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The Queensland Auditor General, Andrew Greaves has handed down his review of the way resources and waste management activities are regulated in the state. The Environmental […]
The Federal Government is seeking your feedback on the proposal for Australia to ratify the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The purpose of the consultation paper is […]
The Federal Government is seeking tenders from service providers, from across Australia, to assist with the delivery of the Green Army Programme. Service providers will work […]
Assistance is now available for Victorian businesses through the Innovation Voucher Program. The program provides a voucher that is exchanged with a supplier for access to […]
Driving Business Innovation is a new Victorian Government program that supports Victorian businesses to develop new products and services for government customers. The program will match […]
The QLD Government is looking at increasing the size of Wivenhoe Dam and building as many as eight new dams in order to lessen the impact […]
The Australian Energy Regulator has approved the Heywood Interconnector upgrade contingent project for ElectraNet, the final regulatory approval required for the upgrade of the South Australia […]
After 45 days of intensive firefighting, the Hazelwood open cut mine fire has officially been declared ‘safe’, and management was handed back to the mine operators, […]
Victoria’s Deputy Premier, Peter Ryan has announced the full board to undertake the Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry and he outlined the Inquiry’s Terms of Reference. […]
The Victorian Department of Environment and Primary Industries has announced funding through the Communities for Nature Grants program for eligible organisations that include local community groups […]
A new Round of Commonwealth groundwater purchases in the Queensland Central Condamine Alluvium has opened. This is the second tender for groundwater purchases in the […]
Biosecurity Queensland has announced new moves to control the spread of fire ants in the Gladstone area. Businesses in Yarwun, Targinnie and Curtis Island are […]
Roslyn DeGaris has been appointed to the board of SA Environment Protection Authority (EPA). A consultant specialising in supporting industry with energy, greenhouse gas and […]
The search for a new CEO for the Essential Services Commision of SA has begun as Dr Paul Kerin, chief executive has resigned. Dr Kerin’s departure […]
The Federal Government has announced amendments to financial regulations to allow for the trade of water rights (commonly traded on Australian water markets) to be regulated […]
The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office (CEWO) this week opened tenders for up to 400 megalitres of water allocation in the northern NSW Peel Valley. Commonwealth environmental […]
Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has extended the deadline for an independent review into failure of the bund wall at the Port of Gladstone in Queensland. […]
Local councils are invited to apply for up to $50 million in funding to be used on flood-proofing measures for their local communities. Queensland Minister […]
A new online tool that gathers information on water quality in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park will ensure the information is publicly available for the […]
The Federal Department of the Environment has released the National Waste Reporting 2013 which is an online resource, developed by the Federal Government, along with the […]
The Federal Department of Environment has completed an agreement which brings all jurisdictions together to implement the historic Murray-Darling Basin Plan for water reform. The […]
The NSW Government has released a guide for businesses on how to unlock savings from cogeneration systems. Cogeneration, otherwise know as combined heat and power […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) Industrial Ecology Business Support Grants program for medium to large businesses is now open for applications. This grant program […]
Applications have opened for Business Advisory Services Grants of between $50,000 and $250,000 each for councils, private industry, consultants or not-for-profit organisations. Under the $11.5 […]
Round 2 of NSW Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) Litter Prevention Grants program for NSW councils is now open for applications. This grant program is part […]
Applications are now open for grants to fund large-scale native vegetation projects across South Australia. The Native Vegetation Council Significant Environmental Benefit Grants (SEB) scheme […]
Applications are now open for the Round 2 of the Illegal Dumping Surveillance Camera Grants Program – designed to assist local government in investigating, becoming compliant […]
The Federal Government announced it intends to reduce the Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) funding over the next 3 years. ARENA has responded by advising that […]
The Federal and Victorian Governments are seeking tenders for the provision of professional services to assist in the commercial/financial and technical due diligence of a jointly […]
Federal Environment Minister, Greg Hunt announced the first phase of a major water study that will benchmark water aquifers across Victoria. The water study will provide […]
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