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The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning has announced professional development grants of up to $10,000 under the Our Catchments Our Communities – Integrated […]
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has released their report on the administration of the renewable energy target (RET) scheme for 2016 and progress towards the large-scale […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has released its new investment plan to guide the priorities for close to $800 million in future investment in renewables. […]
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has announced a loan of $30 million to ResourceCo to build two alternative fuel plants. The plants will turn selected non-recyclable […]
The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has released the draft Threat abatement plan for disease in natural ecosystems caused by Phytophthora cinnamomic for public […]
The Victorian Government has released their 2017/18 budget this week, which includes the following funding for environmental protection in the state: $86.3 million to implement the […]
The Western Australian Government announced on 28 April 2017 plans to amalgamate 41 government departments into 25 by 1 July 2017. The changes include the creation […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has commenced consultation on reforms to the operation of the authority. Community consultation events have commenced and the dates and […]
The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) has commenced the third and final round of community consultation for the Draft Moolap Coastal Strategic […]
The Climate Change Authority has been asked by the Minister for the Environment and Energy to undertake a special review for the purposes of providing advice […]
The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has released the final report by the Tasmanian Energy Taskforce into the feasibility study of a second electricity […]
The Federal Government has announced that funding of more than $18 million will be provided for six new projects to protect the Great Barrier Reef. The […]
The Queensland Government is calling for expressions of interest (EOI) from the renewable energy industry for the state’s flagship project at Aldoga (near Gladstone). The project […]
The Federal Government has released a discussion paper for public consultation as part of the 2017 review of climate change policies. The Government committed to a […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has released its 2017 renewable power percentage and small-scale technology percentage under the Renewable Energy Target (RET). Under the RET, liable entities […]
An extension to the submission date for the review of the governance of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority has been announced, following the release […]
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has announced that grants of up to $1.3 million (total $27 million) are available to local Councils to […]
The House of Representatives Standing Committee on the Environment and Energy is conducting an inquiry into modernising Australia’s electricity grid to consider if the current system […]
The Murray–Darling Basin Ministerial Council met in Mildura on 17 March 2017 to discuss the progress on the implementation of the Basin Plan. For an overview […]
EPA Victoria has issued an updated Protocol for Environmental Management (PEM) on domestic ballast water management in Victorian state waters. The updated PEM provides information to […]
NSW EPA has fitted GPS trackers to trucks suspected of illegally dumping construction and demolition waste. The GPS trackers are part of a 12 month trial […]
The Federal Government has commenced a review of the Product Stewardship Act 2011. The Act provides the framework to effectively manage the impacts of producing, selling […]
The Victorian Government has announced a $20 million fund to support an increase in large scale energy storage capacity in the state. The funding is available […]
The Queensland Government has released the interim report of the Koala Expert Panel, established to provide recommendations on actions to protect and conserve the koala population […]
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 South Australian Environment Minister has announced $2.8 million of funding for 18 waste and recycling industry projects. The funding is part of a $12 million […]
The Federal Climate Change Authority has released its issues paper Action on the land: reducing emissions, conserving natural capital and improving farm profitability. The Authority has […]
On 7 March 2016, the Federal Government tabled the Australian State of the Environment 2016. The report provides as assessment of the Australian environment since the […]
The Federal Minister for the Environment and Energy has announced a review of the governance of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. The review will […]
The Federal Government will provide $9.5 million in the Reef Trust Investment Strategy Phase V for projects to improve the quality of water entering the Reef […]
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