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The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) will apply the revised Workplace Exposure Limits (WEL) in its assessment, inspection and compliance activities from […]
The NSW EPA has updated the Approved Methods for the Modelling and Assessment of Air Pollutants following a scientific review and public consultation earlier this year. […]
The South Australian EPA has opened consultation for further amendments to the Local Nuisance and Litter Control Act 2016 (LNLC Act). The EPA is seeking feedback […]
Safe Work Australia has published 3 new guides to help workplaces manage exposure to airborne contaminants and prepare for the transition to workplace exposure limits (WELs). […]
Safe Work Australia (SWA) has published a new Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS) to support the transition to workplace exposure limits (WELs), which come into effect on 1 […]
Safe Work Australia is consulting on proposed options to clarify and improve health and air monitoring requirements for hazardous chemicals in the model Work Health and […]
The NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment has published the NSW air quality report 2025 that outlines New South Wales compliance with the national […]
Safe Work Australia has introduced a new workplace exposure limit (WEL) for diesel particulate matter (DPM) of 0.01 mg/m³ which will apply from 1 December 2026. […]
Four-year funding in the 2026-27 NSW Budget aims to support remediation, emission monitoring and blood lead testing. Broken Hill continues to face one of the most […]
EPA Victoria has issued $6,000 in fines and shut down earthworks at a Preston building site after dust from the site impacted a nearby retro fashion […]
The NSW EPA has issued a landfill with a prevention notice requiring it to carry out actions to address operating and pollution control issues causing odours […]
The NSW EPA has fined issued a $30,000 fine to a recycling facility for a licence breach related to dust management. Following community complaints, EPA officers […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water have released the 2024–25 National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data. The data shows pollutants released to […]
EPA Victoria has fined the occupier of a Sunbury property for the second time in six months for illegally burning industrial waste. A total of $16,280 […]
The NSW EPA is seeking input on updated requirements to the Approved Methods for the Modelling and Assessment of Air Pollutants (Approved Methods). The Approved Methods […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined a Broken Hill lead, zinc and copper mine $30,000 for failing to properly manage dust pollution at one […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking feedback on the draft Approved Methods for the Modelling and Assessment of Air Pollutants in NSW (Approved Methods). The […]
As part of an ongoing inspection blitz on odour-causing industries in Melbourne’s inner west, EPA Victoria has conducted more than 36 inspections across 22 sites. The […]
EPA Victoria has confirmed that the site of Melbourne’s biggest industrial fire in nearly a decade has now been cleaned up. EPA West Metropolitan regional manager […]
A NSW landfill has been ordered to pay $520,000 in fines and legal costs by the NSW Land and Environment Court, following prosecution by the NSW […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA Victoria) has released draft Guidance for Minimising Pollution and Waste Risks in a Changing Climate and is seeking feedback from […]
EPA Victoria has conducted a series of unannounced inspections at warehouses and logistics facilities in Melbourne’s western suburbs as part of a compliance program targeting the […]
CSIRO has released the 2025 Report on Australian and global Synthetic Greenhouse Gas emissions 2025 – DCCEEW . The report provides updated data on atmospheric concentrations […]
The NSW 2024 State of the Environment report was tabled in Parliament on 26 June 2025 that provides a snapshot of the NSW environment, as well […]
EPA Victoria has released the updated guide to air pollution modelling that provides guidance for Air Pollution Impact Assessments (APIA) required by EPA Victoria for licence […]
At the recent 2025 AEBN Annual National Conference on Environment, Climate Change and Energy Webinar on 7 March 2025, Lee Miezis, CEO EPA Victoria advised that […]
The QLD Government has released the Guideline on Odour Impact Assessment from Developments. The guideline sets out various approaches to assess potential impacts from new development […]
A report on the Measurements of the Atmospheric Concentration of Methane, Carbon Dioxide and Carbon Monoxide: Eastern Creek, Horsely Park, Minchinbury and Arndell Park has been […]
EPA Victoria is sending a clear warning to businesses that they will use their hi-tech drones to detect pollution incidents including poor air quality at industrial […]
The WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has undertaken Air quality monitoring in Kalgoorlie WA and has released a publication. The purpose of the publication is […]
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October 30, 2026