Environmental News
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Low emission engine trucks designed for maximum productivity
Komatsu’s 63-tonne capacity HD605-8 rigid dump truck offers low emission Tier 4 engines which reduce fuel usage by up to...
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Unravelling the essentials of conversational intelligence
In this third feature on modern leadership – in which he has explored management and emotional intelligence – Mike Cameron...
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KAMMP: A simple yet effective conveyor belt solution
A quarrying operation devises a novel solution for detecting and removing tramp metal.
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Plans to transform former site into holiday park
A former sand quarry on the Sunshine Coast is set to become a family ‘glamping’, camping and caravan tourist park.
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