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Environmental Upgrade Agreement for Melbourne property

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... funded through NAB Environmental Upgrade Funding. EUAs are in place in the City of Melbourne and in the state of New South Wales. See Also: Local Government Super properties awarded 6 NABERS stars Australian property funds top GRESB list

Miners, stakeholders agree to actions in Upper Hunter Valley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
Miners and community stakeholders in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales have agreed to a list of actions to address the impacts of coal mining on a range of issues from mine rehabilitation to water assessments, long term health impacts to local ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... said. "We have had a potential overseas client who has said that they will be focusing on South Australia and New South Wales because of the changes.... This is very disappointing as Victoria has a tremendous wind resource, especially western Victoria." ...

Carbon price an "entry point" for sustainability discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... currently report on sustainability, according to Aaron Magner, director of sustainability at the University of New South Wales. "Once the carbon tax is resolved it will become a financial issue for future costings for goods and services, and it'll become ...

Investor Profile: Local Government Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The New South Wales-based Local Government Super (LGS) manages nearly AU$6bn in assets with 100,000 members, including 60,000 employees working for local government or related employers throughout NSW and 40,000 former local government employees. It ...

Fuji Xerox Australia reports waste reduction, increase in injury rates

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Community Newspapers to provide managed print services for 197 sites over 66 months and a schools contract with the New South Wales Department of Education. The 41% reduction in waste to landfill from Fuji Xerox's business operations was achieved "largely ...

Local Government Super properties awarded 6 NABERS stars

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The New South Wales (NSW) based Local Government Super (LGS) has seen nine of its 11 directly owned buildings upgraded from five NABERS stars to six stars, the maximum score for environmental performance of commercial buildings. One of LGS's properties ...

ACCIONA to develop NSW wind farm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... world's largest independent, non-utility, renewable energy developer and owner, will develop a AU$147m wind farm in New South Wales. The Gunning Wind farm will generate 46.5MW. It is ACCIONA's 278th in the world and will deliver enough renewable energy ...

NSW coal miners engage in landmark stakeholder survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Miners in the Upper Hunter Valley of New South Wales have engaged with stakeholders by commissioning a stakeholder survey to start a dialogue on the impacts of coal mining. The survey, commissioned by the New South Wales Minerals Council (NSWMC) shows ...

AGL wins award for sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... awarded the ESAA's Innovation Award for its Smart Village Trial - a two-year project to help 700 households in New South Wales reduce reduce their utility bills and carbon impact by providing households with a real-time picture of their energy use, with ...