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Enviroment Network Weekly (ENW) E-News – March 16, 2012

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WA Government rejects proposal to develop coal mine near Margaret River, WA

The WA Government has rejected a proposal by Vasse Coal Management Pty Ltd to develop an underground coal mine and related facilities about 15km north-east from […]

Sydney signs agreement with Low Carbon Australia

City of Sydney Chief Executive Monica Barone signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Thursday with the Federal Government-funded independent company Low Carbon Australia Ltd (LCAL). […]

IPART announces solar feed-in tariff

The Independent and Regulatory Pricing Tribunal (IPART) this week released a Final Report on a ‘fair and reasonable’ NSW feed-in tariff IPART have recommended a subsidy […]

Amendments to NSW pollution incident report plan

NSW EPA has made changes to the Protection of the Environment (General) Amendment (Pollution Incident Response Management Plans) Regulation 2012 in response to concerns expressed by […]

Sustainability Fund – priority statement and guideline released

Sustainability Victoria has released a new Priority Statement and Guidelines for the Sustainability Fund.  The Priority Statement of the Victorian Government’s Sustainability Fund details how allocations […]

Air monitoring report on Brooklyn – released

EPA Victoria has released an environment report on the Air Monitoring of the Brooklyn area in Victoria between the period of November 2010 to October 2011.  […]

Funding to retrofit buildings in the City of Melbourne

The City of Melbourne is providing funding to assist building owners with the retrofit of their building(s). Retrofitting is one way of making a building more […]

National Water Commission

The National Water Commission Act 2004 expires on 30 June 2012 and will require amendment to continue the role of the National Water Commission (NWC).  Following […]

Proposed common practice framework for Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) additionality -released

The Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences (ABARES) has released an overview for a proposed common practice framework for the Carbon Farming Initiative […]

New webportal provides research data on Australia’s coastline for councils and researchers

CSIRO has developed a new website, Coastal Research webportal to provide access to the latest research data and information on Australia’s coast line. The webportal will […]

Process to become carbon neutral

If you are looking at becoming carbon neutral, the Carbon Neutral Program Guidelines are available that describe the key steps to achieving and retaining Carbon Neutral […]

Senate passes Radioactive Waste Legislation

A passage of the National Radioactive Waste Management Bill 2010 was passed in the Senate this week that makes provision for a selected site and the […]

Will you need a licence to participate in carbon markets?

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has released regulatory guidance,  Regulatory Guide 236, Do I need a licence to participate in carbon markets? (RG 236) […]

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