Western Australia News

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Transforming WA’s electricity system

WA Energy Minister Bill Johnston has released WA’s Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Roadmap produced by the WA Government’s Energy Transformation…[Read More]

Waste Reform – Consultation

The WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has released two waste reform papers for public comment:Closing the loop: Waste…[Read More]

WA container deposit scheme “Containers for Change” – Deferred commencement date

The commencement of the WA container deposit scheme “Containers for Change” has been deferred (initial launch date was 2 June…[Read More]

WA mapping of mining environmental approvals

  As part of the Mining Environmental Approvals project, which aims to explore and develops ways to improve the environmental approval…[Read More]

Waste Reforms in WA – Have your say!

The Western Australian Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has released two waste reform papers intended to guide the state’s…[Read More]

For mining proposals and mine closure plans

The WA Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) has released new Statutory Guidelines for mining proposals and mine…[Read More]

Draft greenhouse gas emissions guideline released and final guideline expected for release in March 2020

The WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has released its draft greenhouse gas emissions guideline on 9 December 2019 following a…[Read More]

Container Deposit Scheme Regulations – commences 2 June 2020

The Regulations for the Western Australian Container Deposit Scheme were gazetted on 17 December 2019.The Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery…[Read More]

HAVE YOUR SAY! Native vegetation issues paper

The WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is seeking comment on an issues paper on four initiatives aimed at…[Read More]

WA to allow carbon farming on pastoral lands

The Western Australian Government has announced that it will allow pastoralists to earn carbon credits from sequestering carbon on pastoral…[Read More]

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