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If you are a liable entity and your emissions number is above 125,000, you will be required to submit a reasonable assurance audit report. You will […]
Information, data and lessons learned, by the renewable energy industry, will be shared in a new Australian Renewable Energy Agency’s (ARENA) initiative – Supporting High-value Australian […]
Webinar The Clean Energy Regulator has made available webinars for environmental plantings, piggeries or landfill projects to assist you in understanding what is involved with the […]
EPA Victoria has released the Gippsland Lakes condition report 1990-2011 that examines the long-term trends in water quality of the Gippsland Lakes from 1990 to 2011. […]
The 2013 Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards are now open to Victorian businesses who can demonstrate within their business practices – efficient use of water, resources and […]
Protecting the Great Barrier Reef, building healthy waterways and cracking down on ‘environmental vandals’ is a major focus of Queensland’s 2013-14 State Budget, according to the […]
Tasmanian manufacturer, Alkaloids of Westbury, Tasmania will invest over $3 million in upgrades in new technology within its operations, to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions. […]
The Victorian Minister for Water, Peter Walsh has announced that the Victorian Government has signed the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) for the Murray Darling Basin Plan’s implementation […]
The Victorian Coalition Government has released an action plan to boost the Victoria’s earth resources industry by streamlining processes, establishing a new single point of contact […]
EPA Victoria had released its third quarterly report of a 12 month air quality monitoring and noise assessment project in Francis Street, Yarraville. The project commenced […]
Further to AEBN’s article in ENW 24 May 2013 regarding Streamlining reporting under the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER), the Federal Department of Industry, Innovation, […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has announced changes effective 16 July 2013 to approved solar photovoltaic module list. The Clean Energy Regulator has stated that: “The change […]
The Register of solar water heaters is currently being updated by the Clean Energy Regulator. The register lists solar water heater models that are eligible to […]
The Federal Government is looking at ways of improving the interactions between government and businesses and has engaged an independent body to undertake the task of […]
The Federal Minister for the Environment, Tony Burke this week released the first Sustainable Australia Report that was produced by the National Sustainability Council. The Council […]
Queensland’s sawmill, Allied Timber Products Pty Ltd will undertake clean energy upgrades to reduce energy consumption at its Burpengary sawmill. Allied Timber Products will receive a […]
From 1 October 2013, all computers and computer monitors manufactured in, or imported into Australia are subject to Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (GEMS) requirements under […]
The Federal Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities is developing a publicly accessible register of potential service providers to Indigenous organisations who wish to […]
The National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme is industry funded and run, but regulated by the Federal Government, under the Product Stewardship Act 2011. Industry is […]
The Federal Government has launched a Clean Energy Map that provides information on clean and renewable energy projects across Australia that have funding provided to them […]
The Federal Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities has released a report that provides statistics on national and jurisdictional (with the exception of NT, […]
Liable entitles update There are now 375 potentially liable entities that trigger the 25, 000 tonne emissions threshold for liability under the carbon pricing mechanism – […]
The Federal Government has contributed approx $2.5 million through the Federal Government’s Stormwater Funding, an initiative under Water for the Future, for South Australia’s The City […]
Victorian Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Ryan Smith has released 10 strategies for Victoria’s Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs) that outline how they will support the […]
The Federal Minister for Water, Tony Burke and Victorian Minister for Water, Peter Walsh announced a new strategic water purchase initiative for the Goulburn-Murray Irrigation District […]
A new Sydney Water grant and matching funding from the City of Sydney, the Smart Green Business program will target 200 businesses – including hotels, restaurants, […]
Participants in Newcastle’s model demonstration project Smart Grid, Smart City have successfully reduced their energy use in each of seven, separate peak-time trials of up to […]
SA Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Minister Ian Hunter has announced grant funding for industry to better tackle waste recycling and reprocessing. “The $2.07 million in funding, […]
This week, the Victorian Government released the 2013-14 Victorian State Budget – Building for Growth. It has been announced that the Budget will include: $12 million […]
SA Winemakers could achieve greater resource efficiencies if a South Australian based study into the use of an industrial scale solar-hot-water system proves successful. SA Manufacturing, […]
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