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$11.5 million boost for Victoria’s recycling and resource recovery infrastructure

The Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith is continuing to drive improvement in Victoria’s recycling efforts announcing an $11.5 million funding package to improve recycling infrastructure across the state. It follows $13.8 million of infrastructure funding already announced this year as part of the Victorian Coalition Government’s Conserve Invest and Save strategy. This latest funding package includes: • $5 million for Round 2 of the Driving Investment in New Recycling (DINR) fund through grants and; • $6.5 million for Resource Recovery Infrastructure (RRI) at landfills, which will target large scale projects. “We are continuing our reinvestment of the …

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Jewels in the Dustbin

As we confront the challenges of peak-oil and climate change there is significant emphasis on improving the performance of buildings, which is important. Architect John Cameron believes that good buildings are important, but they are no more than jewels in the dustbin if their urban context is not consistent with sustainability objectives. Urban design issues and the re-imagining of the public realm are vital prerequisites to a sustainable built environment. New urban extension and inner urban renewal can, and in some cases do address important sustainability and resilience questions. What about the rest? What about the post-war suburban aspirational belt …

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