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Enviroment Network Weekly (ENW) E-News – May 27, 2016

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Clean Energy Regulator seeks comment on Safeguard Mechanism issues

The Clean Energy Regulator is seeking comment on a series of technical discussion papers ahead of the introduction of the safeguard mechanism on 1 July 2016. […]

Solar project backed by Australian Renewable Energy Agency – breaks world record

A new solar cell configuration developed by engineers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has pushed sunlight-to-electricity conversion efficiency to 34.5 per cent – […]

Reshuffle of Ministerial Portfolios results in New Environment Minister

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a number of changes to his Ministry including the creation of a new portfolio of Energy, Environment and Climate Change. […]

Audit report on Victoria’s water resources – Released

The Victorian Auditor-General’s Office (VAGO) has released its audit report on Monitoring Victoria’s Water Resources which examines the effectiveness and efficiency of the long-term water quality […]

CASE STUDIES – Reduction of hazardous waste

EPA Victoria has published two case studies which deal with the reduction of hazardous waste. As part of the HazWaste Fund, Hyder (which is now trading […]

Reforms to land management and conservation – Comment sought

NSW EPA is encouraging feedback on the draft Protection of the Environment Operations Legislation Amendment (Scheduled Activities) Regulation 2016 (Amendment Regulation). The Amendment Regulation will amend […]

Working Group announced for development of environmental protection statutory guideline

A working group has been announced by the QLD Environment Minister Steven Miles to assist in developing a statutory guideline to complement the Environmental Protection (Chain […]

Reef Water Science Taskforce – Final report

The Great Barrier Reef Water Science Taskforce has delivered its Final Report and recommendations on how to achieve the Queensland Government’s water quality targets. The Final […]

Local Nuisance and Litter Control Act – Passed in SA Parliament

South Australian Parliament has passed new legislation that will give local government more powers to deal with environmental nuisance, littering and illegal dumping. Previously, matters of […]

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