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Published on:
01 May 2023
Published on:
01 May 2023
The Excellence in the Environment Awards aim to acknowledge the environmental achievements of NSW councils.
NSW/ Statewide
Net zero and sustainability
Local government
Communities
Published on:
01 May 2023
Published on:
01 May 2023
This collaboration between NSW DPI and the Redmap project demonstrates how marine species are responding to climate change and shows how citizen scien...
NSW/ Statewide
Climate change causes
Communities
Heat
Published on:
01 May 2023
Published on:
01 May 2023
The Living Lab, located in a Lismore main street, is a design and research collaborative conceived following the floods of 2022, which wrought untold ...
North Coast
Built environment
Communities
Flood
Published on:
24 Jan 2023
Published on:
24 Jan 2023
When a eucalypt tree can live for hundreds of years, revegetation programs must look far into the future due to Australia’s rapidly changing climate.
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North Coast
Natural environment
Communities
Heat
Biodiversity loss
Published on:
16 Dec 2022
Published on:
16 Dec 2022
Lake Macquarie City Council is trialling tidal gates to protect low-lying assets from tidal inundation, storm surges and extreme weather events.
Hunter
Built environment
Local government
Sea level rise
Published on:
16 Dec 2022
Published on:
16 Dec 2022
Wagga Wagga City Council captured high-resolution aerial imagery of vegetation and land surface temperatures for a series of projects to cool the city...
Riverina Murray
Natural environment
Local government
Land and water management
Heat
Published on:
16 Dec 2022
Published on:
16 Dec 2022
The Dawkins Park windmill provides renewable energy, improves water quality and is a symbol for the environmental and educational precinct.
North Coast
Natural environment
Local government
Drought
Published on:
15 Dec 2022
Published on:
15 Dec 2022
Murray River Council and WMLIG are finding adaptation with projects that grow jobs and agricultural productivity, protect biodiversity and build socia...
Riverina Murray
Agriculture
Drought
Published on:
14 Dec 2022
Published on:
14 Dec 2022
The HunterJO has developed a guide (Climate Change IP&R Package) to provide a pathway for councils to embed climate action into their planning and...
Net zero and sustainability
NSW/ Statewide
Local government
