The Hills Shire, NSW
Area en New South Wales
Australia
The Hills Shire, NSW conducts first-in-Australia apartment complex worm farm pilot
Twenty apartments in North Kellyville dispose of their food waste in an underground worm farm. The castings produced by the farm condition soil in a shared garden along with individual gardens. A volunteer building champion organizes fellow participants and educates their neighbors. Shire officials approved the three-month pilot in response to a recent shift from homeownership to renting. This trial fits into council waste initiatives including discounted composting bins.
The Hills Shire, NSW
Australia
The Hills Shire, NSW uses smart ATVs to conduct six-week evaluation of local walkways
The smart vehicles from the Infrastructure Management Group used cameras to capture footage of bike trails and walkways. Images gathered from each ATV were geotagged via GPS tracking. Council officials opted for smart ATV use to conduct a comprehensive review without substantial personnel use. The resulting map of the shire's 671 kilometers of walkways and trails will be useful for planning and maintenance purposes.
The Hills Shire, NSW
Australia