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A major milestone in the 2 million trees project has been achieved. Lord Mayor Campbell Newman planted the one millionth tree as part of a visionary project to enhance the livability of Brisbane.

Local Buy Panel of Providers

The Water and Carbon Group qualify as registered suppliers for Local Buy.

WCG has been accepted onto Cairns Regional Council Panel of Providers for Consultancy Services.

WCG has pre-qualified to be engaged for services in the future with the Cairns Regional Council Panel of Providers for Consultancy Services.

WCG looks forward to the opportunity of working with the Council in the future.

The Honorable Janelle Saffin, Federal Minister for Page, visits high performance Wetlands

On Feb 8^th, WCG staff hosted Federal MP, the Honorable Janelle Saffin, conducting a tour of the high performance South Lismore Wetland system.

Water and Carbon Welcomes new staff member

WCG is delighted to welcome Natalie Ford to its Brisbane office.

WCG Hosts Wetland Site Tour

Councillors, Water Executives and Senior Water Engineers attended a tour, hosted by WCG, of three high performance wastewater wetland systems.

Brisbane 2 Million Trees Project

WCG has been engaged by Brisbane City Council (BCC) to establish hundreds of hectares of new permanent biodiverse forest throughout the BCC region...

WCG to host wetland site tours

WCG has organised a wetland site tour designed for Councillors, Executives and Senior Water Engineers...

Tree haven in Vanuatu

WCG Carbon Manager, Dr Kevin Glencross, has recently returned from his eight forest research trip to Vanuatu...

WCG employes new staff in Brisbane

WCG welcomes two new staff to its team. With 21 years combined experience, Brendan Morse and Samuel Leicester...

Tree haven in Vanuatu

WCG Carbon Manager, Dr Kevin Glencross, has recently returned from his eight forest research trip to Vanuatu. “Growing forests in Vanuatu is a forest scientist’s dream. The productivity is at least 50% more than what we’d expect of the most productive Australian sites, especially in the early years,” noted Kevin. Kevin supports a Southern Cross University led project which has partnered with local agencies and industry to establish a sustainable forestry industry in Vanuatu. WCG is evaluating how it can assist local landholders to access carbon income from international carbon markets.

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Tree haven in Vanuatu  WCG Carbon Manager, Dr Kevin Glencross, has recently returned from his eight forest research trip to Vanuatu. “Growing forests in Vanuatu is a forest scientist’s dream. The productivity is at least 50% more than what we’d expect of the most productive Australian sites, especially in the early years,” noted Kevin.  Kevin supports a Southern Cross University led project which has partnered with local agencies and industry to establish a sustainable forestry industry in Vanuatu. WCG is evaluating how it can assist local landholders to access carbon income from international carbon markets.

  
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