The Chief Executive of the SA EPA, Professor Campbell Gemmell, will step down from the position in May 2014 to…[Read More]
Global controls on Mercury – Consultation paper released for comment.
Published: April 4, 2014
The Federal Government is seeking your feedback on the proposal for Australia to ratify the Minamata Convention on Mercury. The…[Read More]
Draft agreement between Commonwealth and ACT – streamlining environmental approvals – Comment sought.
Published: April 4, 2014
As part of the reforms to streamline environmental approvals, the Federal Government for Environment has released, for public comment, the…[Read More]
New Standards to streamline environmental approvals.
Published: April 4, 2014
The Federal Government is seeking to streamline environmental approvals that will accredit State planning systems, under national environmental law, to…[Read More]
NEW GUIDELINE – Landfills Exempt from Licensing.
Published: April 4, 2014
EPA Victoria has released the new Landfills Exempt from Licensing guideline that covers the siting, design, management, rehabilitation and aftercare…[Read More]
Native vegetation clearing codes.
Published: April 4, 2014
The NSW Government has announced the first three self-assessable codes for clearing under the Native Vegetation Act 2003 which are…[Read More]
New protected plants legislation.
Published: April 4, 2014
An extensive review of the legislation protecting Queensland’s native plants has been completed and a new framework is now in…[Read More]
Ethanol Production Grants Program.
Published: March 28, 2014
The Ethanol Production Grants (EPG) program seeks to support production and deployment of ethanol as a sustainable alternative transport fuel…[Read More]
Freeze on exploration licenses and audit of existing petroleum exploration licences.
Published: March 28, 2014
The NSW Government has placed a 6 month freeze on the processing of new petroleum exploration licence applications (PELAs) –…[Read More]
Draft NSW Biodiversity Offsets Policy for major projects.
Published: March 28, 2014
The Draft NSW Biodiversity Offsets Policy for Major Projects has been released for public consultation until Friday 9 May 2014.…[Read More]
