Two more reefs in Corio Bay 10 February 2021
TWO major fishing reef projects near Geelong are complete, creating more fishing opportunities.
The first project has delivered three reefs at Outer Harbour, St Helens and Kirk Point, each named with help from the community.
The trio of reefs were constructed with 2,000 tonnes of basalt as a base, sourced from the nearby Cherry Creek juvenile justice facility with help from VRFish and topped with 100 tonnes of limestone. This combination provided the perfect substrate upon which to seed 400,000 native flat oysters and 10 tonnes of blue mussels.
Oysters were sourced from the Victorian Shellfish Hatchery at Queenscliff and the mussels came from a local grower, Advanced Mussel Supply. Oysters and mussels will improve water quality, create diversity in sea floor fish habitats and boost productivity for fish and invertebrates.
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GBCA) announces the launch of the first phase of Green Star Online, a new platform that allows projects to easily apply for a Green Star rating. Green Star Online streamlines the application process and improves customer experience for project managers and GBCA members (19 January 2021). More.
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La Trobe sports stadium scores top sustainability ratings
The sports stadium built as part of La Trobe University s Sports Park development, has been awarded Australia s first ‘6 Star Green Star Design and As Built v1.2 certified rating for a sports building by the Green Building Council Australia (20 January 2021). More.
Developers prep for Melbourne s newest suburb Pakenham East
James Harrison worked as a journalist on various newspapers in Victoria from his arrival there in 1839 until his return to England about 1873, and has left a a remarkable blueprint on the face of the earth.
JAMES HARRISON was born in Renton, near Ben Lomond, Scotland, April 17, 1816. He designed and built the plant for the first Australian manufacture of ice 1854; formed the Sydney Ice Company with P. N. Russell 1860; designed a revolutionary refrigerator 1860; work on the refrigeration of ships for the export of meat from 1870
James Harrison worked as a journalist on various newspapers in Victoria from his arrival there in 1839 until his return to England about 1873