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Enviroment Network Weekly (ENW) E-News – March 13, 2015

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Changes to offshore oil and gas regulation

Federal Parliament has passed the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2014, giving states and territories the ability to hand over OHS […]

Expressions of Interest for NICNAS committee

Expressions of interest are being sought from industry and community-based organisations for membership of the National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) Strategic Consultative Committee. […]

GUIDELINES & ADDENDUM – Dual pipe water recycling schemes – health and environmental risk management – Released

Improving the way we use our water resources is vitally important to ensure a sustainable future for Victoria.  Recycled water is recognised as a valuable source […]

New appointments at EPA Victoria

EPA Victoria has appointed Dr Cathy Wilkinson to its executive team in the role of Executive Director of Knowledge, Standards and Assessments. EPA CEO Nial Finegan […]

Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) scheme

The Victorian Government announced it would retain the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) scheme with a review in the first half of 2015 aimed at further […]

Waste exemption granted

The NSW EPA has gazetted an exemption from clause 71 of the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 giving category 1 trackable waste (other […]

TENDER – Energy performance contracting services at existing government buildings

The NSW Office of Environment & Heritage is seeking expressions of interest from organisations to deliver Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) services across a variety of public […]

TENDER – Consultant required to design calculator

The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage is seeking a consultant to develop a calculator to monetise biodiversity offsets. The department has invited tenders to develop […]

Council fined for discharge of untreated sewage effluent

NSW EPA has issued a $15,000 penalty notice to a shire council for the discharge of untreated sewage effluent, which polluted a local river. The incident […]

Review of the Radiation legislation

EPA has conducted a comprehensive review of the Radiation Protection and Control (Ionising Radiation) Regulations 2000 (IR Regulations) under the Radiation Protection and Control Act 1982. […]

Site contamination review committee recommendation to be implemented

EPA SA chief executive Tony Circelli says the regulator has begun implementing the recommendations of a site contamination review committee, which reported on the management of […]

Subsurface groundwater ecosystems – report released

EPA SA has released a briefing report on the current knowledge, monitoring considerations and future plans for South Australia’s subsurface groundwater ecosystems. In SA, EPA is […]

Managing waste from bushfire

EPA SA has released an Information Sheet that provides advice on waste management, disposal of animal carcasses, fire-affected asbestos, disposal of contaminated water and other issues […]

No rushed changes to vegetation legislation

Queensland Natural Resources and Mines Minister Anthony Lynham has told landholders under Queensland’s vegetation management regulatory framework that current management practices remain in operation and there […]

No threat to air and water supplies

Queensland’s Department of Environment and Heritage Protection says testing has confirmed there is no threat to air and water supplies at Chinchilla in southern Queensland. The […]

New agreement for Abbot Point Coal Terminal

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says a new agreement has been reached with the major proponents of the Abbot Point Coal Terminal expansion project. Ms Palaszczuk says […]

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