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  • Property Real Estate
  • 17/08/2026
  • 10:54
Third.i

Third.i partners with local Aboriginal Land Council to care for Country

Property group Third.i has announced a Heads of Agreement with the Darkinjung Local Aboriginal Land Council (Darkinjung) to establish a pathway for Aboriginal stewardship of approximately 120 hectares of proposed conservation land, as part of its Charmhaven masterplanned community on the NSW Central Coast. Third.i and Darkinjung will work together to develop a long-term stewardship model that combines biodiversity protection with Aboriginal custodianship and active land management, with Darkinjung to play an ongoing role in caring for the conservation land. The agreement follows years of ecological assessment, extensive consultation with State and Federal government agencies and significant engagement with the…

  • Business Company News, Oil Mining Resources
  • 17/08/2026
  • 10:02
JMM

Term sheet backs Euro Manganese as secure Western manganese source for battery supply chains

Key Facts: American company 6K Energy has successfully tested and preliminarily qualified high-purity manganese from Euro Manganese’s Demonstration Plant. The non-binding term sheet contemplates…

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  • Government VIC, Women
  • 17/08/2026
  • 10:00
Safe and Equal

Family violence is predictable, preventable and must be a priority in the 2026 Victorian Election

Safe and Equal, the peak body for Victorian organisations that specialise in family and gender-based violence across the continuum, has today launched its 2026 Election Platform calling on all political parties and candidates to commit to sustained investment and urgent action to address family and gender-based violence ahead of the November election. Victoria has led the nation in familyand gender-based violencereform over the past decade, building one of Australia's strongest specialist family violence systems. But with police recording 106,430 family violence incidents in 2024–25 – an eight per cent increase on the previous year –continuedinvestment is essential to sustain progress.…

  • Business Company News, Oil Mining Resources
  • 17/08/2026
  • 09:59
Jane Morgan Management

Diablo (ASX: DBO) completes Horn Silver acquisition, consolidating district scale Utah exploration position

Key Facts: Diablo Resources has completed its acquisition of an 80% interest in the Horn Silver Project in Utah, which covers approximately 13.2 square…

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  • Energy
  • 17/08/2026
  • 09:58
Schneider Electric

Schneider Electric releases pioneering study assessing arc flash risk in 800 VDC data centres aligning with world’s leading hyperscalers

Study provides some of the industry’s first data on managing 800 VDC safety risks and safely adopting new power architectures for AI data centres Simulations and arc flash risk analyses assessedtworepresentative 800 VDCarchitecturesreflecting common designs informed by industry leaders Evaluating risks with ETAP’s advanced software and digital twins accurately model fault scenarios, supporting effective protection strategies at rack and facility levels Sydney Australia, 17 August 2026 – Schneider Electric, a global energy technology leader, today announced a first-of-its-kind analysis that provides practical guidance on how to assess and manage arc flash risk in 800 VDC power architectures. Based on deployment…

  • Defence, General News
  • 17/08/2026
  • 09:49
Parliament of Australia

Treaties Committee Public Hearings on NATO Acquisition and Air Services Agreements

TheJoint Standing Committee on Treaties(JSCOT) will hold public hearings on Monday 17 August as part of its inquiries into four proposed agreements: Agreement between the Government of Australia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) Support and Procurement Organisation (NSPO) on Acquisition and Support Cooperation. Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Government of Australia relating to Air Services, Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of Kiribati relating to Air Services, Agreement between the Government of Australia and the Government of the Republic of Nauru relating to Air Services The NSPO Agreement is…

  • Medical Health Aged Care
  • 17/08/2026
  • 09:48
Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA)

NeuRA and WeGuide to develop smartwatch-based tool to monitor and personalise recovery

NeuRA researchers are partnering with digital health company, WeGuide, to develop a mobility recovery biomarker that aims to personalise rehabilitation. A $1.9 million grant…

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  • Hospitality
  • 17/08/2026
  • 09:45
Soda Communications

Ovolo Sydney checks in to a new era of contemporary design and creativity

There’s something happening at Ovolo Sydney, with the announcement of a dramatic transformation that will see the popular boutique hotel emerge as the jewel…

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  • Business Company News
  • 17/08/2026
  • 09:32
Ronald McDonald House Charities SEQ

Queensland’s largest overnight charity walk returns after $1 million first year

BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Queensland’s largest overnight charity walk will return this October after a sold-out inaugural event attracted more than 1,600 participants and raised more than $1 million for Ronald McDonald House South East Queensland and Children’s Hospital Foundation.Registrations are now open for All Night Long 2026, with participants invited to take on either a 42-kilometre overnight marathon or a 21-kilometre walk through Brisbane in support of children living with serious illness, injury and complex medical conditions, and the families who care for them.The event, delivered in partnership by Ronald McDonald House South East Queensland…

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