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Erosion and Sediment Control for the Whitsunday Region

20/10/2022

In addition to providing Erosion and Sediment Control Plans (ESCP's) EcoHub also supply materials for erosion and sediment control in the Whitsunday area.

EcoHub is pleased to announce that our Erosion and Sediment Control Whitsundays (ESCW) division are now stockists of GeoHex, an Australian made 100% post-consumer recycled plastic geocellular containment system. GeoHex is a sustainable solution for building durable driveways, roads and hardstands, as an alternative to concrete and pavers, both of which have a significant carbon footprint.

In line with the EcoHub Charter, we are here to share sustainable solutions with our clients, helping you to reduce your carbon footprint, conserve soil resources and have a positive impact on the health of aquatic and marine ecosystems.

See www.escw.au for more details.

Reef Protection Regulations Roll-Out

17/10/2022

Reef protection regulations will apply across the Wet Tropics, Burdekin, Mackay Whitsunday, Fitzroy and Burnett Mary regions for beef cattle grazing, sugarcane production and banana growing from 1 December 2022.

Graziers in the Wet Tropics, Mackay Whitsunday and Burnett Mary; sugarcane producers in the Fitzroy and Burnett Mary; and banana growers in the Burdekin, Mackay Whitsunday, Fitzroy and Burnett Mary will join producers who are already regulated.

Two online information sessions are being held on 15 and 17 November 2022 for sugarcane production and beef cattle grazing to help producers understand what they need to do to comply.

If you have questions about the changes, email ESReef@des.qld.gov.au or register for an online session.

Ampol AmpCharge - First Australian Mainstream Transport Energy Retailer Announces Roll-Out of Nationwide EV Charging Network

16/8/2022

There is no doubt that Australia is behind the eight ball when it comes to the uptake of electric vehicles, and charging networks are in their infancy. Like a game of hide and seek downunder, the sustainable future is coming, ready or not. Ampol sees this and has answered the call by announcing the roll-out of a nationwide EV charger network.

The risk for fossil fuel outlets is that they will stand as unprofitable relics, like the DVD rental business "Blockbuster Video" in the post-Netfilix era. Happily, Ampol have chosen to engage in the brighter, more exciting future, with their AmpCharge service.

Ampol: "We’re committed to building a network of ultra-fast EV chargers across Australia, both at our service stations and in other public destinations. We've just started the roll-out of our first destinations in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland and Western Australia. This initial rollout becomes the backbone, as we rapidly grow our charging network across Australia to help you get on with your journey."

EcoHub Launches Integrated Sustainable Management System (ISMS)

11/2/2022

Today (11/02/2022) Ecohub has launched the "whole of business" management system, developed as a risk-based platform, facilitate rapid and responsible business growth towards an economic, social and environmentally sustainable future. Toby Roscoe, EcoHub's Sustainability Manager says "The EcoHub ISMS uses a combination of lean management principles, risk analysis and controls, and continuous improvement principals, aligned with ISO 31000, ISO 14001 and ISO 9001, to achieve a fully integrated system for sustainable business management". EcoHub has created the standardized ISMS that will enable corporations to tackle diverse challenges, such as climate change and transition to renewable resources, while at the same time increasing their economic viability.

The implementation of ISMS lays a stable foundation stone from which a business can develop a system for working effectively in the new era that demands sustainable business management and rapid growth towards targeted sustainability goals. The new ISMS is currently being piloted by EcoHub, but will later be available to our clients, providing a risk-based process, which enables simplification of sustainability target setting and creating a corporate roadmap for achieving sustainability, now and into the future.

For more information please email info [at] ecohub.com.au

US Senate Passes Trillion Dollar Bill, in Part to Help Fight Climate Change.

5/11/2021

The US Senate has passed a groundbreaking bill to spend a trillion dollars on renewing the country's infrastructure network, largely to deal with decentralised renewable energy production, electric vehicle charging and other measures to help fight climate change and its impacts.

The US political parties have collaborated to put this critical piece of legislation together, that will undoubtably help in preparing the US for the challenges ahead in the fight against climate change.

Emily Cochrane writes in the New York Times that "The bill includes $73 billion to modernize the nation’s electricity grid," "$7.5 billion to construct electric vehicle charging stations, $17.5 billion for clean buses and ferries, and $15 billion for removing lead pipes." While the US Forest Service will receive billions for fighting wildfires.

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Your Connection to a Sustainable Future

Erosion and Sediment Control for the Whitsunday Region

Reef Protection Regulations Roll-Out

Ampol AmpCharge - First Australian Mainstream Transport Energy Retailer Announces Roll-Out of Nationwide EV Charging Network

EcoHub Launches Integrated Sustainable Management System (ISMS)

US Senate Passes Trillion Dollar Bill, in Part to Help Fight Climate Change.