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- Building Construction
- 04/08/2026
- 14:35
Heritage listing for a Canberra icon
The ACT Chapter of the Australian Institute of Architects has welcomed official confirmation today that Canberra’s iconic bus shelters will be heritage listed. The pre-cast concrete shelters – designed by architect Clem Cummings and first installed in 1975 – are an instantly recognisable part of Canberra’s urban landscape and renowned for their simplicity, functionality and iconic “space-age” look. The design won the Institute’s Sir Roy Grounds Award for Enduring Architecture in 2021, with the jury at the time noting that “Cummings meant Canberra’s concrete bus shelters to last, and so they have”, calling them “a quintessential icon of the city.”…
- Government VIC
- 04/08/2026
- 14:17
Friends of the Earth welcome Jaclyn Symes as new Victorian Minister for Energy and Climate
Friends of the Earth welcomes the appointment of Jaclyn Symes as the state’s new Minister for Energy, Climate and Environment, saying her appointment as a senior minister maintains Victoria’s leadership position at a critical time for climate and energy policy in the leadup to the state election. As a minister who has lived and worked in the regions with a wide range of stakeholders as former minister for Agriculture, Regional Development and Emergency Services, Symes brings a wealth of experience and knowledge to the role. “As former Emergency Services Minister Jaclyn Symes will know that climate change is already impacting…
- Animal Animal WelfareRights, Environment
- 04/08/2026
- 13:51
MEDIA ALERT: ‘Dingo: Heart of the Snowy Mountains’ screening event at NSW Parliament
SYDNEY (August 04, 2026)—As the New South Wales parliamentary inquiry into dingo management in national parks gets underway, First Nations leaders, conservation advocates and…
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- Education Training
- 04/08/2026
- 12:51
Wirri?ga Band to bring Yol?u rock fusion to CDU Open Day
Legendary Arnhem Land rock group Wirriŋga Band will bring its distinctive sound and decades of musical history to Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) Casuarina Open…
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- Agriculture Farming Rural, Environment
- 04/08/2026
- 12:08
Is Metolachlor the Biggest Pesticide Risk to Victorian Waterways?
Key Facts: Metolachlor is a herbicide used to control a variety of weeds. Metolachlor's ecological guideline is set at 36,000 times lower than the Drinking Water Guideline. Metolachlor was detected 110 times, in 30 water supplies by water authorities between 2017-2025. Metolachlor hotspots include the Yarra River at Melbourne Water's offtake to Sugarloaf Reservoir, Talbot Reservoir, Evansford Reservoir, Tullaroop Reservoir and Centenary Reservoir all managed by Central Highlands Water, Taylors Lake managed by Grampians Wimmera Mallee Water and Cohuna, Boort and Laanecoorie all managed by Coliban Water. Metolachlor is problematic to green algae and diatoms which are the foundations of…
- Finance Investment, Transport Automotive
- 04/08/2026
- 11:58
RR Auctions Tops $1.5 Million in July Sales as New Finance Service Goes Live
Key Facts: Retro Rides' RR Auctions recorded more than $1.5 million in sales during July, headlined by a 2012 Ferrari F12berlinetta fetching $390,000, with…
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- Business Company News, Finance Investment
- 04/08/2026
- 11:39
Australia’s Valuers And Auctioneers Enter A New Era Of Professional Recognition And Standards
Key Facts: AVAA is Australia’s national professional certification body for valuers and auctioneers across fine art and antiques, rare books and cons, memorabilia and collectables, motor vehicles, aviation and marine, plant and equipment and other investment-class assets. New national professional standards now govern valuation and auction practice. The respected CVAu and CAAu credentials have strengthened professional recognition across Australia. AVAA strengthened government engagement across taxation, insurance and consumer policy. AVAA membership renewals exceeded 97 percent, while overall membership will be around 20% this year.New professional standards, nationally recognised credentials and stronger government engagement are transforming how Australia’s valuers and auctioneers…
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- Business Company News, Information Technology
- 04/08/2026
- 11:20
Island secures vibe coding with new Enterprise Vibe Publishing
MELBOURNE – Aug 4, 2026 – CIOs and CISOs can now safely open the floodgates to vibe-coded apps. Island, the enterprise agentic control plane, today introduced Island Enterprise Vibe Publishing, a new way for organisations to quickly publish and share internal apps employees build with all their governance built in. Vibe coding platforms such as Claude Code, Lovable, and others have given knowledge workers the ability to deliver innovation at unprecedented quality, scale, and speed. They have also made it easy to host apps and add basic security controls such as single sign-on (SSO). But with every employee as a…
- Education Training
- 04/08/2026
- 11:15
Public Education Week hits a high note as more than 3,700 public school students fill the Sydney Opera House with music this week
More than 3,700 NSW public school students will perform at the Sydney Opera House this Public Education Week (3 to 7 August) as part of the 2026 Festival of Choral Music, a proud musical tradition that began in 1947. This year’s historic event will bring together approximately 3,300 primary choristers from 116 public schools and two regional choirs, alongside hundreds of featured instrumentalists, vocalists and soloists. Five concerts will be held in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall from Monday 3 August to Friday 7 August, with more than 650 young performers taking part each evening. The festival program includes…
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