News: Environment

Contractors with a focus on recycling appointed to demolish Townsville’s 1300Smiles Stadium

FK Gardner & Sons Pty Ltd have been appointed to demolish Townsville’s Willows Sports Field, formerly known as 1300Smiles Stadium - the former home of the North Queensland Cowboys…

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Aug 3, 2022 Environment / Sport / Venues /

 
 

Bold ambition to make FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 the most sustainable edition

The Local Organising Committee of the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 has a bold ambition to make the event the most sustainable edition since its inception in 1953. …

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Jul 25, 2022 Environment / Events / Sport /

 
 

Richmond Tigers launch Environmental Sustainability Action Plan in AFL first

Richmond Football Club has launched its inaugural 2022-2024 Environmental Sustainability Action Plan (ESAP) in what is a first across the AFL industry. The detailed action plan has…

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Jul 22, 2022 Environment / Sport / Venues /

 
 

Brisbane Games Committee names 12 Queenslanders to oversee Olympics legacy

On the one-year anniversary of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) formally awarding the 2032 Olympic and Paralympics to Brisbane, 12 Queenslanders have been appointed to the…

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Jul 21, 2022 Environment / Events / Sport / Venues /

 
 

SportEng secures NSC Sports and Climate Change Award 2022

The 2022 Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards organised by the National Sports Convention has awarded civil engineering ‘Fields of Play’ specialists SportEng,…

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Jul 14, 2022 Environment / Sport / Surfaces /

 
 

Penrith Budget 2022/23 has a focus on green spaces and places for recreation

Penrith Budget 2022-23 has a focus on green spaces and places for recreation The 2022-23 Penrith Budget will enable Council to deliver multi-million-dollar projects and have a focus on…

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Jul 14, 2022 Environment / Finance / Recreation / Sport /

 
 

Australian legal, health and environmental experts comment on Sydney’s floods

Sydney has experienced another flooding event over the weekend and as the Camden Sports Club ‘Sporties’ currently assesses the damage sustained, a number of Australian legal,…

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Jul 4, 2022 Environment / Legal / Sport / Wellness /

 
 

25 New Zealand organisations secure Outdoor Activity funding

Recreation Aotearoa has announced that 25 organisations around New Zealand have been awarded a share of the $1.5 million Outdoor Activity Fund. The Outdoor Activity Fund is managed and…

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Jun 30, 2022 Education / Environment / Finance / Recreation / Sport /

 
 

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