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The following article appeared in the Noosa Journal today.
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The Rudd Government will seek bids in October from consortia interested in bidding for its $100 million large-scale ‘smart grid’ demonstration project, according to project manager Graeme Marshall of the federal environment department.
Smart grids, underpinned by smart meters, are designed to handle two-way flows of data and power.
Advocates say smart grids will pave the way [...]

Are Koala’s a good barometer of how we treat the land and nature and can you put a value on their loss? We know the population is being decimated by development and the Qld government says State Planning Policy to be introduced this year will protect koala habitats.
Deborah Tabart from the The Australian Koala Foundation [...]

QUEENSLAND households are set to be hit with higher power prices at the time of day they want to use electricity the most – the morning and early evening.
The State Government has ordered the Queensland Competition Authority to investigate a new system of power pricing that ramps up costs at peak times.
Such a scheme would [...]

Koala populations outside surveyed areas are at greater risk of extinction due to negligence, say a group of Sunshine Coast residents, who have received the support of the Australian Koala Foundation.
The warning follows the State Government’s release of shocking survey results on Saturday (23 May) which show that koala numbers in an outer Brisbane region [...]