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Enviroment Network Weekly (ENW) E-News – May 12, 2017

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2017-18 Federal Budget

The 2017-18 Federal budget was announced on Tuesday and included a significant $265 energy package aimed at securing Australia’s energy future. The package includes: Exploring options […]

NOPSEMA releases new decision making guidance and human factors information paper

The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has released a new decision making guideline which describes how it considers environment plan submissions against […]

$1 billion for Landcare

The Federal Government has announced an investment of more than $1 billion over five years for the National Landcare Program.

Threatened species recovery fund

The Federal Government has announced that applications for funding under the $5 million Threatened Species Recovery Fund are now being accepted. The funding is available for […]

Worksafe Victoria and EPA Victoria sign MoU – for information sharing

WorkSafe Victoria and the Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding which further streamlines the ways in which WorkSafe and the […]

Reminder to maintain effluent ponds, says EPA Victoria

The EPA Victoria has issued a media release to remind Gippsland dairy farmers to maintain their dairy effluent ponds in preparation for the wetter months ahead. […]

EPA targets established in 2017/18 Victorian Budget

As reported in the AEBN ENW last week, the Victorian Government has allocated $162.5 million to implement the independent inquiry’s recommendations to modernise the EPA. According […]

Updates to building based lighting requirements

On 5 May 2017, the Victorian Essential Services Commission (ESC) made changes to the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) requirements for Schedules 1A, 1B, 1E and […]

Victorian Environmental Assessment Council releases report on conservation values of state forests

The Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) has released the following two reports: The Final Report on the Statewide Assessment of Public Land was an assessment by […]

GRANT OPPORTUNITY – DELWP Leadership development grants in catchment management

The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning has announced professional development grants of up to $10,000 under the Our Catchments Our Communities – Integrated […]

Biodiversity reform – Comment sought

The New South Wales is undertaking a final round of public consultation before implementing the regulations, codes and guidelines and other documents to support the new […]

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