Sea Change 2030

INTERNATIONAL IDEAS COMPETITION FOR URBAN SEA LEVEL RISE

An international ideas competition SEA-CHANGE 2030+ has been launched by the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA).  This is the world’s second urban sea level rise ideas competition and the first to invite active participation from both design professionals as well as tertiary and school

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Climate Change Forum

Invitation to join with your local community, experts and stakeholders

“CLIMATE PROOFING OUR COMMUNITIES”

Date: Tuesday, 1st June 2010 Time: 9am – 4pm Venue: Wests Mayfield, Scenic room at: 32 Industrial Dr, Mayfield ‘Morning tea and lunch provided’

Thinking globally, acting locally. We’ve all heard about climate change and

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Impatiens niamniensus – Parrot Beak Impatiens

Looking for plants in “low shade”? (meaning areas where  low branches cast heavy shade)  A plant to survive in low shade and cope with root ridden soil as a tall ground cover can be slim pickings dear reader ……. But plants among the impatiens tribe are accommodating as they are interesting like the Parrot

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WorkCover NSW 2010 Policies - Market Freeze Announcement

WorkCover NSW has announced a market freeze on Small and Medium Employer policies with renewal dates within the period 30 June 2010 to 31 December 2010, as they are redistributing Employer’s policies to WorkCover Agents/(Insurers), as they had done some years ago.

This is to even out the portfolios of WorkCover Agents/(Insurers) that have

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Exotic Plant Pest Incursion

The Nursery and Garden Industry of Australia (NGIA) has been made aware of the detection of an Exotic Plant Pest “Uredo mangelii” (Myrtle Rust) in the Central Coast region of NSW.

The attached “Issue Alert” is an official notification approved by the Consultative Committee on Emergency Plant Pests (CCEPP) for distribution across the Australian

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