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Issue 2 - May 2006

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Welcome

Welcome to the second issue of the Living Sustainably e-newsletter.

In this issue find out about an exciting competition for World Environment Day, and updates on our leading environmental group partnerships.

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World Environment Day - A living thing Competion

A state-wide Our environment - it's a living thing (OEILT) competition opened for entries on Monday 1 May and will close on Wednesday 31 May 2006. The competition aims to further extend the message on adopting environmentally sustainable lifestyles. More >

Pride of Australia Medal

The Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph are proud to announce the Pride of Australia Medal in New South Wales and the ACT. The medals will honour everyday Australians who do extraordinary things - the unsung heroes of our communities whose contribution to Australian life is not widely known by the general public. More >

New environment rating system to reduce water use

National Australian Built Environment Rating Systems

A new water rating system which encourages commercial building owners and tenants to improve their water use was launched on 3 April 2006 by the Minister for Water Utilities the Hon. David Campbell MP. More >

Updates on other Partner projects

It has been a busy few months for the project partners with a number of programs well underway. Partners are already seeing positive environmental results in the community thanks to the integrated programs, and look forward to continuing to enjoy the benefits of this collaboration over the coming year.

Living Sustainably

Living Sustainably contains news and resources from sustainability programs within partnerships, local government, businesses, community groups, non-government organisations, and the Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW (DECC).

Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW

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DECC 2006/215 | ISSN 1833-2153

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