A project investigating urban salinity in the region reinforced the importance of native vegetation in maintaining the quality standards and health of our aquifer systems. A resultant management plan incorporated the planting of native species in the region and promotion of the same from property owners and managers. 1,000's of native trees and plants were given away to local residents as well as planted at strategic locations in the Shire. Photo: Tumut Shire Council Urban Salinity Management Plan Photo: Pioneer Park Tree Plantation Site - Signage Photos: Former Tumut (Boonderoo Road) Landfill Site Tree Plantings and Signage Photo:...
Today most of us take for granted the convenience of putting out receptacles for trash, recyclable materials and organic matter and having them collected and responsibly dealt with - Out of sight out of mind. Before 2006 however for these locations there was only a single local municipal waste service available which collected one larger bin for all things discarded as household and small business "waste" all mixed together. Facilities for sorted items were available but the uptake wasn't exactly high. Then smaller "red lid" bins were rolled out. Confronted with a true waste bin that was half the size generators of waste had to reconsider its management. Recipients of the new red lid bins noted that they were instructed not to dispose of organics in them. Residents were expected to manage their own "green waste" production in a responsible manner for over a decade until the, by then, Snowy Valleys Council introduced FOGO into the waste network. In 20...
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