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On Tuesday, the South Australian Government announced a plan for the energy future of the state. The plan South Australian Power for South Australians is designed […]
The Victorian Government passed the Resources Legislation Amendment (Fracking Ban) Bill 2016 on 7 March 2017. The bill bans all onshore unconventional gas exploration and development, […]
The submission period for the preliminary report of the Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market has been extended until 5pm AEDT […]
The 9th meeting of the COAG Energy Council was held on 17 February 2017. Key items for discussion included: Recent load shedding events in SA […]
On Tuesday, the New South Wales Energy and Utilities Minister announced a new Energy Security Taskforce for the state. The NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer, […]
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has released an information paper on oil pollution risk management to provide clarification on the regulatory […]
On 10 February 2017, the Victorian Essential Services Commission released updates to Schedule 34 – Building based lighting compliance requirements. The updates include: Revised evidentiary […]
The Ministerial Forum on Vehicle Emissions (chaired by the Minister for Urban Infrastructure, the Hon Paul Fletcher MP and including the Minister for the Environment and […]
The Independent Review into the Future Security of the National Electricity Market, chaired by the Chief Scientist, Dr Alan Finkel AO, is commencing a wide-ranging public […]
The Federal Government has released Terms of Reference for its review of climate change policies to be led by the Department of Environment and Energy in […]
The 8th meeting of the COAG Energy Council was held on 14 December 2016. Key items for discussion included: A Blueprint for the future of […]
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has released a new well integrity guidance note on well integrity control measures and performance standards.
The Victorian Essential Services Commission (ESC) has released information on the new administrative arrangements and updates for Section 34 – Lighting Upgrade of the Victorian Energy […]
The Victorian Government has introduced the Resources Legislation Amendment (Fracking Ban) Bill 2016 to permanently ban fracking in Victoria. The Bill will: permanently ban all onshore […]
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has released two new guidelines on environment plans (EPs): Decision making – Criterion 10A – Reasonably […]
The Queensland Government introduced legislation in State Parliament on Tuesday to ban underground coal gasification. Minister for State Development and Minister for Natural Resources and Mines […]
The Victorian Essential Services Commission (ESC) has released the slides of the presentation delivered at a public forum for the Victorian Energy Efficiency Target (VEET) scheme […]
The NSW Government has announced a $500 million environmental funding package and released two draft climate change and energy savings documents for public consultation. The NSW […]
The Victorian Government has announced the introduction of multiple feed-in tariff rates for solar households in Victoria. The multiple feed-in tariff rates (based on the time-of-day […]
The Victorian Essential Services Commission (ESC) has released an information bulletin on changes to some units of competency that must be undertaken by new installers to […]
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy Council held an extraordinary meeting on 7 October 2016 in light of the recent loss of power in South […]
Sustainability Victoria is offering grants to small and medium business for energy assessments. Applications are now open for the Boosting Productivity energy assessment grants program, which […]
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) and Commonwealth Bank have launched a new $100 million Energy Efficient Equipment Finance program to provide Australian businesses and not-for-profits […]
The Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (GEMS) Regulator has identified an issue relating to the test methods and test standards for three phase cage induction motors […]
The Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA) has released a revised REES Bulletin 20 – REES Commercial Lighting Activities which outlines the minimum reporting and […]
The Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum and Department of Water have released the Guideline for Groundwater Monitoring in the Onshore Petroleum and Geothermal Industry […]
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has issued an environment alert on the failure to comply with environmental management requirements due to […]
The Essential Services Commission has introduced an update to the administrative and compliance requirements of Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 2008, Schedule 34 – Lighting Upgrade. […]
The Victorian Government announced on Tuesday that they will permanently ban the exploration and development of all onshore unconventional gas in Victoria, including hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’) […]
The 5th meeting of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy Council was held on 19 August 2016. The key items for discussion at the meeting […]
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