Congratulations to Schott Rhodes from Envirowaste for winning the prize draw for the CS-VUE two question survey that we conducted this month regarding CS-VUE PDA functionality. 

There was an overwhelmingly positive response about how useful access to CS-VUE in the field, and as a result of we are now looking to create a mobile phone / PDA module to add to our suite of products.

Scott, a bottle of wine is heading towards you as you read this - enjoy!

The CS-VUE team is counting down the days till the release of CS-VUE V3.0. 

Users will login to CS-VUE and be greeted with a fresh new intuitive look and feel.

The updated interface will make it much easier for us to implement and release the exciting modules we are planning for later this year. Expect to see V3.0 released to users prior to September the 1st.

To take a closer look at some proposed screenshots, click here.

NZ By the Numbers - Judge sends $60,000 clear message to farming industry
A Tirau farmer and an earthworks contractor have been fined a total of more than $60,000 over the cutting of a large farm track which threatened to discharge large amounts of sediment into a recognised trout stream.

NZ By the Numbers - Freight company fined $18,000 for blue ink discharge
A Christchurch freight company has been fined $18,000 after pleading guilty to discharging a contaminant onto land which then entered the Heathcote River. This occurred in July 2008 and the case was heard in the Christchurch District Court earlier this year.

NZ By the Numbers - $15,000 fine for vegetation clearance near key wetland
Unlawfully clearing about 30 hectares of vegetation, including rare and threatened plants, near an internationally significant wetland has resulted in a $15,000 fine for a Hauraki Plains farm manager.

NZ By the Numbers - Irate farmer fined $11,000 after attack on council staff
A pensioner has been fined $11,000 after he wrenched a camera from a council officer's neck and forced him to delete photos showing he was illegally digging out a stream.

AU By the Numbers - PORTABLE TOILET COMPANY FINED FOR DUMPING LOO WASTE
Spreading human effluent on a paddock has landed Rows-A-Loo Pty Ltd an EPA Victoria fine.  The company, based a Yarroweyah in the state's north east, has been fined $5761 for dumping industrial waste.

AU By the Numbers - SEWAGE LEAK PROMPTS EPA VICTORIA FINE
Failing to manage the discharge of sewage from the Bridge Inn Hotel in Mernda has landed VicSound Pty Ltd an EPA Victoria fine.  The company has 28 days to pay the $5671 fine, seek an internal review or have the matter dealt with in court.

Commissioners grant piggery consents with strict conditions
Farmers Ken and Pauline McIntyre have been granted resource consents to continue running their Morrinsville piggery for two years - subject to strict conditions relating to odour discharges - to give them time to relocate the business to a new site.

NZ By the Numbers - 42% Popular swim spots spoiled by bacteria
Popular swimming spots in lakes and rivers have high levels of bacteria that cause diarrhoea or infection, a new report shows.  Of 300 popular swimming spots tested regularly by councils over the past two summers, just 58 per cent were suitable for swimming almost all of the time.

Carbon Group are working with Beca to assist Auckland City Council in developing a carbon management strategy for Auckland City's stormwater capital works programme. Auckland City - Environment and Utilities Management (EUM) delivers approximately $30 million stormwater infrastructure every year "if we really want to get serious about reducing carbon impacts it makes sense to target our biggest carbon emitting activities" said Grant Ockleston, EUM Manager.  The work will involve evaluating the carbon impacts of different construction approaches to allow carbon optioneering during the design stage in future stormwater projects.  Such an approach to sustainable design of public services is increasingly common practice overseas.  It has the potential to not only reduce carbon impacts of the City's stormwater infrastructure but also significantly save Auckland City council costs as the price on carbon (and carbon emitting activities) increases into the future.

Andrew.Stewart welcomes Far North Holdings Ltd, Northland District Health Board Papakura District Council and Waiheke Marinas Ltd as new clients this month.

CS-VUE continually innovates!

If you have any suggestions about future enhancements or improvements, please let us know.

Our technical team will review all development ideas, and as always, we roll-out product updates to all of the CS-VUE community - meaning everyone benefits.