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Teachers and students of Glenmore State School are powering up and becoming Recycling Heroes by taking control of their school’s waste....

After a busy first half of 2012, most schools registered to the EarthSmart Schools program have now received their waste assessment and the follow-on report.Having collected waste related information from so many schools across Central Queensland, we have been able to create a snapshot of the regional position, including some fast facts....

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Since 2001, member councils have contributed a levy to fund the implementation of the CQ Waste Management Strategy. With changes to local governments (amalgamations, restructure etc), legislation and community expectations, coupled with strong regional growth, a major review and redevelopment of the existing regional waste plan is being undertaken....

The CQLGA towardZero program works with small to medium businesses throughout Central Queensland. Targeting the C & I waste stream, which accounts for 50% of the total tonnes of waste sent to CQ landfills each year, the program aims to deliver direct support to those businesses to increase the diversion of waste from landfill to recycling....

The Public Place Recycling Introductory Program will focus on the education of regional event organisers to build knowledge of correct Public Place Recycling (PPR) practices and procedures, employ a Project Officer (PPR) to support the project and event organisers through the process, provide PPR infrastructure to reduce PPR costs to events and encourage increased participation and evaluate PPR...

The CQLGA EarthSmart Schools program works with primary schools throughout Central Queensland, educating students and staff about recycling and waste reduction strategies. The program, supported by BMA, encourages schools to actively participate with CQLGA in diverting 50% of their waste to landfill over three years.Over the school year we conduct waste assessments, Recycling Heroes education...

The call has been sent out and CQLGA is ready to educate the next generation of Recycling Heroes to take up their mission and join the fight against waste....

Don’t put away those paints, pencils and crayons just yet, there is still time to enter your students in the EarthSmart Schools Community Calendar Competition!...

In a heroic effort, Term 1 2012 saw EarthSmart Schools Officers conduct a single-term record of 20 waste assessments....

It’s not a bird, it’s not a plane, it’s the CQLGA Recycling Heroes coming your way to deliver their schools education program during Term 2!...

A visit to the CQ Materials Recovery Facility (CQMRF) always gives students a fun and engaging way to learn about recycling and how to be EarthSmart.  Through the formation of a key strategic partnership with the Fitzroy Basin Association (FBA), CQLGA is now bringing even more value to Central Queensland schools....

Looking for something to do during your art classes?  Would your students like to win some great prizes?  Trying to find an interesting way to spice up your environmental awareness lessons?  If you answered YES to all these, then the Castaway Art competition is perfect for you!...

Are you an EarthSmart School?  Here at CQLGA, we want to acknowledge our EarthSmart Schools for the great decision they have made in registering for the program....

With over $3000 worth of cash and paint prizes to win, Central Queenslanders of all ages are urged to turn their trash into treasure for the Castaway Art competition as they 'find it, save it, create it.'...

Gladstone Regional Councillor Rick Hansen is looking forward to representing the region on a broader scale after being elected President of the CQ Local Government Association (CQLGA) recently....

Across CQ, artists got behind the EarthSmart message, with 85 entries received for the Castaway Art competition, each portraying the theme of ‘Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.’...

Sharpen the pencils, dust off the paints, set out the crayons, because entries for the EarthSmart Schools Community Calendar Competition are now open! ...

The household waste audit has been an integral part and one of the primary projects of the CQ Waste Management (CQWM) Group.  ...

Create your piece of Castaway Art now! Entries are closing soon!...

Join in the fun of CQLGA’s annual Calendar Competition later this year. Students will be given the challenge of creating bold, eye-catching posters on an environmental theme. ...

Calling all artists! Get your thinking hats on and come up with an arty idea to ‘Up-cycle’ some old treasures and help the environment. ...

We will soon be delivering free infrastructure to all CQLGA EarthSmart Schools to help your students and staff to recycle right. Take advantage of this opportunity to make sure all areas of your school are fully equipped to maximise recycling and minimise waste....

Our EarthSmart Schools officers are busy booking in waste assessments for CQ schools, so expect to hear from us soon, if you haven’t already. ...

Fred...?  Barry.....? Chomper....?  Georgina.....? What should we call these little worms?? Get your entries in by this Thursday 28 March!...

CQLGA’s Calendar Competition 2013 is coming up! Registrations are now open, with entries due in August....

Want a free worm farm for your school? Some extra recycling collection boxes? They're on their way!...

It's back and it's better than ever! CQLGA’s Castaway Art competition has stepped up a notch in 2013 and so has the prize money! Entry forms are due very soon so make sure your students get them in on time....

Congratulations to the winners, from Waraburra State School, of our ‘Name the Worms’ Competition!...

Meet the newest members of the EarthSmart Schools team: some wonderfully wiggly worms who need names! Enter now!...

CQ Local Government Association is delighted to welcome the first of two new EarthSmart Schools Officers joining our Recycling Heroes team for 2013: Kirsty McLeod. Kirsty started in her new role on Monday 11th February and is a wonderful addition to the team. ...

