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Left to Right: Allan Myers, University of Melbourne Chancellor; Paul Little, co-founder of the Hansen Little Foundation; Jane Hansen, Deputy Chancellor...

Date Time How ERGT turns an experience into safety ERGT Australia is one of Australia’s premier safety training specialists, and they like to do things a little differently. Building a more than 25-year reputation on immersive simulated learning environments that emphasise both personal and process safety, the Perth-headquartered company services a diverse set of industries, from defence and aviation to mining, maritime, and oil and gas. ERGT Managing Director Shane Addis has been involved wi...

Date Time Orange’s new pound to provide safe environment for strays Orange’s lost and stray cats and dogs are set to be better managed following today’s opening of Orange City Council’s new pound. The purpose-built $1.5 million facility will be opened today by Orange mayor Reg Kidd and the chair of the Orange City Council Companion Animal community committee, Cr Stephen Nugent. Cages for dogs in the centre of the pound The new pound includes exercise yards, insulated kennels, a vet room...

Date Time Futuristic cars may soon take flight Abstract notions of seeing sleek and stealthy flying octopods – humming along Ohio’s interstate airspace carrying cargo, medical supplies (blood, organs, materials) or even humans themselves – are not so far-fetched, according to students at the University of Cincinnati. When UC and the Cincinnati Innovation District® get down to business with some of the most seasoned air mobility professionals, great things tend to happen. The FlyOhio Vert...

Minister for Health and Ambulance Services The Honourable Yvette DAth Construction will begin next week on the new $91 million, 50-bed Acute Mental Health Unit (AMHU) at the heart of the West Moreton Health’s current expansion. Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Yvette D’Ath said construction company BESIX Watpac had been appointed as the main works contractor to build the three-storey mental health unit. “The Palaszczuk Government has invested more than $146.3 million over 5 year...

Date Time Exmouth artificial reef a marine showcase for BHP: EHS Awards As part of our run-up to the 2021 APPEA Environment and Safety Excellence Awards this June, we look at some of the previous winners and nominees who have helped shape the event into what it is today As oil and gas assets mature and reach commercial retirement, it is important to ensure facilities and infrastructure are decommissioned in an environmentally and socially responsible way. BHP Petroleum Australia engineered an i...

Date Time Play your part as Yoko Ono Lennon Centre approaches final funding milestone The new Yoko Ono Lennon Centre is just £250,000 away from reaching its fundraising target, after donations totalling almost £700,000 were received last month. The major funding boost means the University of Liverpool has moved even closer to achieving its ambitious £3 million target, and is looking for your help to reach it by the end of 2021. The fundraising campaign, which launched in 2019, received gener...

Date Time Casey community set to benefit from $3.5 million in Growing Suburbs funding The City of Casey has welcomed more than $3.5 million in funding, announced today as part of the State Government’s 2021-22 Growing Suburbs Fund (GSF), to support three key community projects in Cranbourne North, Pearcedale and Narre Warren South. Chair of Administrators Noelene Duff PSM said the Growing Suburbs Fund, currently open to 16 Councils, is critical to help address the infrastructure needs of fast...

ROCKFORD — Raze or rehab? That’s the lingering question concerning the future of the Rockford Housing Authority’s vacant Brewington Oaks housing complex on Seminary Street. Two-and-a-half years after receiving permission from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to tear down the twin 14-story towers, the housing authority is weighing proposals from developers on the future use of the site. “The only decision going before the Rockford Housing Authority board at this tim...

Work starts on St John Ambulances new Napier base 5 Apr, 2021 03:11 AM Quick Read Work is progressing on St Johns new Napier base but the organisation still needs $600,000. Photo / Facebook Work is progressing on St Johns new Napier base but the organisation still needs $600,000. Photo / Facebook Hawkes Bay Today Construction is under way at St John Ambulances new Napier base, but it wont be until next year that crews are ready to move into the purpose-built facility. Its a build thats been man...