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Report highlights need for emissions policy for manufacturers A new report from Beyond Zero Emissions, an internationally recognised climate change think tank, has highlighted that strong emissions reduction targets set by the Victorian Government would provide stability and certainty to manufacturers and support the shift away from expensive fossil fuel power. The Electrifying the Manufacturing […]

Wastewater treatment plant upgrade hits major milestone SA Water’s $18 million upgrade of the Port Lincoln Wastewater Treatment Plant has reached a major milestone, with the new anaerobic digester’s 20 tonne steel cover craned into place. Resembling a ‘flying saucer’ while it was shifted through the air, the cover caps off the majority of the

Inaugural Advanced Manufacturing Expo launches in Sydney Advanced Manufacturing Expo is being launched by Reed Exhibitions Australia, organisers of National Manufacturing Week, held biennially in Melbourne, which attracted over 11,000 manufacturing professionals in 2019. Australia’s manufacturing industry and industrial sector is set to benefit in 2020 from the introduction of the Advanced Manufacturing Expo 2020

Pumped hydro project terminated AGL and Hillgrove Resources have confirmed it will not proceed with a proposed pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project at the Kanmantoo copper mine in South Australia. AGL’s Executive General Manager of Wholesale Markets, Richard Wrightson, said Hillgrove and AGL could not reach agreement on a way forward to progress the

Dunkeld Arboretum Dam reinstatement works underway Dewatering and relocation of pump infrastructure are among works taking place to reinstate the Dunkeld Arboretum Dam in Victoria, which was damaged by floods in 2016. The flood caused significant water to flow over the wall outside of the spillway footprint. The spillway and discharge channel were significantly damaged,

Emu Swamp Dam progresses with funding advance  Water security plans for southern inland Queensland have been boosted with a $6 million funding advance for Granite Belt Water to progress pre-construction activities for the Emu Swamp Dam. Queensland Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk, said the money would allow Granite Belt Water, over a number of instalments, to get

Renewables power local water treatment and pump stations Five solar installations are set to power almost half of the energy needs of four of Central Highlands Water’s water and wastewater treatment plants in a new community-driven initiative. The large and medium-scale solar installations will have the potential to make up to 70 per cent of

Searching for groundwater to supplement water supplies in NSW Emergency water supply works are well underway in several rural NSW communities in the state’s north, in an effort to help those affected by the drought. Agriculture Minister, Adam Marshall, said the State Government has allocated a $500,000 grant for Glen Innes Severn Council to cover