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Enviroment Network Weekly (ENW) E-News – October 4, 2013

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EPA Victoria releases Annual Report 2012/13

EPA Victoria has released its 2012/13 Annual Report which compares its key achievements against its objectives of EPA Victoria’s 2012–13 Annual Plan.

Year 3 of air monitoring at Brooklyn – report released

EPA Victoria has released an information bulletin on air quality monitoring in the Brooklyn area from November 2011 to October 2012.  Air quality monitoring in this […]

Eight year strategy for Victoria’s waterways – released

The Victorian Government has released the Victorian Waterway Management Strategy  – an 8 year plan, in an effort to improve the environmental management of waterways. The […]

New Waste and Resource Recovery strategy released

The Victorian Government had released the draft Statewide Waste and Resource Recovery Infrastructure Plan (SWRRIP) for Victoria and the draft Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Strategic […]

Proposed amendments to transport of Dangerous Goods Laws

Why is the National Transport Commission (NTC) proposing changes to the Transport of Dangerous Goods laws?   The NTC is responsible for monitoring the Transport of […]

Scientists release the latest facts on climate change

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its Working Group I report –The Physical Science Basis which forms part of the IPCC’s Fifth Assessment […]

Repealing the carbon tax and the introduction of the ‘Direct Action Plan’

The Federal Government will soon introduce legislation to repeal the carbon tax and commence implementation of its Direct Action Plan – as stated in a recent […]

Radiation Protection and Control Bill 2013 – comment sought

The South Australian EPA has released a draft Radiation Protection and Control Bill 2013 for the purposes of updating and amending the Radiation Protection and Control […]

SA water industry reforms – comment sought

Draft legislation aimed at promoting greater efficiency, competition and innovation in South Australia’s water industry has been tabled in State Parliament. Consultation on the draft Water […]

SA Government and councils recognised for addressing climate change

The State Government and the Local Government Association of South Australia (LGASA) have been named the SA winners in the State and Territory Government category of […]

Battery systems used for stored energy on QLD networks

New electricity network technology recently trialled on the Atherton Tablelands could herald changes in how rural electricity supply networks power Australian homes in the future.   […]

Coal Seam Gas exclusion zones in force from October 4

Changes have been introduced by the NSW Government concerning Coal Seam Gas (CSG) and the exclusion of CSG activities from certain areas. NSW Minister for Planning […]

Councils given authorisation for joint waste tenders

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has granted interim authorisation to eight regional councils in New South Wales to enable them to commence work on […]

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