Archive | November, 2009

Food Summit hands declaration on food futures to NSW Parliament

Food Summit hands declaration on food futures to NSW Parliament

AROUND A DOZEN PEOPLE are walking the long, straight footway through Hyde Park where the lines of overaching native figs form a vegetative tunnel. They enter Macquarie Street and make their way to an old sandstone building with a long verandah. Here, they are to hand over the state’s first Declaration on Food…

Water harvesting – an idea catching on

Water harvesting – an idea catching on

Take a walk to Manly Art Gallery, then take a walk to some of Bunnings hardware stores. Now, ask yourself — what did you see that is the same?…

Reserved parking aims to encourage car share, hybrids

Reserved parking aims to encourage car share, hybrids

When you park in Randwick, just watch out where you park…

Council addresses filtered water waste

Council addresses filtered water waste

Manly Council has taken an innovative approach to addressing the carbon costs and waste creation that come with bottled, filtered water…