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The New South Wales Government is offering grants to councils, hospitals, universities and other community and industry groups to tackle litter in their local […]
The NSW Government has announced $24 million in funding to support local councils and the alternative waste industry improve kerbside separation of food and […]
The Victorian Government has released its circular economy strategy – Recycling Victoria – a 10-year policy and action plan that is intended to overhaul Victoria’s recycling […]
Sustainability Victoria has announced a new Recycling Victoria Infrastructure Fund, which aims to ramp up recycling infrastructure, improving the recovery of valuable recycled materials locally and […]
The Western Australian Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has released two waste reform papers intended to guide the state’s waste management future. The two consultation […]
Round 8 – CRC funding for plastic recycling projects Almost $20 million has been granted to nine projects to help Australia reduce its plastic waste and […]
Applications are now open for Round 2 of Sustainability Victoria’s E-waste Infrastructure Grants. Up to $2 million is available to build Victoria’s e-waste resource recovery sector. […]
Changes to Federal Government departments have now been made, with the creation of a new Department of Agriculture, Water and Environment and new Department of Industry, […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $18 million in recoupable grant funding to develop Australia’s second large scale energy-from-waste plant in Western Australia. The […]
A $100 million Australian Recycling Investment Fund has been created to encourage increased investment in clean energy technologies which supports waste recycling that leads to lower […]
The Victorian EPA Chairperson Cheryl Batagol has announced that she will not be seeking another term when the current one ends on 30 June 2020. The […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has announced funding of $4.9 million, with individual grants of between $50,000 and $300,000, for Councils, industry, consultancies and not-for-profit […]
The Federal Government has announced significant departmental changes for the energy and environment portfolio, with the Department of the Environment and Energy to be abolished. The […]
The National Industrial Chemicals Notification and Assessment Scheme (NICNAS) has released the final Industrial Chemicals General Rules, Categorisation Guidelines and Transitional Rules. These documents support the […]
The Federal Government has submitted the State Party Reports which address the state of conservation of the Great Barrier Reef and the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage […]
The Western Australian Government has announced that it will allow pastoralists to earn carbon credits from sequestering carbon on pastoral lands for the first time in […]
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy Council met on 22 November 2019 for their 22nd meeting. The key outcome of the meeting was the agreement […]
The Federal Government has announced a funding package for the hydrogen industry, following the release of the National Hydrogen Strategy. Along with the $13.4 million already […]
The Victorian Parliament Environment and Planning Committee has released its final report into recycling and waste management in the state. The final report was tabled in […]
WorkSafe Victoria has released an interactive tool to help the businesses and home owners identify where asbestos might be present This interactive tool guides the user […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released its annual report for 2018-19. The annual report summaries the activities and performance of the NSW […]
The South Australian Environment Protection Authority is reminding businesses that the grace period for transitioning from fluorinated to fluorine-free firefighting foams ends on 30 January 2020. […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced that it will begin work on the development of a roadmap to identify the role that the bioenergy […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has released a report that outlines renewable energy options for all Australian industrial users of process heat. ARENA CEO Darren […]
The Victorian EPA has released online an assessment of onsite contamination following the fire in West Footscray/Tottenham that occurred in August 2018. Information on the air […]
The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) has released a discussion paper on green hydrogen. The paper is designed to inform the Victorian […]
At the ninth meeting of environment Ministers, Federal, State and Territory Ministers have put forward a proposed timetable for the progressive phase out of problem waste […]
The Federal Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has announced that it is introducing a single sign-on for all its business systems. From Monday, 18 November 2019, access […]
The Federal Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has advised that on 12 November 2019 they will be aiming to release updates to the power station application for […]
The Victorian Government has announced a policy of immediate protections for the iconic Greater Glider species, native fauna and Victoria’s remaining old-growth forest. The decision on […]
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October 30, 2026