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Panoramic view of tree planting at Railway Estate on Saturday, 26 June 2004
Click image for details of the next Greening Townsville, Community Tree Day in your neighbourhood.

What's new: Sustainability

Toyota Prius Strand Wind Project Stormwater Bikeways Supporting "Creek to Coral"

  • Townsville Tree Planting Volunteers are Invited to celebrate the success and relaunching of the Greening Townsville Community Tree Planting program for 2005!
    Venue: Rossiter Park in Aitkenvale (Adjacent to Nathan St. Bridge),
    Date: Sunday 6th February 2005, 4.00 - 5.00pm
    RSVP: to 47279310 (TCC Environmental Management)
    Discover more on the full invitation (.pdf 1.25 MB!)
  • 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 Council, City of Thuringowa, James Cook University and Dept. of Public Works. Discover more.

  • The Strand recently won a Regional Tourism Queensland Friendly Beach (North Queensland) award, as part of the EPA Clean beach Challenge 2004. Discover more.
  • Have you seen a Freshwater Jellyfish? Discover more.

  • Green Tree Ants and their mimetic relationships with spiders,
    Discover more    .

  • Grid-connected ROPATEC 6 kW Strand wind turbine goes live with online weather and energy information - see live data interpretative display on the Strand and online. Media release. Watch video > > Click to watch Seven Local News 26/10/2004

  • Council joins ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection (CCP)
    see media release

  • Council Budget includes focus on Sustainability
    see media release

  • Strand Wind Project commences
    see webpage and media release
Kerbside Recycling Report Townsville City Council (.pdf 580kb)
Nolan Logo  

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... read more


Rowes Bay Intertidal Zone Web Page
Mud crab
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

Red-winged parrot - Click to visit Environment Week 2004Environment Week 2004
From 4th to 11th of June 2004
A week of events for all
celebrating World Environment Day 2004

Friday: Future Leaders Congress with schools in partnership with GBRMPA and the Townsville Marine Advisory Committee (LMAC) held at the Council Chambers

Saturday: Tour of the Rowes Bay intertidal zone, led by Dr. Gilianne Brodie showcasing the marine biodiversity (including colourful sponges, seagrasses, algae and a profusion of invertebrates).
See photos of the tour here

Sunday: Thousands of people attended Ecofiesta celebrating World Environment Day 2004, held in Queens Gardens.
See photos of the day

Monday: WALOR (What a Load of Rubbish) game was played with students from Magnetic Island State School and a Certificate of Achievement for participation in Clean Up Australia Day was presented to the school.

Tuesday: A "Creek to Coral" Catchment Tour celebrating World Oceans Day and the United Nations program "Hilltops2Oceans" was held visiting Louisa Creek and Reef HQ. Certificates of appreciation for Sustainability in Waterway Management were presented to Louisa Creekwatch and Citiworks.
See photos of the day

Wednesday: A beach clean-up was held at Soroptimist Park with the Belgian Gardens State school Junior Rangers.

Thursday: The Youth Environment Network, "Sustain" met at Council Chambers and Environmental Volunteers and Workers attended a "Meet & Greet" at Picnic Bay Life-Saving Club on the Australia Clean Beach Challenge award-winning Strand.

Friday: Tree Planting with Pimlico High School.

EcoFiesta 2004
Click for details
 
Environmental Excellence & Sustainability Awards
Award category & entry form details here


Recent Events and Environmental Initiatives /Achievements:
The Strand - Cleanest Beach in Australia!
Seagrasses of Townsville

 CARbonBusters Day 2004 - Wednesday, 17th of March 2004
CARbon Busters - March 2004
Clean up australia Day
Click here to see the photos
  • Business Clean Up Day - Tuesday, 2nd of March 2004
  • Schools Clean Up Day - Friday 5th of March 2004
  • Clean Up Australia Day - Sunday 7th of March 2004

Power tower in the wind - Townsville Bulletin 17/12/03
TOWNSVILLE will soon boast what is believed to be Australia's first vertical wind turbine to promote sustainable energy... [ read article ]


Visit the Strand Beach
The Strand -
Australia's Cleanest Beach 2004
Queensland's Cleanest Beach 2003
Community GreeningGreening Townsville program
Community Greening events and photos


   Environment and Sustainability Programs and Resources:

Visit the TCC Natural Assets Database Greening Townsville program
Townsville BikewaysNeighbourhood Tree Days in Townsville

TCC Sustainable Townsville Program
Sustainable
Townsville

Community education
Community Education

Supporting
Supporting Creek to Coral


Visit the new Draft City Plan

Weedbusters Week

Council's petrol-electic hybrid car, The Toyota Prius
Council's petrol-electric hybrid car
The Toyota Prius
Grid-connected ROPATEC 6kw wind rotor being installed by Council to promote & demonstrate renewable energy use

 

Visit the TCC Natural Assets Database

The Strand, Townsville, Qld. Australia's cleanest beach 2004.


A 5 day soil erosion & sediment control certification course for tropical and sub-tropical Australia
A 5-day soil erosion & sediment control certification course for tropical and sub-tropical Australia 		Tropical Fish Ecology Research supported by Council
Tropical Fish Ecology Research supported by Council

Stormwater Quality Management
Innovative tropical urban stormwater quality management in low lying flood plains - Camuglia Street GPT wetland treatment system (Louisa Creek)

Nelly Bay - Supporting eco-tourism through environmental interpretation
Supporting eco-tourism through environmental interpretation

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Welcome to the Townsville State of Environment. This Internet report illustrates environmental change in the Townsville Local Government Area using the Pressure-Condition-Response model.

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 Council's Natural Assets database.

Working in Partnership with the Community Towards Sustainability: Message from the Mayor

Click to visit Bankia Finalist 2003

Click to read the Message from the Mayor

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