The Queensland Government has announced that they are developing an ‘atlas’ of priority areas which may be at risk of…[Read More]
Queensland Government preparing an ‘atlas’ of possible contaminated firefighting foam sites
Paris Agreement on climate change and the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol: Tabled in Parliament
The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Julie Bishop and the Minister for the Environment and Energy, Josh Frydenberg issued a joint…[Read More]
Climate Change Authority releases Report 3: Towards a climate policy toolkit
The Climate Change Authority has released its third report on the actions that Australia should take to meet its obligations…[Read More]
NEW GUIDANCE – EPA Victoria releases guidance on ballast water management and PFOS and PFOA standards
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released guidance on the management of domestic ballast water and draft standards on…[Read More]
Victoria to adopt stringent PM10 standard
Victoria will adopt a stringent PM10 (particles with diameter less than 10 micrometres – 10 µm) concentration, in line with the…[Read More]
Marine and Coastal Act Consultation Paper – Comment sought
The Victorian Government Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change has released the Marine and Coastal Act Consultation Paper as…[Read More]
New update for non-building based lighting upgrades – Released
The Essential Services Commission has introduced an update to the administrative and compliance requirements of Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations…[Read More]
Fracking and Coal Seam Gas to cease in Victoria
The Victorian Government announced on Tuesday that they will permanently ban the exploration and development of all onshore unconventional gas…[Read More]
NOPSEMA releases compliance strategy for comment
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has released a strategic policy document outlining its Compliance Strategy.…[Read More]
FEEDBACK SOUGHT – Release of draft bill for the NSW container deposit scheme
The New South Wales Government has released the draft Waste and Resource Recovery Amendment (Container Deposit Scheme) Bill 2016 and…[Read More]