The Western Australian Government has passed new biodiversity legislation, updating the outdated Wildlife Conservation Act of 1950.The Biodiversity Conservation Bill…[Read More]
Western Australia News
This is an Archive of AEBN's Environment Network Weekly (ENW) e-newsletter. Articles are placed in this archive one month after members have received and viewed the weekly ENW e-news. The full article can only be read by members who are logged in.
New guidelines for onshore petroleum groundwater monitoring released
Published: September 16, 2016
The Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum and Department of Water have released the Guideline for Groundwater Monitoring in…[Read More]
Establishment of Land Access Working Group
Published: September 16, 2016
The Western Australian Government has announced the establishment of a Land Access Working Group to review the statutory framework for…[Read More]
Western Australia to introduce a container deposit scheme
Published: August 19, 2016
The Western Australian Government has announced that a container deposit scheme will be introduced in the state in mid-2018.The announcement…[Read More]
New Onshore Oil Spill Contingency Plan guidelines released
Published: August 5, 2016
The Western Australia Department of Mines and Petroleum has released the Guideline for the Development of an Onshore Oil Spill…[Read More]
Waste Authority Community Grants Scheme – Round 2 now open
Published: August 5, 2016
The Western Australia Waste Authority has announced that Round 2 of the Community Grants Scheme (CGS) is now open.The scheme…[Read More]
Expansion of Groundwater Replenishment Scheme
Published: July 22, 2016
The Western Australian Government has announced the next step in the Water Forever 10-year water supply plan for Perth, with…[Read More]
New approach to Pilbara conservation
Published: July 15, 2016
The Western Australia Government has announced a new conservation fund to support a co-ordinated conservation approach in the Pilbara region.The…[Read More]
Launch of Watering WA
Published: July 15, 2016
The WA Water Minister and Regional Development Minister have launched Watering WA, a $30 million initiative to secure regional water…[Read More]
Development of Amendments to the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Regulations – Comment sought
Published: July 8, 2016
The Western Australia Department of Environment Regulation (WA DER) is developing amendments to the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Regulations…[Read More]
