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The Australian Energy Market Commission has released draft advice on how a shared market protocol for smart meters could be implemented. A shared market protocol will […]
The Senate Environment and Communications References Committee has released its report on Australia’s environment – including biodiversity funding, the handing of federal environmental approval powers to […]
EPA Victoria has released two technical environmental monitoring reports showing there is no evidence the Hazelwood mine fire has any ongoing impact on the Latrobe Valley […]
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) has committed $125 million towards a new sustainable office trust which will invest $400 million in purchasing and upgrading old […]
The NSW EPA has released the Disposal-based audit: Commercial and industrial waste stream in the regulated areas of New South Wales. The audit shows the majority […]
Victorian Parliamentary Secretary for Environment, Anthony Carbines, announced late last week, a new statewide waste and resource recovery system that is expected to provide “a better […]
The Federal Government has begun a tender for the purchase of Barwon-Darling Unregulated River water source licences Class A, Class B and Class C in the […]
NSW EPA has announced its Organics Market Development Grants program is now open. For the first time, councils, businesses, government and community groups can apply for […]
The Queensland Audit Office has released the Managing water quality in Great Barrier Reef catchments report which highlights major shortcomings in the effectiveness of reef water […]
Public consultation has begun on an initiative designed to drive economic development in and around the Port of Gladstone. Queensland’s State Development Minister Anthony Lynham announced […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will invest $1.4 million in a University of Adelaide led-project to develop an online Australian energy storage knowledge bank and […]
Federal Department of the Environment is seeking feedback on a draft package of aggregation documents that include – a fact sheet, a guidance document and case […]
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has issued a draft determination to encourage electricity distribution networks to find lower cost solutions to managing their systems. The […]
The Climate Change Authority (CCA) is seeking feedback on its proposed approach to electricity sector modelling and has released a consultation paper – Modelling illustrative electricity […]
Victorian Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio has gazetted VEET greenhouse gas reduction rates for 2015. The gazette notice sets the 2015 rate for electricity at 0.13637 and […]
The Victorian Government has also re-opened consultation on the revised draft Victorian Floodplain Management Strategy. The strategy aims to better prepare Victoria for severe flooding by […]
Queensland Energy Minister Mark Bailey has released a discussion paper Towards a clean energy economy: achieving a biofuel mandate for Queensland outlining plans for an ethanol mandate […]
The Victorian Government has re-opened the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry following concerns about a spike in deaths following the fire. The new terms of reference also […]
Round One of the NSW EPA Innovation in Priority Problem Wastes Management Grants Program is now open. The $8.5 million program is part of the Recycling […]
The QLD Government has appointed biosecurity expert Renata Brooks to lead its review of the state’s biosecurity capabilities. She will head a panel to include two […]
The Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) is seeking submissions from interested groups and individuals on its review of the management of public land. The VEAC was […]
Eligible organisations can now apply to share in up to $6 million worth of Waste Less Recycle More grants to deliver Bin Trim assessments across NSW. […]
The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has issued final decisions on the revenue proposals submitted by ACT and NSW electricity distribution and transmission businesses for the period […]
The Victorian Government has introduced two new awards in the Premier’s Sustainability Awards 2015 – environmental justice and health. The awards recognise outstanding achievements in the […]
Report provides options to enhance and expand ESS The NSW Government has released the NSW Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) Part 2: Options Paper which details the […]
The Queensland Government will look at ways of expanding the state’s biofuels sector and will next month release a discussion paper on biofuels and bio-manufacturing. Energy […]
As previously reported, we wish to remind you that comment is sought by today on the discussion paper – Working towards a National Clean Air Agreement […]
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced the opening of Round 2 of the Research & Development Programme that is dedicated to industry-partnered projects that seek […]
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Energy Council have released the Review of Governance Arrangements for Australian Energy Markets – Issues Paper that represents part of […]
The NSW EPA is inviting public comment on Sydney Water Corporation’s environment protection licences covering the utility’s sewerage treatment systems in Sydney, Illawarra and the Blue […]
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