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Enviroment Network Weekly (ENW) E-News – February 23, 2017

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Business and philanthropic sectors invited to partner to save threatened species

The Federal Government has released a Threatened Species Prospectus which invites the business and philanthropic sectors to partner with the Government to save threatened species. The […]

Extension of submission period for preliminary report of Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market

The submission period for the preliminary report of the Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market has been extended until 5pm AEDT […]

9th COAG Energy Council Meeting

The 9th meeting of the COAG Energy Council was held on 17 February 2017.   Key items for discussion included: Recent load shedding events in SA […]

GRANT OPPORUNITY – Waste to energy infrastructure fund

Sustainability Victoria has announced a new Waste to Energy Infrastructure Fund to support the installation of new, or upgrades to, waste to energy facilities to process […]

Expression of Interest for Australia’s largest grid scale battery storage facility to be built in Victoria

The Victorian Government has announced that the largest grid scale battery storage facility in the country will be built in the north-west or south-west of Victoria. […]

New energy security taskforce for NSW

On Tuesday, the New South Wales Energy and Utilities Minister announced a new Energy Security Taskforce for the state.   The NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer, […]

NSW Container Deposit Scheme – Commencement date delayed

The New South Wales Environment Minister announced on 16 February 2017 that the commencement of the container deposit scheme has been delayed until 1 December 2017 […]

Investigations for PFAS commences at Botany Industrial Park

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has advised that investigations for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are underway at the Botany Industrial Park. The investigations are […]

Petroleum company receives $850,000 fine for petrol spill

A petroleum company has been convicted and fined $850,000 in the NSW Land and Environment Court for a major petrol spill. The incident in 2013 involved […]

Container Refund Scheme – Discussion paper released for comment

The Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) has released a discussion paper on the container deposit scheme, scheduled to commence on 1 July 2018. […]

Online environmental authority register – Now available

The Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection has released an expanded online environmental authority register. Environmental authorities are held by business that undertake environmentally relevant […]

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