Tag: environment
RSL saves environment and money
AN ANNUAL reduction in electricity costs of up to $35,000 is on the cards for Mount Gambier Community RSL with installation of a solar...
Libs noncommittal over calls to block fracking
LIBERAL MP Nick McBride will seek party room support for a legislated ban on fracking but says the State Government believes the bill "does nothing but add more discussion and debate to parliament".[…]
Blanket gas mining ban debate
MEMBER for Mount Gambier Troy Bell has rejected calls by a prominent environmentalist that all gas mining activities should be banned in the South...
Illegal dumping crackdown warning
COUNCIL authorities have issued a fresh warning over people continuing to illegally dump household rubbish on the fringe areas of Mount Gambier.
With trailer loads...
Drill site waste move defended
GAS exploration giant Beach Energy has dismissed concerns by anti-mining activists over the dumping of South East drill cutting material into a McLaren Vale...
Dump ‘on hold’
A CAFPIRCO Road property owner has welcomed news the state's environmental regulator has placed an asbestos dump application determination process "on hold" until further information becomes available.[…]
Dump backlash
GRANT District Council has raised fears the Mount Gambier district is being targeted as a potential dumping ground for asbestos by interstate contractors.
This follows...
City reuse facility under construction
CONSTRUCTION has begun at the city's reuse market site on Eucalypt Drive - the former salvage yard site next to the waste transfer station...
Sustainable project
MILLICENT Community Learning Centre students are leading the way in adopting natural lifestyles with the development of an innovative self-sustaining environmental project.
Students are constructing...
Call to extend ban on plastic bags
FEDERAL parliamentarian Rebekha Sharkie has challenged New South Wales and Victoria to join the rest of the nation in banning lightweight plastic bags[...]
Gas ban demand
A LIMESTONE Coast environmental campaigner has called on political parties ahead of the state election to pledge a blanket ban on unconventional gas mining...
Coastal Connections praised
GRANT District Council has praised the Natural Resources South East Coastal Connections program, which boasted a number of activities showcasing the marine environment across the region[...]
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2024 Group Training Employment Apprenticeship and Trainee Awards
LIMESTONE Coast apprentices and trainees have been recognised at the Group Training Employment’s (GTE) annual Apprentice and Trainee of the Year Awards.
This year’s...
