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WA Contaminated Sites Committee seeks new members

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 […]

Expressions of Interest for Resource Recovery Industry Development Program: Funding opportunity

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, […]

Council of Australian Governments agrees to ban on export of recyclable waste

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 […]

$20 million in funding for recycling: Grant opportunity

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 […]

Clean Energy Finance Corporation agreement with Bank of Queensland for clean energy investment

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 […]

Grant opportunity: $1.6 million for local litter issues

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 […]

Funding opportunity: Assisting Councils to combat illegal dumping

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 […]

Funding opportunity: $22.3 million to build new resource recovery facilities

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 […]

Inquiry into the sustainability of energy supply and resources in NSW

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 […]

National Environment Science Program: Comment sought

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 […]

Victoria extends refund timeframe for paper waste transport certificates

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, […]

2017-18 waste avoidance and resource recovery report: Released by NSW EPA

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 […]

Parliamentary Committee Inquiry into Victoria’s recycling sector: More hearings

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 […]

NEW GUIDANCE – Managing run-off from Service Station forecourts

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 […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: $2M to support Greener neighbourhoods

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 […]

$3.8 Billion for climate and the environment – Federal Budget

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 […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: $1.4 Million for infrastructure and program

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 […]

New combined Energy and Environment portfolio for NSW

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 […]

New waste advisory group for WA

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 […]

Federal government uses new report to place pressure on States for increased domestic gas development

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 […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Resource Recovery Infrastructure Fund

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 […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Research Development and Demonstration Grants

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 […]

WA completes review of new direction for salinity management

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 […]

National food waste: New research

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 […]

Review of EPA Victoria operations – Announced

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 […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Queensland Waste to Biofutures Fund

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 […]

New website for investigating the quality of land and groundwater in Victoria – Launched

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. […]

Strengthening dust prevention measures

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 […]

WA EPA withdraws Greenhouse gas guidance

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 […]

National Hydrogen Strategy – Have your say!

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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