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Chesterton releases environmentally friendly machinery lubricant Chesterton is pleased to announce one-for-all 650 Advanced Machinery Lubricant(AML) for chain, pneumatics and other machinery assemblies in industrial, commercial and food and beverage markets.  It is formulated with a unique food grade plant derived ester blend making it a high performing, readily biodegradable, environmentally friendly and worker safe […]

Clean Energy Fuels acquirement paves way for Energy Transition Platform Global infrastructure fund I Squared Capital (ISQ) has acquired Clean Energy Fuels Australia (CEFA), allowing for the development of a carbon footprint-reducing Energy Transition Platform. ISQ and CEFA have announced plans to invest up to $500 million on assets providing low-carbon and renewable solutions. The

Barwon-Darling customers warned of impending new water sharing plan rule Unregulated customers on the Barwon-Darling River system are being advised that a new rule affecting pumping allowances in the NSW Government’s water sharing plan is scheduled to come into effect on Tuesday 12 January. The resumption of flow rule was incorporated into the Barwon-Darling unregulated

Geothermal testing begins at Wallan development site Victorian development company Crystal Group has conducted the first geothermal tests to ensure the ground at its property in Wallan is suitable for introducing geothermal heating and cooling to Mitchell Shire.  This follows on from boreholes that were sunk on 2 January 2021 at the nearby Wellington Square

Kangaroo Island desalination plant discussions underway Discussions are continuing between SA Water and the Kangaroo Island community regarding plans for a new seawater desalination plant in Penneshaw. The discussions are also covering opportunities for more than 1,000 residents in four local towns to connect to the local drinking water network and receive supply from the

Origin makes farm-in agreement for prospective Canning Basin permits Origin Energy and Buru Energy have agreed to a farm-in for seven permits, which will span 20,000km2 in the prospective Canning Basin in Western Australia. Under the agreements, Origin secures a 50 per cent equity share in five permits with Buru Energy, and a 40 per

Marmota borehole drilling program receives promising early results Marmota’s hydrology and rig teams have successfully sourced underground water in both of its drilled boreholes. Bore Hole 1 saw indicative water flow rates of five litres per second, while a flow rate of one litre per second was present in Bore Hole 2 (the latter should

WA Government funds nine local government community water supply projects The Western Australian Government is helping regional communities adapt to climate change by partnering with a further nine local governments on community water supply projects. The Western Australian Government has invested an additional $915,902 in funding through the Community Water Supply Program in 2020-21, assisting

Exmouth dives into $750,000 swimming facility upgrade The Western Australian Government has invested $750,000 towards redeveloping Exmouth’s Paltridge Memorial Swimming Pool to bring the facility up to current Australian Standards, which will include a new pump room.  Western Australian Sport and Recreation Minister, Mick Murray, announced the approved funding through the Community Sporting and Recreation