Climate Resilience

Water sensitive urban design considers the whole water cycle, including management of rainwater from roofs, paths and roads with the broader environment in mind.We visit two residential developments in the Wollongong area and look at the water

Illawarra-Shoalhaven: Water Collaborations

Jun 15th, 2021 35m 55s

Water management is a shared responsibility between utilities and councils, and both groups are looking at working more collaboratively: within and across organisations.But the scale of their operations is very different.How do councils work

Illawarra-Shoalhaven: Sponge Cities

Jun 15th, 2021 36m 56s

The sponge city is a way of visualising how water should be absorbed and travel through an urban environment.Instead of rushing the water away, a sponge city absorbs and keeps it in the landscape. But how do we plan for sponge cities when the

Namoi: On the Road

Nov 30th, 2020 22m 22s

The township of Walcha, on the south-eastern edge of the Northern Tablelands, has more than 600km of gravel roads it relies on to service the community and its economic driving force - agriculture.Those roads carry everything, from trucks brin

Namoi: Regional City Water

1 Nov 30th, 2020 23m 27s

A city in the heart of cattle and sheep country, with a strong industry and residential mix at its heart, Tamworth in NSW is coming good after the longest drought on record. The drought was so severe, it shocked the city and its residents and f

Namoi: On the Farm

Nov 30th, 2020 18m 20s

We step out of town, along the dusty gravel roads, to check out how some members of the farming community are working to keep water longer on the land.The process is designed to lift carrying capacity and profit, boost diversity and improve la

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