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Enviroment Network Weekly (ENW) E-News – August 22, 2014

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Draft agreement between Commonwealth and ACT to streamline environmental approvals – Released for comment

A draft bilateral agreement that provides a single process for environmental approvals in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) has been released for public comment by Federal […]

AGL Energy announces cost savings to customers

Further to our article of last week that Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has issued over 250 carbon tax removal substantiation notices to certain suppliers […]

Audit on Managing Landfills

The Victorian Auditor-General’s Office is in the middle of an audit on Managing Landfills and expects that the audit report will be tabled by the end […]

The use of information and data that you report to NGER

Do you know who uses the information and data that you report to the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER)? The Clean Energy Regulator has now […]

Environmental Impacts of Transport – report released

The Victorian Auditor-General has released a report on a recent audit on Managing the Environmental Impacts of Transport. The report states that “the transport sector is […]

Pollution found in Darebin Creek, Preston

EPA Victoria has confirmed a white and blue discharge in the Darebin Creek (Bell Street Drain) in Preston has been found and they are working with […]

GRANTS: Resilience to climate change grants – Open

A new $1 million Building Resilience to Climate Change Grants program will allow NSW local government organisations to address climate change risks and vulnerabilities. Funded through […]

Carbon costs cut from gas prices

Average regulated gas prices in NSW will increase by less than previously announced following gas retailers’ proposals to IPART to remove the carbon price from the […]

EPA Inquiry – Reminder submissions close 29 August 2014

Submissions will close on 29 August 2014 to an inquiry conducted by the Legislative Council’s General Purpose Standing Committee No 5 into the performance of the […]

Groundwater monitoring plan for regional water

The New South Wales Government has introduced a new water monitoring plan in the face of rising concerns about the impact of coal seam gas operations […]

NSW Energy Savings Scheme annual report

The NSW Energy Savings Scheme resulted in actual energy savings of 2 per cent in 2013, below the energy savings target of 4.5 per cent, according […]

Petroleum Exploration Licence applications refused

An application by CEEMAC Pty Ltd for three Petroleum Exploration Licence Applications (PELAs) has been knocked back by the NSW Government. NSW Minister for Resources and […]

QLD financial assurance system

Submissions to the Queensland Government’s discussion paper on reform of the state’s financial assurance system (under the Environmental Protection Act 1994) have closed. Feedback received will […]

Scientists study impact of fertilizers on Great Barrier Reef

Queensland scientist, Aaron Davis from James Cook University in Townsville has been awarded a Queensland Government funded Smithsonian fellowship to study the impact of urea-based nitrogenous […]

A prickly weed problem

Biosecurity Queensland has joined forces with the Central Highlands Regional Council and the University of Queensland (UQ) to prevent prickly acacia from establishing in the Emerald […]

Galilee Basin rail line approved

The Queensland Government has approved the construction of a 300 km rail line linking the proposed Carmichael coal mine west of Moranbah to the port of […]

8 new weeds added to weed control list

Biosecurity SA has added eight plants to its weed control list, including the South African flowering plant polygala. It has also taken five plants off the […]

Mining company wins appeal

Mining company Lincoln Minerals Ltd has had its appeal upheld in the Environment, Resources and Development Court of South Australia – overturning a ministerial decision to […]

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