Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia has unveiled plans to improve biodiversity in the extractive industry and called for a more consistent approach across Australia.
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World four times dustier than previously thought
Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) have discovered the Earth has four times as much coarse dust in its atmosphere than currently simulated by climate models.
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Boral celebrates launch of sustainable asphalt system in South Australia
For the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, Boral Australia has made its INNOVO asphalt system available nationwide.
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Seismologists discover Earth vibrates less as more people stay at home
The sounds of countless cars, trucks, aeroplanes and heavy machinery that make vibrations through the Earth’s crust have diminished as more people are forced to stay inside during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Researchers create stronger concrete from steel slag
RMIT University engineering researchers have found a way to reuse a steel slag by-product to create concrete that is 17 per cent stronger than regular concrete aggregates.
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Hydrogen vehicles to roll out with the help of ATCO and Fortescue
As the world looks for alternatives to its finite amount of fossil fuels, ATCO and Fortescue are aiming to set to scene as they collaborate in exploring the potential of hydrogen fuel in Western Australia.
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IQA branch funds assist artisan winery with bushfire recovery
In the wake of Australia’s devastating national bushfires over summer, an IQA member relates the spirit and resilience she has encountered in one of South Australia’s renowned wine regions.
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Rehabilitated quarry to receive huge park upgrade
What was once a clay quarry is now an award- winning park in the UK town of Newton Abbot, with the area expected to receive a complete overhaul after approval from the local council.
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Tours conducted of Federal Parliament’s oldest ‘member’
Rather than living under one, the national parliament has been living on top of a 430 million-year-old rock for decades.
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Potential shutdown ‘equivalent to loss of a major quarry’
Zoning rules could force Alex Fraser Group to cease operations at its Clarinda site, south-east of Melbourne, unless local authorities grant a 15-year extension to its operating permit.
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