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KEYNOTE SPEAKER: The Hon. Angus Taylor, Federal Minister for Energy and Emissions ReductionDr Cathy Wilkinson, CEO EPA Victoria A number of significant changes from across Australia […]
Please join us for AEBN Member Networking Drinks from 4.30pm to 5.30pm (immediately after the 2020 AEBN National Conference: Environment, Climate Change and Energy) on 6 […]
Changes to Federal Government departments have now been made, with the creation of a new Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment and new Department of Industry, […]
Safe Work Australia Members have agreed to adopt the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS) Revision 7 under the model Work Health […]
Consultation is now open on a draft legislation package for the National Standard for Environmental Risk Management of Industrial Chemicals (the National Standard). The National Standard […]
As part of its evaluation of Workplace Exposure Standards for airborne contaminants, Safe Work Australia has released for comment: WES review – Release 10 (diesel engine […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $18 million in recoupable grant funding to develop Australia’s second large scale energy-from-waste plant in Western Australia. The […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has announced that the innovative new approach to contracting under the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) will be offered at the next auction […]
The Federal Government proposing amendments to the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Rule 2015 to improve the flexibility for project proponents to be transferred between parties. […]
The Clean Energy Regulator is reminding entities that on or before 14 February 2020, liable entities who made a relevant acquisition in 2019 must comply with […]
Updates to the following carbon credits methodologies have been gazetted by the Federal Government: Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative—Plantation Forestry) Methodology Determination Variation 2020, to which […]
The Federal Government has gazetted amendments to the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Amendment (2019 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2019 which are a response to […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has released the monthly Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) carbon abatement statement for November 2019. The update summarises the activity for the ERF […]
A $100 million Australian Recycling Investment Fund has been created to encourage increased investment in clean energy technologies which supports waste recycling that leads to lower […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released the following new strategy and policy documents: Regulatory strategy – 2020-2025 draft It sets out the EPA’s vision […]
The EPA Victoria has released the following new publications: Reducing risk in the premixed concrete industry (Publication 1806) This publication aims to support operators of concrete […]
The Victorian EPA Chairperson Cheryl Batagol has announced that she will not be seeking another term when the current one ends on 30 June 2020. The […]
EPA Victorian has granted a works approval for a waste to energy plant using gasification technology at Laverton North. The applicant, Recovered Energy Australia Pty Ltd, […]
On 10 December 2019, the Victorian Government made the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Extractive Industries) Regulations 2019. The Regulations replace the 2010 version.
The NSW and Federal Governments have reached an agreement aimed at lowering power prices for consumers, reducing emissions and strengthening grid reliability. Through this partnership, both […]
The NSW Government has gazetted the updates to the Energy Savings Scheme Rule (ESS Rule). The Energy Savings Scheme (Amendment No. 1) Rule 2020 will commence […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has announced funding of $4.9 million, with individual grants of between $50,000 and $300,000, for Councils, industry, consultancies and not-for-profit […]
The NSW EPA has released a Dust Assessment Handbook for the mining industry. Prepared by the EPA in consultation with the mining industry and the Department […]
The New South Wales EPA has released the final version of the Contaminated Land Guidelines: Assessment and management of hazardous ground gases. The guidelines were revised […]
The Queensland Government has announced that applications are now open for the Government’s first Round of investments in the flagship $500 million Land Restoration Fund. On […]
An earthmoving contractor who dumped up to 5,400 tonnes of waste soil in a wetland has been convicted and fined a total of $29,000 in the […]
The South Australian Environment Protection Authority has released its 2018-2019 Annual Report. The report outlines the performance of the organisation over the 2018-19 period.
The WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has released its draft greenhouse gas emissions guideline on 9 December 2019 following a 12-week round of public consultation in […]
The Regulations for the Western Australian Container Deposit Scheme were gazetted on 17 December 2019. The Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (Container Deposit Scheme) Amendment Regulations […]
The WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is seeking comment on an issues paper on four initiatives aimed at improving consistency and transparency in how […]
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