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Houses of the future could be built using grapevine waste Researchers are taking grapevine cuttings, normally left to burn or rot, and turning them into building materials, hoping it could help pave the way to a sustainable future. https://www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2020-10-06/researchers-recycling-grapevine-waste-into-particleboard/12727282 #RecyclingandWasteManagement #BuildingandConstruction #Viticulture

Regional towns hoping for an 'epic adventure' as mountain bike trail plan revealed Residents are hoping a million-dollar project will reshape the Mackay hinterland into an events and tourism hotspot, bringing up to 30,000 visitors each year — and with them more services. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-04/mackay-mountain-bike-project-constructed-soon/12626296 #BuildingandConstruction #RegionalDevelopment #TravelandTourism #LocalGovernment #Conservation #RuralTourism #Regional #Cycling

Renewable energy pitched to create hundreds jobs for North West Queensland A $600 million renewable energy project planned for Mount Isa is expected to create hundreds of jobs during construction, and produce cheaper, cleaner power for North West Queensland. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-21/$600-million-renewable-energy-vast-solar-mount-isa-hundreds-jobs/12474824 #ElectricityEnergyandUtilities #BuildingandConstruction #RegionalDevelopment #GeothermalEnergy #LocalGovernment #Regional

Farmers fight plans to install 500-kilowatt transmission line A proposed high-voltage power project over farmland causes community distress in western Victoria https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-17/western-victorian-farmers-fight-plans-transmission-lines/12363978 #ElectricityEnergyandUtilities #BuildingandConstruction #Environment #Rural

Dash for new land could see houses built next to a freeway A tourist hotspot in south-west Victoria unveils plans to unlock land for about 600 new houses, but there's a catch. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-25/new-land-at-port-fairy-could-see-houses-built-next-to-highway/12266780 #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #BuildingandConstruction #LifestyleandLeisure #TravelandTourism #LocalGovernment #RoadTransport #HumanInterest #RuralTourism #Housing #Tourism

'We're creating jobs': The resource companies expanding during the coronavirus Some resource companies expand in regional Queensland, creating much needed jobs as economies tank from the coronavirus. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-25/resources-expansion-coronavirus-covid-19-jobs-in-mining/12274794 #Business,EconomicsandFinance #BuildingandConstruction #CommunityandSociety #Apprenticeships #MiningIndustry #Mining(Rural) #Unemployment #Education #Industry

'You're still attached to what you've got, in some weird way': Bushfire clean-up accelerates After a frustrating wait, the bushfire clean-up effort is set to ramp up in South East NSW with around 300 properties to be cleared each week. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-05-01/bushfire-clean-up-ramps-up-after-months-of-frustration/12202952 #BuildingandConstruction #GovernmentandPolitics #DisastersandAccidents #RuralWomen #Bushfire #Fires