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

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CARBON Townsville

Sustainable Townsville

Townsville is:
a Reef Guardian Council

More information:
Reef Guardian Councils Programme

	Magnetic Island Learn more about Magnetic Island's unique history, flora and fauna
Magnetic Island - Click the map to learn more...

Community Greening events and photos

Greening Townsville, Community Tree Day in your neighbourhood.
Get involved at the next community greening event.

Sustainability Summit Report (315Kb .pdf) ]
Greentree Ants Program

ICLEI Member in Action: Sustainable Townsville Program

Townsville Shines
as a Solar City!
Education, Promotion, Incentives and Demonstrations
of cutting edge Solar Technologies.
[ Solar City Information ]
[ Media Release & Photos ]
[ Information Sheet: Connecting People with Energy (850Kb .pdf) ]

Townsville Ecotourism
"Ecotourism: Building on Natural Advantages"
Visit the Townsville Ecotourism site!

URBAN NATURE - Youth Ecotourism Forum II

Townsville Ecotourism
"Ecotourism: Building on Natural Advantages"
Visit the Townsville Ecotourism site!

Castle Hill Track Upgrades 2006

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 ]

Sunday 19th March 2006, Townsville Solar Cities Community Day

Townsville Solar Cities Community Day - 19/3/2006

Part of the Townsville: Queensland Solar City bid.

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 ]

Townsville to host the 2006 International Ecotourism Conference...[ More ]

Previous Townsville Deputy Mayor (Cr. Ann Bunnell) presents paper at 2005 Ecotourism conference in Hobart.
[ Presentation and Paper ] & [ Ecotourism Townsville page ]
Townsville City Council leading the way in waste management and recycling. [ EPA Sustainable Industries fact sheet (.pdf 550Kb) ]

Sustainable Townsville - Hunter Lovins Tour 2005

A Centre for Excellence in Tropical Design (Sustainability in Innovation)

Council 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 ]

A 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!

[ Event Photos ] & [ Invitation (.pdf 1.25 MB!) ]

Accelerated Sustainability Planning
	Townsville Cities Sustainability Planning Program, 17^th - 21^st May 2004, featured a number of key events, the culmination of which was the two-day Accelerated Sustainability workshop for Council Managers & stakeholders...[ More ]

Have you seen a Freshwater Jellyfish?...[ More ]

Green Tree Ants and their mimetic relationships with spiders...[ More ]

Grid-connected ROPATEC 6kW Strand wind turbine goes live with online weather and energy information - see live data interpretative display on the Strand and online...[ Media Release ]
Channel 7 News was at the launch...[ watch the video » ]

Council joins ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection (CCP)...[ Media Release ]

Council Budget includes focus on Sustainability...[ Media Release ]
Strand Wind Project commences...[ Media Release ]...[ More ]

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 ]

Flyer (380kB .pdf)

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

Professional development courses by world leading expert Dr Doug McKenzie-Mohr, 9^th-11^th January 2008
Information Sheet (320kb .pdf)

Free community workshop Saturday 12^th January 2008
Information Sheet (530kb .pdf)

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...

EcoFiesta 2006 - Celebrating Our Environment

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.

Sustainable City Schools Competition - Click for More Information

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.

Creek to Coral 'Capturing our Catchment'
2007 Art Competition. A Huge Success!

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Greentree Ants Program

Sustainable
Townsville

Community Education

Supporting

Council's petrol-electic hybrid car, The Toyota Prius

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 supported by Council

Tropical Fish Ecology Research
Tropical Fisheries ecology of urban waterways.

The Strand, Townsville, Awards:

2006: World Leisure Innovation Prize
2004:		Australia's Cleanest Beach
2003:		Queensland's Cleanest Beach
2002:	Collex Resource Conservation and Waste Management Award

Stormwater Quality Management Townsville
Innovative tropical urban stormwater quality management programs
designed to improve the quality of freshwater resources flowing into Cleveland Bay.

The Nelly Bay Habitat Reserve
Supporting eco-tourism through environmental interpretation.

Rowes Bay Intertidal Zone Web Page

Mud crab Scylla serrata

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

February 2004, Review of Kerbside Recycling Services Report, TCC (.pdf 580kb)
	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 ]