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Protected water is a valuable liquid asset

24 May 12 | FOR the last four years Centennial Coal has been developing major improvements to water management systems at the surface facilities of its Newstan mine.

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Toronto figs healthy

24 May 12 | LAKE Macquarie City Council has assured locals that fig trees at Toronto are healthy.

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Blitz on dumping nets suspects

24 May 12 | ■ THE recent blitz on illegal dumping by Lake Macquarie City Council identified three suspects.

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End to a decade of water restrictions

17 May 12 | AFTER more than a decade, Central Coast water restrictions were lifted on Monday.

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Drop off all eWaste on Saturday

10 May 12 | UNWANTED eWaste such as computers, mobile phones, TVs, microwave ovens, and hand-held electronic devices can be discarded for free at Gateshead this Saturday.

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Shedding power with LED lights

03 May 12 | THE development of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) means there's no need to be left in the dark by a power-outage.

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Eco-social village vision for Morisset estates

03 May 12 | A VISION for how new housing estates in the Morisset area could reduce their energy use and costs by using ultra-low carbon design will be outlined at a meeting at Morisset on Tuesday, May 8.

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Guarding gutters saves work, adds style, protects from fire

03 May 12 | IT'S around this time of the year that deciduous trees drop their leaves. That can mean lots of raking or overusing the leaf-blower as the effort continues to maintain a presentable yard.

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Easy way to grow food

03 May 12 | THIS corrugated steel raised gardening kit is easy to assemble and looks great too. The three-in-one vegie bed requires no tools for construction.

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Green gardening

03 May 12 | ECO-FRIENDLY is not just a buzz word these days. It is a whole different approach to how we live. People are embracing the chance to do something positive for the environment.

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Wriggling their way to a better environment

03 May 12 | A WASTE system that is good for the environment and low on power usage is possible thanks to the humble worm.

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Gas pipeline our link to network

26 Apr 12 | THE workmen have packed up and gone from Freemans Drive but what they have left behind is almost 10 kilometres of gas pipeline.

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An award winner has risen from the ashes for Eraring

05 Apr 12 | ERARING Energy's new CCP (coal combustion products) management plant has earned the power station the coveted ESAA (Electrical Supply Association Australia) Industry Innovation Award.

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