’s Scone Administration Centre.
Read MoreStockland Green Hills invests in green energy
Stockland Green Hills has given the green light to a number of green energy measures as part of the $414 million redevelop-ment of Stockland Green Hills.
Read MoreEarly engagement leads to tertiary success
Professor Tim Roberts of the Tom Farrell Institute for the Environment says that an environmentally sustainable world can be pictured as a fried egg on a plate.
Read MoreUrban development boost for archaeology
With several projects on the go Umwelt’s Archaeology team are becoming an integral part of the wave of urban renewal in Newcastle city
Read MoreThe business benefits of installing solar
An increasing number of local businesses are recognising the benefits of installing solar systems in their workplaces.
Read MoreResearch warns of wetland wipeout
A new study published in prestigious Nature Communications has found that the world’s coastal wetlands, which have existed for thousands of years, may now have the same average life expectancy of a human being – approximately 80 years.
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