New funding to upgrade facilities at Zonhoven Park has been appointed to encourage visitors to spend longer in the Gayndah region.
12/01/2010
QUEENSLAND Minister for Local Government, Desley Boyle says Central Queensland has received more than $850k in funding for recreational infrastructure projects in the region.
27/08/2009
QUEENSLAND Minister for Local Government, Desley Boyle says a key erosion control project at Noosa will receive $161,850 in funding from the Sunshine Coast Regional Council.
27/07/2009
The Federal Government has announced funding of $1.8 million to support a national research program to boost stormwater harvesting in Australia’s cities.
02/02/2010
VICTORIAN Minister for Environment, Gavin Jennings says the State Government will provide $5.4m to over 170 Victorian landholders to help undertake environmental improvement works on individual properties.
15/10/2009
Around $2.9 million will be spent on protecting threatened plant species in Western Australia, including funding to eradicate a dieback outbreak in one of the State’s major national parks.
09/11/2009
LANDSCAPE designers are questioning whether the £200m (A$414.8m) of National Lottery funding made available for environmental projects across England is being well spent.
14/07/2009
Over $400,000 will be spent on upgrading recreational facilities in Mount Isa.
10/11/2009
The new Sumsion Gardens Playground in Belvoir Park, Wodonga, has been officially opened.
01/12/2009
Indonesia has launched its first official Landcare Project with the help of Australian Landcare workers and funding from the Government of Finland.
02/12/2009
A Mandurah-based compost producer, Custom Composts, has been awarded a grant under the State Government’s Strategic Waste Initiatives Scheme to develop a standard for the application and use of compost in roadside landscaping.
10/12/2009
Around $365,000 has been approved for Bunyip Park works to improve road access.
28/10/2009
VICTORIAN Minister for Environment, Gavin Jennings says the Victoria’s Catchment Management Authorities (CMA) is using $28.5m to help restore catchments and biodiversity.
17/09/2009
WESTERN Australian Minister for Local Government, John Castrilli says the State Government’s Country Local Government Fund (CLGF) has facilitated the restoration of a public sculpture.
20/10/2009
The Parks and Wildlife Service has begun a recruitment drive, with up to 30 positions available around Tasmania.
10/02/2010
VICTORIAN Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Gavin Jennings says the State Government has funded a $4m weed control program on Melbourne’s outer urban fringe.
31/07/2009
VICTORIAN Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, Ben Hardman has launched three documents on fighting weeds and improving soil health in the Glenelg Hopkins region.
04/08/2009
QUEENSLAND Treasurer and Minister for Employment, Andrew Fraser says local councils will begin recruiting Green Army members following the announcement of 262 Green Traineeships.
14/08/2009
VICTORIA'S Energy and Resources Minister, Peter Batchelor says the new outdoor area at Lake Wendouree’s View Point has officially opened, concluding the Lake Blitz project.
20/08/2009
CITYGARDEN, is a recently opened US public garden said to be incomparable with no real equivalent anywhere as it blends landscaping with modern and contemporary sculpture.
31/08/2009