Car Washes Protect Waterways
                    
                    
                        



  
                        18th October 2010 - 
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                    The Australian Car Wash Association and Clean Up Australia are launching a joint  campaign to promote car washes that capture, clean and reuse water – rather than sending  pollutants such as lead, copper, zinc, oils  and suspended solids  into our stormwater  system, as is often the case when cars are washed at home.
                
                    
                        Save The Murray: Remove The Barrages
                    
                    
                        



  
                        14th October 2010 - 
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                                        “It will be of limited value to the environment to buyback between 3000  and 7600  gigalitres of water for the Lower Lakes and the Murray mouth while the massive steel  barrages effectively block ninety per cent of the natural flows to the Southern Ocean.
                
                    
                        Ibm And Universiti Brunei Darussalam To Collaborate On Climate Modeling Research
                    
                    
                        



  
                        14th October 2010 - 
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                                        IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) today announced an  agreement to collaborate on climate modeling research that will investigate  the impact of climate change on flood forecasting, crop yields, renewable  energy and the health of rainforests in the region.
                
                    
                        Brisbane Director Fined Over Underpayment Of Workers
                    
                    
                        



  
                        13th October 2010 - 
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                    The director of a former Brisbane car rental company has been fined $110,000 
over the underpayment of seven workers, following a prosecution by the Fair 
Work Ombudsman.
                
                    
                        Why Is Water Recycling Such A Dirty Word?
                    
                    
                        



  
                        13th October 2010 - 
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                                        Queensland Conservation Council 
(QCC) 
is hosting a business sustainability breakfast to stimulate 
debate and discussion about water recycling, a critical Southeast Queensland sustainability issue.