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The South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking comments on the proposed amendments to the Environment Protection Act 1993 contained in the draft Environment Protection […]
EPA SA has released a draft guideline for the environmental management of dewatering activities. The guideline is relevant to most types of dewatering with the exception […]
The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has released its performance audit report on Abatement Crediting and Purchasing under the Emissions Reduction Fund. The objective of the […]
The Federal Government has announced a review of the delivery arrangements of the National Landcare Programme. The review will be conducted by the Department of the […]
Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Victoria has received a works approval application for an upgrade to the Loy Lang B power station. In its media release, EPA […]
EPA Victoria has released its annual plan for 2016-17 which outlines how the authority intends to deliver on its organisational goals. The annual plan addresses the […]
The Queensland Government has introduced a bill to enable tougher assessment of the environmental impacts of groundwater extraction by mining companies. Environment Minister Dr Steven Miles, […]
The Western Australian Government has passed new biodiversity legislation, updating the outdated Wildlife Conservation Act of 1950. The Biodiversity Conservation Bill 2015 delivers enhanced conservation powers […]
The Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum and Department of Water have released the Guideline for Groundwater Monitoring in the Onshore Petroleum and Geothermal Industry […]
The Federal Director of National Parks has commenced the public consultation process for the creation of draft management plans for five Australian marine reserves. The consultation […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released a draft guideline on Calculating the landfill levy and recycling rebates. The draft guidelines are the result of […]
The New South Wales EPA has released a Best practice guide for environmental incident prevention and management for underground petroleum storage systems (UPSSs). The guideline has […]
The Queensland Government has gazetted the Waste Reduction and Other Regulation Amendment Regulation (No. 1) 2016. The purpose of the regulation is to amend the Environmental […]
The Queensland Government has announced that they are developing an ‘atlas’ of priority areas which may be at risk of contamination from firefighting foam containing per- […]
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 media release on Wednesday to announce […]
The Climate Change Authority has released its third report on the actions that Australia should take to meet its obligations in the Paris climate agreement. This […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released guidance on the management of domestic ballast water and draft standards on perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid […]
Victoria will adopt a stringent PM10 (particles with diameter less than 10 micrometres – 10 µm) concentration, in line with the World Health Organization guidelines. The new […]
The Victorian Government Minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change has released the Marine and Coastal Act Consultation Paper as the second stage in the development […]
The Essential Services Commission has introduced an update to the administrative and compliance requirements of Victorian Energy Efficiency Target Regulations 2008, Schedule 34 – Lighting Upgrade. […]
The Victorian Government announced on Tuesday that they will permanently ban the exploration and development of all onshore unconventional gas in Victoria, including hydraulic fracturing (‘fracking’) […]
The National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) has released a strategic policy document outlining its Compliance Strategy. The document details the compliance framework […]
The New South Wales Government has released the draft Waste and Resource Recovery Amendment (Container Deposit Scheme) Bill 2016 and the associated Regulatory Framework Discussion Paper […]
From 1 July 2017, in Victoria, for issues such as chemical classification, preparation of safety data sheets (SDS) and new labelling, these will be based on […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has gazetted new conditions for three resource recovery orders for decomposed/dehydrated food waste processed in specific technology units. The food […]
On 1 August 2016, the Essential Services Commission introduced new Schedule 34 requirements for lighting upgrades undertaken on a road or in a public or outdoor […]
The New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment is seeking comment on a proposed new wind energy planning framework for the state. The new wind […]
The New South Wales Minister for Industry, Resources and Energy, Anthony Roberts, announced on Wednesday that energy experts across the east coast of Australia (the National […]
The Western Australia Department of Mines and Petroleum has released the Guideline for the Development of an Onshore Oil Spill Contingency Plan. The purpose of the […]
The Queensland Government has announced that three new fish habitat areas are proposed for declaration in Central Queensland. The proposed areas are at Leekes Creek on […]
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