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- Environment
- 24/03/2025
- 13:17
TOMAGO CONCRETE RECYCLERS FINED $30,000 FOR EXCEEDING WASTE LIMITS
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Recycled Concrete Products Pty Ltd (RCP) $30,000 after it was found to have significantly exceeded its licensed waste limits. The facility, which recycles used concrete, bricks, and pavers into products such as road base, is located in Tomago near Newcastle and is licensed to process 30,000 tonnes of concrete waste per year. A review of the EPA’s waste and resource reporting data found that by August 2024—just 5 months into its reporting period—the company had already exceeded its annual limit by more than 4,000 tonnes. After 8 months, it had received almost…
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- Aviation
- 24/03/2025
- 13:12
Helping Ballina Pilots to Communicate Effectively
The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) invites pilots of all licence categories to attend an upcoming pilot safety seminar in Ballina, New South Wales…
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- Energy
- 24/03/2025
- 13:02
Big barrel at federal Parliament highlights big nuclear cost
As Australians look to Canberra ahead of Tuesday evenings federal Budget, the high cost of nuclear power will be illustrated by an eight metre high inflatable radioactive waste barrel on the grass in front of Parliament House. For multiple years CSIRO modelling has shown nuclear to be the most expensive and slowest electricity option in Australia. “The Coalition's nuclear push risks Australia’s economy, energy system and environment,” said Friends of the Earth national nuclear campaigner Dr Jim Green. “It is a threat to public health and a waste of public funds”. The barrel display is an initiative of nuclear free…
- General News
- 24/03/2025
- 13:00
Australian Museum Lizard Island Research Station Welcomes New Co-Directors Dr Emily Howells and Dr David Abrego
Australian Museum Lizard Island Research Station Welcomes New Co-Directors Dr Emily Howells and Dr David Abrego Outgoing Co-Directors Dr Anne Hoggett AM and Dr Lyle Vail AM Retire After 35 Years of Service Sydney, 23 March 2025: It has been called one of the best jobs in the world, living on a remote island and working to save the Great Barrier Reef. Marine scientists Dr Emily Howells and Dr David Abrego have embarked on this “dream job” operating and managing the Australian Museum’s (AM) Lizard Island Research Station (LIRS) on Jiigurru (Lizard Island). Part of the Australian Museum Research Institute…
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- Government NSW
- 24/03/2025
- 12:23
Shocking rise in rough sleeping sparks call for more funding
Homelessness NSW is calling for greater funding for homelessness services after new figures showed rough sleeping on the rise in Sydney. The City of Sydney’s February 2025 street count released today found 346 people sleeping rough in the inner city, a 24% increase from last year’s figure of 280. Homelessness NSW is calling for a 30% increase to funding for homelessness services in the next state budget. “Homelessness services in Sydney and across the state are being forced to turn away people in desperate need because they are full and don’t have the resources they need,” said CEO Dominique Rowe.…
- Government NSW
- 24/03/2025
- 12:00
METROPOLITAN COLLIERIES TO PAY OVER $500,000 AFTER POLLUTING CREEK WITH COAL
Metropolitan Collieries Pty Ltd is set to pay more than half a million dollars after being prosecuted by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) over two incidents in September and October 2022 where water contaminated with coal fines and sediment discharged into Camp Gully Creek. The Creek flows into the Hacking River system and the Royal National Park in Sydney’s south. The sentence was handed down by the NSW Land and Environment Court after Metropolitan Collieries pleaded guilty to water pollution and licence breach offences, resulting in fines of $196,560. The company must also pay the EPA’s legal and investigation…
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- Environment, Information Technology
- 24/03/2025
- 11:41
Announcing Galaxy VXL UPS – the industry’s most compact, high density power protection system for AI, data centre, and large-scale electrical workloads
New, ultra-compact UPS offers next-generation power protection for critical infrastructure environments, including AI-ready data centres, semiconductors, commercial, and industrial manufacturing facilities. Pioneering high-density design and fault-tolerant architecture maximises availability and offers up to 99% efficiency while minimising total cost of ownership. Includes enhanced safety and cyber security features, remote monitoring capabilities, and EcoCare next-generation services plan for maximum lifespan and exclusive support. Sydney (Australia), 24 March 2025 – Schneider Electric, a leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation, has launched its new Galaxy VXL – a highly efficient, compact, modular, scalable, and redundant 500-1250 kW (400V) 3-phase uninterruptible…
- Environment, General News
- 24/03/2025
- 11:39
Melbourne International Flower Show Garden merges Australian and African design for a resilient, sensory masterpiece
Renowned landscape architect Matt York is set to debut his latest show garden, In Ratio with Africa, at the prestigious Melbourne International Flower &…
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- Animal Animal WelfareRights, Government NSW
- 24/03/2025
- 11:15
Misinformation the greatest threat to shark safety
A news report today stating shark net alternatives are not up to the task, has gotten the ire of conservation groups. SYDNEY (24 March…
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