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The Wrap: News Vol.11 No.1 January 2012

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:23:58 +1000

Sustainability and well being indicators for the City of Sydney: Wellbeing and sustainability indicators developed by Institute researchers for the City of Sydney are on public exhibition until 3 March 2012. The...

Interview with Michelle Zeibots on Today Tonight Channel 7, Sydney

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:11:39 +1000

One year ago, Today Tonight conducted a survey on the transport system. Today Tonight asks how travel times have changed one year on. According to the NRMA, two areas of Sydney have been neglected when it comes to roads and public transport. Wendy Machin, president, NRMA, says there is only route...

New faces at ISF

Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:33:03 +1000

Following a very successful recruitment round we are pleased to welcome several new staff to the Institute. A large number of candidates with impressive qualifications and experience applied for each of the advertised positions. Five recent graduates will work as Research Assistants on ISF projects...

There's money in the dunny

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:33:31 +1000

What is the stuff linking Christmas Island and Nauru in the political issue, boat people, that might turn today's election? It's shit. Bird shit, to be precise. Both these tiny islands – one conveniently located off Java as a jumping point to Australia, the other in the mid-Pacific as a dumping...

Carbon calculator for event managers

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 12:06:38 +1000

A free carbon calculator that measures the carbon footprint of events of all sizes, held anywhere in the world was reviewed by ISF researchers before it went live on the Australian Centre for Event Management’s (ACEM) web site.

The calculator, which is tailored specifically to the unique...

Research positions vacant

Thu, 20 Jan 2011 16:12:42 +1000

We are recruiting for the following positions:

Research Principal/Director, Urban Water (Ref No. R121210 )
The Institute is seeking a Research Principal/Director to lead ISF’s research...

Leader 50th: It was full steam ahead for desal

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:56:49 +1000

The state government pressed ahead with building a $1.9 billion desalination plant at Kurnell in 2007. Less than a year after putting the project on hold, Premier Morris Iemma announced that if Labor was returned at the March election, he would sign the contract... However, the head of a government...

Capacity could be matched by simple water-conserving rules

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:25:48 +1000

The ''water wise'' rules that save 19 billion litres of drinking water a year in Sydney would save as much as Tillegra Dam promised to store, says an independent report. Retrofitting homes with water-efficient showerheads and toilets, installing rainwater tanks and increased use of recycled...

Celebrating two PhD graduations

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:39:24 +1000

Congratulations to Dana Cordell and Tanzi Smith who graduated from the Institute’s postgraduate program in May.

Dana’s thesis titled ‘Sustainability implications of global phosphorus scarcity for...

New staff join ISF

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:10:33 +1000