With 2012 now coming to an end, our EarthSmart Schools staff are already turning their attention to next year, with the program ready to continue strongly into 2013.Waste assessments and Recycling Heroes education visits will recommence in Term 1 next year for both newly registered and existing EarthSmart Schools....

National Recycling Week saw the launch of the CQLGA’s 8 page recycling lift-out, published in local newspapers across CQ.The lift-out features a number of articles outlining what’s happening with recycling around our region and informing readers how they too can become ‘Recycling Heroes’....

The Hall State School has beaten out hopefuls from all over the state to receive the Keep Australia Beautiful Queensland Waste Management Award....

The CQLGA EarthSmart Schools Community Calendar Competition requires students to create and submit their best recycling themed SUPER poster.The competition is one of the artistic components of the EarthSmart Schools program, encouraging students to recall the messages they have learnt throughout the rest of the program whilst creating their posters....

Over 480 amazing entries were received as part of this year’s CQLGA EarthSmart Schools Community Calendar Competition.From these entries, 15 winners were selected, with their artwork featuring in the 10,000 calendars distributed across Central Queensland....

Congratulations go to one of CQ’s EarthSmart Schools, Milman State School, for winning the Battery World Schools Battery Recycling Competition....

Over 340,000 people have attended Public Place Recycling events in Central Queensland over the past year with over 27 tonnes of recyclables collected....

Want to personalise your Christmas decorations while doing your bit for recycling?This quick and easy Christmas craft allows you to do just that....

Central Queensland Councils, in partnership with the CQ Local Government Association, are taking a regional stand by supporting the CQ Regional Planning and Infrastructure Framework....

Central Queensland councillors and staff were recognised for their achievements and service over the last political term at the recent CQ Local Government Association Celebration Dinner, held at the Rockhampton Leagues Club....

CQLGA's towardZero Workplace Mentor, Kaye Gardner, is continuing to work with business and industry across Central Queensland to identify areas to improve recycling in their workplace, create an action plan and provide support to help implement the action plan – all at no charge to businesses....

Member councils of the CQ Local Government Association – Banana Shire, Central Highlands, Gladstone, Isaac, and Rockhampton Regional Councils recently voted to unanimously oppose a 100% FIFO workforce at the proposed Caval Ridge Mine....

Local residents are being urged to turn trash into treasure to create a ‘Recycled’ artwork to enter in the new Castaway Art Competition at the Rockhampton Show....

From the 1st February to 31st May Mobile Muster is running a new campaign called Old phones, safe kids. This campaign is a joint initiative with The Alannah and Madeline Foundation (AMF) that aims to help keep kids safe from cyber-bullying by funding the AMF’s eSmart system for schools....

The Castaway Art Competition was held in conjunction with the Rockhampton show this year, bringing in over forty very creative entries! ...

School children around CQ are hard at work this term creating "Super Recycling Posters" for the CQLGA Calendar Competition. ...

The CQ Local Government Association (CQLGA) is delighted to announce Kimily Scoleri as the winner of the annual Gary Williams Bursary. ...

Once again, the Recycling Heroes have been spreading their knowledge and love for recycling throughout agricultural shows in the regions. ...

The Recycling Heroes have been working collaboratively with Semita House in Emerald to increase recycling education in the community....

Recently opened, the MRF features a fully equipped education room offering fun and interactive presentations on recycling and waste-minimisation....

Schools that were eligible can now claim their rebate for a compost or worm farm....

The Department of Resource Management (DERM) is introducing the \"Do the right thing, use the right bin School\'s Project\"....

Residents of Central Queensland could win one of 5 x $100 prizes simply by completing a short survey about recycyling....

Central Queensland councils came together last week at the bi-monthly CQ Local Government Association (CQLGA) meeting to work together on regional issues affecting Central Queensland....

CQUniversity Advanced Public Relations students are undertaking the second annual Recycling Awareness Survey on behalf of Central Queensland Local Government Association....

The Central Queensland Local Government Association (CQLGA) in conjunction with AMCOR, would like to invite you to the official opening of CQ\'s newly constructed Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Rockhampton during National Recycling Week....

Whether you are a small business operator, a manager, or a worker, recycling represents an opportunity to enhance business efficiency, save resources - and save money....

Materials for the "do the right thing, use the right bin" program conducted by the Central Queensland Government Association (CQLGA) have arrived....

Recycling Heroes are on a mission to educate with the announcement of a Recycling Roadshow in Central Queensland during the month of April....

The CQLGA is offering monetary support to an officer working in local government to assist their endeavours to further their career through education studies....

Central Queensland Mayors, CEO’s and representative councillors came together for the recent CQ Local Government Association (CQLGA) meeting in Middlemount to discuss issues facing the CQ community, including  the Queensland Regionalisation Strategy and the impacts of a Fly In Fly Out workforce in the region....

