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The WA Government is seeking expressions of interest to join its Contaminated Sites Committee, which determines appeals of contaminated site matters. The independent committee, established in […]
The Queensland Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning is offering grants under the Resource Recovery Industry Development Program (RRIDP). Under the RRIDP, local governments, […]
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) met on 9 August 2019 and agreed to establish a timetable to ban the export of waste plastic, paper, glass […]
The Federal Government has announced a new $20 million funding commitment for innovative projects to grow Australia’s domestic recycling industry. Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the […]
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has launched its latest co-financing program, a $100 million agreement with the Bank of Queensland’s BOQ Finance (BOQF) division, to […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority is offering $1.6million in grants to local community groups and councils to address litter issues in their local area. Both the […]
The Queensland Government is offering further grants to councils to help fund extra frontline jobs to combat illegal dumping. Following from the $400,000 to already provided […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority is offering $22.3 million in grants to councils, private industry and not-for-profit organisations to support the construction of new […]
The NSW Parliament Committee on Environment and Planning is conducting an inquiry to examine the capacity and economic opportunities of renewable energy in NSW. The inquiry […]
The Federal Government is undertaking a consultation of the National Environment Science Program (NESP) as it is scheduled for completion in 2021. The NESP is a […]
From 1 July 2019, all duty holders will be required to submit waste transport certificates (WTCs) electronically. This will enable EPA to better record the production, […]
The NSW EPA has released its Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy Progress Report 2017-18. The 2017-18 report outlines the state’s progress against the goals in […]
As reported in previous editions of the National ENW e-news, a Victorian parliamentary inquiry is underway into the recycling and waste management in the state, after […]
NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released a Practice Note on managing run-off from service station forecourts. The Practice Note is intended to assist service station […]
The South Australian Government is providing up to $2 million in funding over four years to support greener neighbourhoods in Adelaide. Applications are now open for […]
The Federal Government 2019-20 budget has allocated $3.8 billion for climate change and the environment. The funding includes: $3.5 billion Climate Solutions Package, with a $2.0 […]
The Western Australian Government has announced $1.4 million in funding for waste and recycling infrastructure and programs. The funding will be allocated through grants as part […]
Following the NSW election, the New South Wales Premier has created a new combined energy and environment portfolio. It has also been announced that the Office […]
A waste advisory group to support reform in Western Australia through advice on waste policy and legislation, has been established. The Waste Reform Advisory Group has […]
The Federal Government has stated that Thursday’s release of Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) 2019 Gas Statement of Opportunities (GSOO) and the 2019 Victorian Gas Planning […]
The latest round of funding for the Victorian Government Resource Recovery Infrastructure Fund is now open. The round 4 funding offers grants of between $40,000 and […]
Applications are now open for round 2 of the Research, Development and Demonstration grants program, which supports research, development and demonstration projects that can increase the […]
The Western Australia Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has released the results of a review of the state’s new direction for salinity management. The […]
The Federal government has released the findings of a national food waste study, which shows that Australians created 7.3 million tonnes of food waste across the […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority will be the subject of an independent review of its operations after revelations it failed to act on a warning two […]
The Queensland Government is calling for expressions of interest for funding of waste to biofutures projects. The Queensland Waste to Biofutures Fund (W2B Fund) aims to […]
The Victorian Government has launched Victoria Unearthed, a website designed to assist Victorians in identifying and investigate the quality of land and groundwater on their properties. […]
EPA SA is requiring a quarry operator to strengthen its dust prevention measures in response to ongoing resident concern. Bluestone and dolomite have been mined at […]
EPA WA has withdrawn its guidance on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from significant new or expanding proposals for WA. The release of this document was reported […]
The National Hydrogen Strategy Discussion Paper is now open for consultation and the COAG Energy Council Hydrogen Working Group is seeking your comment to help inform Australia’s National Hydrogen […]
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