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Thirty-five landfill sites across regional NSW will be closed or upgraded under a $5.9 million funding package for local councils. The NSW Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the move is necessary with Greater Sydney expected to run out of landfill […]
Greater housing density in Morayfield and South Caboolture is to form part of a new blueprint for planning and managing future growth. The move is seen as part of a planning blueprint for tackling future housing demand and was endorsed
Margate beachgoers need to keep their distance from a yacht that has been grounded on the beach, Moreton Bay City Council says. “Council strongly advises the public to keep a safe distance from the grounded vessel for their own safety”
Coral reefs off WA have been hit hard by a 2024-25 marine heatwave that was the longest, largest and most intense on record for the state, scientists and managers say. And temperature monitoring on site is revealing a hotter difference
The new Spirit of Tasmania IV ferry has arrived at Western Australia after a six-week journey from Scotland. The 212-metre 48,000-tonne vessel departed Leith in Scotland on June 30 on its 14,857 nautical mile voyage to Hobart. Spirit IV sailed
The Qld Department of Environment is asking for the public’s help to identify the owner of illegally dumped tires found in a national park last week. The department is tracking the person or business who dumped more than 550 tyres
Bus, train and ferry patronage in Western Australia hit near-record levels in 2024-25 as ferries proving especially popular. The state’s Public Transport Authority (PTA) says the 148.7 million boardings last financial year were up 3% on 2023-24, the highest in
Conservation groups are firing up over the Queensland government’s mixed messages on the Great Barrier Reef and coal mining in the wake of the AIMS report. And they now want a stop to new coal mines in the Mackay-Isaac-Whitsunday region.
Queensland is currently moving to accelerate new resource projects in August including a planned graphite mine for Croydon. It is asking companies to submit expressions of interest (EOI) in infill areas adjacent to current coal and gas projects. The government
A casino dealer has had his licence suspended after a police raid interrupted a game at an illegal home casino in Perth earlier this year. The WA Government says that a police raid on a home in Marangaroo on April
