2012

Looking for something to do during your art classes?  Would your students like to win some great prizes?  Trying to find an interesting way to spice up your environmental awareness lessons?  If you answered YES to all these, then the Castaway Art competition is perfect for you!...

Central Queensland Councils, in partnership with the CQ Local Government Association, are taking a regional stand by supporting the CQ Regional Planning and Infrastructure Framework....

Central Queensland councillors and staff were recognised for their achievements and service over the last political term at the recent CQ Local Government Association Celebration Dinner, held at the Rockhampton Leagues Club....

Mayors and other representatives of all five Central Queensland councils recently converged on Rockhampton, to address regional issues together at the final CQ Local Government Association Management Committee meeting of the current political term....

A visit to the CQ Materials Recovery Facility (CQMRF) always gives students a fun and engaging way to learn about recycling and how to be EarthSmart.  Through the formation of a key strategic partnership with the Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA), CQLGA is now bringing even more value to Central Queensland schools....

It’s not a bird, it’s not a plane, it’s the CQLGA Recycling Heroes coming your way to deliver their schools education program during Term 2!...

With over $3000 worth of cash and paint prizes to win, Central Queenslanders of all ages are urged to turn their trash into treasure for the Castaway Art competition as they ‘find it, save it, create it.’...

Are you an EarthSmart School?  Here at CQLGA, we want to acknowledge our EarthSmart Schools for the great decision they have made in registering for the program....

In a heroic effort, Term 1 2012 saw EarthSmart Schools Officers conduct a single-term record of 20 waste assessments....

Local councils in the region are working together to secure Central Queensland's future with the establishment of an ambitious project to develop the CQ Regional Planning & Infrastructure Framework for the period 2011-2031.President of the CQ Local Government Association, and Mayor of Isaac Regional Council, Cr Cedric Marshall believes that this is a time of unprecedented rapid growth...

What goes around, comes around – especially at the Central Queensland Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Parkhurst, Rockhampton. If you’ve ever wondered where your recyclables go after you’ve sorted, cleaned and crushed them for collection, the next step in their lifecycle is the MRF (pronounced ‘murf’)....

Central Queensland councils are calling on all candidates for the upcoming state election to support a 5 Point Plan for the region which was endorsed by all councils at the recent CQ Local Government Association (CQLGA) Management Committee meeting....

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Local councils in Central Queensland are working together with the CQ Local Government Association to secure the region’s future with the establishment of the CQ Regional Planning and Infrastructure Framework....

To help Queensland businesses reduce the amount of waste they send to landfill, the Queensland Government is introducing the reThink Business Waste Services (RBWS) Program. Subsidies will assist businesses to review their existing waste management arrangements, and commit to improvement by introducing a new resource recovery service to divert more material from going to landfill....

The program commences with a waste assessment at your school to determine how your school can avoid and reduce its waste by assessing what percentage of recyclable and/or compostable materials could be diverted from the waste stream. ...

Once the waste assessment has been conducted and you’ve received your report, our ‘Recycling Heroes’ will visit your school to educate students about various waste-reduction topics and how they can take up the mission of becoming a Recycling Hero. Education visits will be occurring during terms two, three and four this year....

The Department of Environmental Resource Management (DERM) and Department of Education and Training (DET) once again will be offering schools infrastructure as part of their Do the Right Thing, Use the Right Bin project. ...

Prepare for the ultimate challenge...and get ready to enter the EarthSmart Schools Calendar Competition! Every year, students from around Central Queensland engage in an epic showcase of their artistic skills and recycling knowledge:Your students' mission, if they choose to accept it, is to create a SUPER poster that promotes recycling....

This year students will get the opportunity to turn trash into treasure as the EarthSmart Schools Castaway Art competition branches out into various shows and events in CQ....

To help businesses improve in-house waste management, the Queensland Government has introduced the reThink Business Waste Equipment Program....