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Enviroment Network Weekly (ENW) E-News – April 8, 2016

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DRAFT GUIDELINES – Emissions Reduction Fund: Safeguard Mechanism Emissions Intensity Benchmark Guidelines – Comment sought

The Federal Department of Environment has released the draft Emissions Reduction Fund: Safeguard mechanism Emissions Intensity Benchmark Guidelines that outlines the process for developing emissions intensity […]

Consultation and Transparency Requirements for Offshore Petroleum Activities – Comment sought

The Federal Department of Industry, Innovation and Science has released the Issues Paper: Consultation and Transparency Requirements for Offshore Petroleum Activities in Commonwealth Waters. The Department, […]

New Emissions Reduction Fund video shows how companies can partner with farmers to earn Australian carbon credit units – Comment sought

The Federal Department of Environment has published a new video showing how companies can partner with farmers to earn Australian carbon credit units (ACCUs) through Emissions […]

Natural Temperate Grassland of the South Eastern Highlands listed in the critically endangered category

Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has approved the inclusion of the Natural Temperate Grassland of the South Eastern Highlands in the critically endangered category. The listing […]

Proposed changes to Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006

Proposed amendments to the Aboriginal Heritage Act 2006 (Vic) (Act) are set to increase the number of successful prosecutions for harming Aboriginal cultural heritage offences under […]

Proposed amendments to waste regulations: beneficial reuse and waste codes

EPA Victoria is proposing amendments to the Environment Protection (Industrial Waste Resource) Regulations 2009. These Regulations guide the sustainable management of Prescribed Industrial Waste (PIW) in […]

DRAFT GUIDELINE – Landfill Licensing Guidelines – Comment sought

EPA Victoria has released a draft landfill licensing guideline. This is the draft update to the existing landfill licensing guideline (No. 1323.2). As part of the […]

Tyres dumped near Mildura

EPA Victoria is appealing for public assistance after around 2000 tyres were found dumped near Mildura on Wednesday 23 March 2016. The tyres were found dumped […]

Premier’s Sustainability Awards – Entries open

Entries for the 2016 Premier’s Sustainability Awards are now open, with Victorians who lead the way in innovative and sustainable projects encouraged to apply. Now in […]

State-wide review of pest animal management in NSW – Comment sought on draft report

In March 2016, the NSW Natural Resources Commission released the draft report Shared problem, shared solutions, as part of a state-wide review of pest animal management […]

Latest NSW Compliance Report – Released

NSW Department of Planning and Environment has released the latest Compliance Report which documents site inspections made by its compliance team to ensure operators of mines, […]

Online energy storage database launched

The NSW Government and the Australian Energy Storage Alliance recently launch the Australian Energy Storage Database (AESDB) – an Australian portal to the Global Energy Storage […]

Vegetation Management Bill before QLD parliament

The Queensland Government has introduced the Vegetation Management (Reinstatement) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 (Reinstatement Bill) which proposes to reinstate vegetation management laws that were […]

Convicted and fined for public land waste dumping

A 29 year-old man who admitted to illegally dumping more than 60 tonnes of construction waste contaminated with asbestos, has been convicted and fined in the […]

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