CANBERRA - Australian cities have been given an environmental thumbs-down in a new assessment of their green qualities.
Despite rating highly for quality of life, the Australian Conservation Foundation's sustainable cities index says the 20 urban centres included in the report performed poorly in international terms.
Only two of the biggest cities - Brisbane and Melbourne - made the national top 10 and Western Australia's capital, Perth, came last.
The most sustainable city was Darwin, ahead of Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Cities bomb out on sustainable index - Environment - NZ Herald News
Author: Greg Ansley
