Regis Aged Care is hiring a Manager, Sustainability and Environment to work at the head office in the Melbourne suburb of Armadale. The role is responsible for the management and…

The Climate Change and Sustainability Division is seeking to employ a Policy Officer to support the implementation of the ACT Climate Change Adaptation Strategy.

The Climate Change and Sustainability Division is seeking to employ a Senior Policy Officer to develop high level policy advice on climate change issues and drive the implementation of its strategy to transition to net zero emission.

Upper Hunter Shire Council in NSW is hiring a Manager Sustainability And Environment. Reporting to the director Environmental and Community Services you will be instrumental in developing and implementing the…

Michael Monaghan has been appointed non-executive director to the Australian Ethical Investment board.

Energy and sustainability software provider Envizi has appointed US-based Matthew Stavis as vice-president, building energy optimisation, in a move designed to strengthen the company’s position in the American market. Mr…

Video: A few days before the Clean Energy Target was cut, Hydro Pacific GM and Clean Energy Council chair Rachel Watson said the industry would be “very disappointed” if such…

Coal-loving commentators have erupted with fuming outrage and wildly inaccurate assertions about demand response following last week’s announcement of the successful projects for ARENA and the Australian Energy Market Operator’s demand response pilot.

Darius Salgo, co-founder of energy start-up Nexergy, has joined energy tech company Wattwatchers in a part-time business development role, focused on Australian and international market opportunities.

“Keeping the lights on” is a pretty low goal for energy policy, but it’s what Malcolm Turnbull has promised, after it emerged today that a recommended Clean Energy Target had been killed and the long-standing Renewable Energy Target would follow in 2020.

UK headquartered clean-tech start-up Tempus Energy has launched an Australian presence in Adelaide, and is looking for staff as it rolls out a pilot demand management project with Origin Energy.

Tim Williams, one of Sydney’s highest profile urbanism commentators, has resigned as chief executive of the Committee for Sydney to become head of cities at Arup.

The theme of this year’s Ethical Investment Week is aptly titled Make an Impact.

The federal government has released standards for what constitutes a carbon neutral building or precinct, with the clear definition expected to help spur the transition to a net zero sector.

Whether it’s the sound of partying neighbours, constant banging of footfalls overhead or the roaring of traffic heard whenever balcony doors are opened, noise is compromising health and quality of life for many apartment dwellers.

Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced her government will ban developer donations at both the state and local level, following the release of a damning report.

Brisbane residents could live longer, healthier lives if more of them shifted from private cars to active transport, new research has shown, reducing cases of heart disease and diabetes by the thousands.

A major greening program by Melbourne’s City West Water has been a boon for the city’s disadvantaged areas, with close to one million trees planted over the past six years, according to new RMIT research.

The Internet of Things may not come top of mind with landscaping, but the Future Street installation, opened last week in Sydney, shows how the two can be a natural fit.

Australian cities consistently top “most liveable cities” polls, but new research out of RMIT warns this liveability isn’t a reality of many capital city residents.

Monday’s headline in The Sydney Morning Herald – Sydneysiders in revolt over development as two-thirds declare the city is ‘full’ – decidedly captured the community’s response to the government’s high population growth projections and accompanying urban renewal areas.

Down the road, there is likely to be an electric vehicle in your future. From many angles, whether it is comfort, convenience, saving money or high-tech whiz-bangery, millions of drivers around the world are switching on.

Close your eyes and imagine that your home town is suddenly the perfect place to live. What do you see?

If your company was offered a mega-profitable commission on Adani’s Carmichael coal mine* in Queensland would you turn it down due to the environmental damage it will cause, or would you take the cash?

The development industry was in defence mode this week over a poll published in the Sydney Morning Herald, with two-thirds of residents declaring the city full, and that the 1.74 million…

The theme of this year’s Ethical Investment Week is aptly titled Make an Impact.

Cartoonist Stuart McMillen recently shared his comic Energy Slaves on The Fifth Estate, which looked at the human power needed to maintain our lifestyles. Now he has written a series of…

Dr Robin Brimblecombe and Dr Kara Rosemeier’s Positive energy homes will not only be valuable for anyone looking to embrace some or all of the principles of Passive House design, construction and technology, it is also a fantastic primer on the fundamental principles of building physics.

For any of us that have felt deep concern about the lack of vision in government, We do things differently is a timely reminder of the power of grassroots innovation to create solutions to some of the world’s big challenges.

Former Cundall principal Alistair Coulstock wants to change the way the top end of town does business in The conscious business – how to achieve purpose with profit. There are…

The following is a rhyme submitted by one of our readers verbalising what it feels like from a Gen Y perspective to be locked out of the housing market. It’s…