Welcome to the Townsville SOE - State of Environment Report for Townsville City Council Local Govern

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Welcome to the Community Based Archived Townsville State of Environment Report 2003 - 2008 This Internet report illustrates environmental change in the Townsville city and surrounding local area using the Pressure-Condition-Response model for the period 2003 to 2008. 17th May 2006 - Janine Benyus Australian Tour Free Presentations by International Biomimicry Expert Janine Benyus Students Visioning a Sustainable City of the Future Innovation Inspired by nature [ More TCC has become one of seven Councils around Australia to participate in an initiative with the Butt Littering Trust to reduce the volume of cigarette-butt litter in our environment...[ More ] signs up to run on “clean energy” in 2005 The Townsville City Council is showing the way in sustainability with an agreement to Carbon Neutral the Council's Admin. Building...[ Media Release ] Hunter Lovins Australian Tour - Townsville visit 2005 The American sociologist and lawyer, Hunter Lovins is dedicated to raising awareness of the benefits of sustainable development and “natural capitalism” to companies and business world wide. She is considered a pioneer in her field...[More Centre for Excellence in Tropical Design - Sustainability Innovation (CETD), launched as part of the Year of the Built Environment 2004. A Networked Partnership between Townsville City, Thuringowa, James Cook University and the then Department of Public Works...[ More Townsville Tree Planting Volunteers celebrated the success and relaunching of the Townsville Community Tree Planting program for 2005! Townsville Cities Sustainability Planning Program, 17th - 21st May 2004, featured a number of key events, the culmination of which was the two-day Accelerated Sustainability workshop for Council Managers & stakeholders...[ More their mimetic relationships with spiders...[ More ] Council joins ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection (CCP)...[ Media Release ] Council Budget includes focus on Sustainability...[ Media Release ] Power Tower in the Wind - Townsville Bulletin 17/12/03 TOWNSVILLE, in 2003 constructed what is believed to have been Australia's first vertical wind turbine to promote sustainable energy... [ Newspaper Article ] Greening Townsville 2003 to 2006, provided Community Tree Days in many neighbourhoods. Get involved at the next community greening event. The 2008 Sustainability Expo was Townsville's largest showcase of products and services for use in homes, offices, businesses, schools and gardens, which save water, save energy, reduce waste, inc rease recycling or provide cleaner energy. More: Smart Home Lifestyle Sustainability Expo Rebates and Incentives to make your home more sustainable A great community event where Council, communities and schools can come together and plant trees that are native to Townsville as a way of caring for the health of our unique natural environment and its biodiversity. more... The aim of the Festival is to hold a great day out in the park with the whole family. The festival supports local environmental organisations and displays new or alternative and sustainable technologies in the Environmental Expo. The competition was part of the 3rd Int. Solar Cities Congress which was held in Adelaide, South Australia in February 2008. The City of Townsville supported the competition by helping participants with their entries. Environment and Sustainability Programs, Resources Initiatives 2003 - 2008: The Toyota Prius The city's first petrol electric hybrid car, demonstrating its commitment to sustainability. The Strand Wind Project Grid-connected 6kW wind rotor to promote demonstrate renewable energy use. Seagrasses of Townsville Underwater meadows of the Tropical North. Tropical Fish Ecology Research Tropical Fisheries ecology of urban waterways. Stormwater Quality Management Townsville Innovative tropical urban stormwater quality management programsdesigned to improve the quality of freshwater resources flowing into Cleveland Bay. A webpage showcasing the marine coastal area along the Esplanade at the Kissing Point end of Rowes Bay, a biodiversity-rich shallow area of several square kilometres exposed to the air during spring tides. Page by Dr. Gilianne Brodie, JCU Lecturer and CRC Reef coordinator, who for years has developed great local knowledge.Click here to visit Rowes Bay Intertidal web page Demonstrates: A 50% increase in capture of gross recyclables between 2002 and 2003 contracts. Cost of Kerbside Recycling services has fallen from $44 to $24 per household. The service is performing at or beyond specified levels and further improvements are expected as Council implements its education strategy...[ More ] Townsville SOE is also a source of images that capture the diversity and the colours and textures of the dry tropics.The images used throughout the report were captured in the Townsville Local Government Area and are part of the Townsville City's Natural Assets database.Working in Partnership with the Community Towards Sustainability.

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