Students across Central Queensland worked extremely hard last term creating "Super Recycling Posters" to be featured in this year's Community Calendar. ...

This year students will get the opportunity to turn trash into treasure as the EarthSmart Schools Castaway Art competition branches out into various shows and events in CQ....

Once the waste assessment has been conducted and you’ve received your report, our ‘Recycling Heroes’ will visit your school to educate students about various waste-reduction topics and how they can take up the mission of becoming a Recycling Hero. Education visits will be occurring during terms two, three and four this year....

The program commences with a waste assessment at your school to determine how your school can avoid and reduce its waste by assessing what percentage of recyclable and/or compostable materials could be diverted from the waste stream. ...

Central Queensland councils are calling on all candidates for the upcoming state election to support a 5 Point Plan for the region which was endorsed by all councils at the recent CQ Local Government Association (CQLGA) Management Committee meeting....

Prepare for the ultimate challenge...and get ready to enter the EarthSmart Schools Calendar Competition! Every year, students from around Central Queensland engage in an epic showcase of their artistic skills and recycling knowledge:Your students' mission, if they choose to accept it, is to create a SUPER poster that promotes recycling....

The Department of Environmental Resource Management (DERM) and Department of Education and Training (DET) once again will be offering schools infrastructure as part of their Do the Right Thing, Use the Right Bin project. ...

Mayors and other representatives of all five Central Queensland councils recently converged on Rockhampton, to address regional issues together at the final CQ Local Government Association Management Committee meeting of the current political term....

Local councils in the region are working together to secure Central Queensland's future with the establishment of an ambitious project to develop the CQ Regional Planning & Infrastructure Framework for the period 2011-2031.President of the CQ Local Government Association, and Mayor of Isaac Regional Council, Cr Cedric Marshall believes that this is a time of unprecedented rapid growth...

What goes around, comes around – especially at the Central Queensland Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in Parkhurst, Rockhampton. If you’ve ever wondered where your recyclables go after you’ve sorted, cleaned and crushed them for collection, the next step in their lifecycle is the MRF (pronounced ‘murf’)....

Local councils in Central Queensland are working together with the CQ Local Government Association to secure the region’s future with the establishment of the CQ Regional Planning and Infrastructure Framework....

To help Queensland businesses reduce the amount of waste they send to landfill, the Queensland Government is introducing the reThink Business Waste Services (RBWS) Program. Subsidies will assist businesses to review their existing waste management arrangements, and commit to improvement by introducing a new resource recovery service to divert more material from going to landfill....

Schools are encouraged to make the trip to the CQ Material Recovery Facility (MRF) and witness the recycling process first hand.As further incentive to visit, schools will be eligible to receive a $200 reimbursement to subsidise the cost of travel to the MRF....

With the school year reaching its final stages and attention turning towards next year, now is the perfect time to register for Central Queensland Local Government Association’s EarthSmart Schools program.The program, supported by BMA, encourages schools to actively participate with CQLGA in reaching a reduction of 50% waste to landfill over a time frame of three years. ...

The CQ Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) is celebrating its first birthday on Saturday 12th November, just in time for National Recycling Week.As part of the festivities, the CQ MRF will be holding an Open Day. The Open Day will be host to a range of family activities to celebrate and promote recycling in CQ. There will also be live entertainment all day and an opportunity to see the CQ...

Local councils in the region are working together to secure Central Queensland's future with the establishment of an ambitious project to develop the CQ Regional Plan....

The ranks of CQ Recycling Heroes have received a major boost with the recent announcement of the community calendar competition winners.Five year-level winners and ten highly commended entries were selected from schools across Central Queensland, showcasing the talent and recycling knowledge of children throughout the region....

The CQ Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) is celebrating its first birthday on Saturday 12th November, just in time for National Recycling Week.Like any birthday celebration, there will be a party, the MRF Open Day. The Open Day will be a celebration to remember for a number of students, as the CQLGA Community Calendar, featuring student artwork, is launched....

To help businesses improve in-house waste management, the Queensland Government has introduced the reThink Business Waste Equipment Program....

Local councils in the region are working together to secure Central Queensland's future with the establishment of an ambitious project to develop the CQ Regional Planning & Infrastructure Framework for the period 2011-2031.President of the CQ Local Government Association, and Mayor of Isaac Regional Council, Cr Cedric Marshall believes that this is a time of unprecedented rapid growth...

With schools around CQ taking on the mission to become EarthSmart, CQLGA is recognising some of these successes and showcasing them to the public through a special National Recycling Week lift out in local newspapers....

Over six and a half thousand dollars was raised for the Capricorn Helicopter Rescue Service and the Royal Flying Doctor Service at the Annual CQ Mayors Ball hosted by Isaac Regional Council and the Central Queensland Local Government Association (CQLGA) in Dysart on Friday....