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Enviroment Network Weekly (ENW) E-News – March 10, 2017

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Climate Change Authority delivers ‘Action on the Land’ issues paper – Comment sought

The Federal Climate Change Authority has released its issues paper Action on the land: reducing emissions, conserving natural capital and improving farm profitability. The Authority has […]

State of the Environment 2016 tabled

On 7 March 2016, the Federal Government tabled the Australian State of the Environment 2016. The report provides as assessment of the Australian environment since the […]

Review of the governance of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority announced

The Federal Minister for the Environment and Energy has announced a review of the governance of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The review will […]

Fifth phase of the Reef Trust Investment Strategy announced

The Federal Government will provide $9.5 million in the Reef Trust Investment Strategy Phase V for projects to improve the quality of water entering the Reef […]

Climate Change Act 2017 passes into law

The Climate Change Act 2017 has passed the Victorian Parliament. The Act will come into operation on or before 1 November 2017. The key elements of […]

Fracking ban bill passes

The Victorian Government passed the Resources Legislation Amendment (Fracking Ban) Bill 2016 on 7 March 2017. The bill bans all onshore unconventional gas exploration and development, […]

GRANT OPPORTUNITY – Waste education grants

A $300,000 grants package for waste education programs was announced by the Victorian Government on Clean Up Australia Day (5 March 2017). The program will be […]

Report on Conservation Values of State Forests

The Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) has released its Assessment Report on the Conservation Values of State Forests. The assessment considered the conservation values of state […]

EPA Victoria issues fine for night noise

The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria has fined a Melbourne company $7,773 for failing to reduce noise levels during operations at night. The fine follows the […]

NSW EPA fines Roads and Maritime Services for dangerous goods breach

The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined NSW Roads and Maritime Services (RMS) $2,000 for transporting cylinders of liquefied petroleum gas without accompanying […]

Reef Regulations discussion paper – Released for comment

The Queensland Government yesterday released a discussion paper on Enhancing regulations to ensure clean water for a healthy Great Barrier Reef and a prosperous Queensland. The […]

New code to assist farmers in the Murray-Darling Basin

The Queensland Government has released a code of practice to assist farmers release water stored in their farm dams to creeks and rivers in the Queensland […]

Amendments to Dangerous Goods regulations

On 3 March 2017, the Western Australian Government gazetted the Dangerous Goods Safety Regulations Amendment Regulations 2017. The legislation amends the following regulations to provide reference […]

Case study on mine rehabilitation works

The Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum have released a case study on the rehabilitation works recently completed at the Pro-Force former gold processing site. […]

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