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Enviroment Network Weekly (ENW) E-News – August 7, 2020

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Registration opens for 11th Emissions Reduction Fund auction

The Clean Energy Regulator has opened registration for the 11th Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction to be held on 9 & 10 September 2020.  Registration is […]

Safeguard baseline table: Updated by Clean Energy Regulator

The Clean Energy Regulator has updated the safeguard baselines table to reflect baseline determinations and declarations made under the safeguard mechanism. Information published on multi-year monitoring […]

Safeguard Mechanism – Additional Prescribed Production Variables: Comment sought

The Federal Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources is inviting comment on the amendments to the Safeguard Mechanism which would update additional prescribed production variables. […]

Interim Report on Murray-Darling Basin water markets inquiry: Released for comment

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is conducting an inquiry into markets for tradeable water rights in the Murray-Darling Basin. The Murray-Darling Basin water markets […]

Commonwealth’s Water Management Plan 2020-21: Released

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office has released its Water Management Plan for 2020?21 and summary brochures. The Plan scopes how water for the environment can help […]

GRANT OPPORTUNITY: Improving the rate of recycling and accelerate product stewardship schemes

The National Product Stewardship Investment Fund provides grants of up to $1 million for projects that will deliver against the fund’s two objectives and to support […]

Waste and Recycling during COVID-19 Pandemic

EPA Victoria has provided important information regarding WASTE services and advice, during COVID-19, that relates to: What is happening with waste during COVID-19 How industry should […]

Changes to Noise Regulations during COVID-19

There have been changes to Victoria’s Noise Regulations, during COVID-19, as many people are now working from home. The Victorian Minister for Planning approved new planning […]

Regulation of railway activities: New licences to rolling stock operators

NSW EPA directly regulates operators of freight and passenger trains, including the locomotives, carriages and wagons (rolling stock operators), along with the operators of railway infrastructure […]

NSW EPA’s role in forestry logging operations

NSW EPA officers are actively monitoring forestry operations, including checking that conditions imposed to protect the environment post bushfires are being complied with. Additional new rules […]

SA Draft Mining Regulations – Comment sought

The SA Government is seeking your thoughts on the draft regulations for the revised Mining Act.  Feedback will help with the development of the Mining Regulations to support […]

SA draft Water Register Regulations – Comment sought

SA Government is seeking your views on the draft Water Register Regulations that supports a new and improved Water Register. An enhanced South Australian Water Register […]

GRANT OPPORUNITY: Manufacturing Hubs Grant Program

The QLD Government is offers grants through the Manufacturing Hubs Grant Program (MHGP) to established regional Queensland manufacturers, particularly SMEs, in the manufacturing sector, on their […]

Proposed amendments to SA Forestry Regulations

SA Government is seeking your thoughts on the proposed amendments to the Forestry Regulations 2013 that aim to develop a sustainable future for the recreational use […]

WA’s container deposit scheme commences 1 October 2020

The new start date for the container deposit scheme, Containers for Change, will commence on 1 October 2020.  The scheme aims to: increase recovery and recycling of […]

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