The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) is seeking comment on its Regulatory Guide: Siting of Controlled Facilities.…[Read More]
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Regulatory Guide: for siting of controlled facilities – Released for comment
Published: June 13, 2014
Waste-to-Energy project financed by Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Published: June 13, 2014
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will provide finance for the development of Western Australian waste-to-gas facilities by New Energy…[Read More]
New LED technology for street lights
Published: June 13, 2014
It is estimated that there are more than 2.5 million inefficient mercury vapour street lights in use across Australia. Warrnambool…[Read More]
Water Recovery Strategy for Murray-Darling Basin – Released
Published: June 6, 2014
The Federal Department of Environment has released the Water Recovery Strategy for the Murray-Darling Basin that outlines the Federal Government’s…[Read More]
World Environment Day
Published: June 6, 2014
On 5 June 2014, World Environment Day was celebrated. Greg Hunt, Federal Minister reminded businesses and community that the Federal…[Read More]
World’s first Soil Contamination handheld detector device for petroleum hydrocarbons in soil
Published: June 6, 2014
The world’s first handheld instrument, RemScan, developed by CSIRO and industry partner Ziltek, which uses an infrared signal to directly…[Read More]
Trial to reduce brown coal emissions
Published: June 6, 2014
CSIRO has announced that it plans to conduct a A$1 million trial of the Direct Injection Carbon Engine (DICE) with…[Read More]
New technology developed to prevent plastic from ageing
Published: June 6, 2014
A new material that prevents plastic from ageing has been developed by CSIRO offering huge environmental and cost savings for…[Read More]
Review of Ozone Acts
Published: May 30, 2014
The Federal Department of Environment has announced a comprehensive review of the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas legislation. The…[Read More]
New Biosecurity Portal launched
Published: May 30, 2014
The Federal Department of Agriculture, together with Plant Health Australia – the national co-ordinator of the government-industry partnership for plant…[Read More]
