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An Interim Waste Management Policy (interim WMP) has been released to regulate tyre stockpiles in Victoria. The policy is effective as at 1 May 2014. The […]
EPA Victoria has released the updated Annoyed by noise – a guide to dealing with residential noise guidance. The guide has been developed to assist you […]
NSW EPA is continuing to tighten regulations in the waste industry – with changes proposed under the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 – […]
The Federal Department for Environment had recently released the exposure draft of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment Regulation 2014 and seeks comment by 2 […]
Mr John Merritt, CEO EPA Victoria will be departing the organisation to take up a role as CEO of VicRoads. Mr Merritt has served as CEO […]
EPA Victoria has introduced a new joint process which enables parallel processing of EPA works approval and planning permit applications. Works approvals are issued by EPA […]
The Liberal member for Pittwater, Rob Stokes is the new NSW Environment Minister. Mr Stokes, who was parliamentary secretary for renewable energy in the previous O’Farrell […]
NSW EPA has released 2 new guidelines that relate to service station sites and landfarming. They are – ? Best Practice Note – Landfarming outlines the […]
The number of green walls and roofs in Sydney is set to grow following support for the City of Sydney’s recently released Green Roofs and Walls […]
The Queensland Government is continuing to reform and streamline its environmental impact statement (EIS) process with a cabinet committee endorsing a set of standardised outcome-focused conditions […]
The Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection has released a draft regulatory impact statement covering technical services for contaminated land. Under the new proposals, developers […]
A newly designed online applications and payments system for South Australia’s EPA licensees will be released in June 2014. The Environment Licensing Forms (ELF) upgrade is […]
Guidelines are now available to explain new water trade rules due to take effect in July in the Murray-Darling Basin. Murray–Darling Basin Authority spokesman David Galeano […]
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 Chief Executive of the SA EPA, Professor Campbell Gemmell, will step down from the position in May 2014 to return to Scotland. Minister for Sustainability, […]
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 […]
As part of the reforms to streamline environmental approvals, the Federal Government for Environment has released, for public comment, the draft assessment bilateral agreement between the […]
The Federal Government is seeking to streamline environmental approvals that will accredit State planning systems, under national environmental law, to create a single environmental assessment and […]
EPA Victoria has released the new Landfills Exempt from Licensing guideline that covers the siting, design, management, rehabilitation and aftercare of landfills exempt from licensing (those […]
The NSW Government has announced the first three self-assessable codes for clearing under the Native Vegetation Act 2003 which are currently on exhibition and open for […]
An extensive review of the legislation protecting Queensland’s native plants has been completed and a new framework is now in place. Queensland Environment Minister Andrew Powell […]
The Ethanol Production Grants (EPG) program seeks to support production and deployment of ethanol as a sustainable alternative transport fuel in Australia. Just a reminder that […]
The NSW Government has placed a 6 month freeze on the processing of new petroleum exploration licence applications (PELAs) – a move which effectively halts exploration […]
The Draft NSW Biodiversity Offsets Policy for Major Projects has been released for public consultation until Friday 9 May 2014. The new policy clarifies, standardises […]
The SA Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has conducted a review of its site contamination guidelines following the amendment in 2013 of the National Environment Protection (Assessment […]
This week, the Clean Energy (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill that repeals the carbon tax was rejected by the Senate. This, however, is not unexpected as […]
In the coming weeks, the Federal Government will be releasing the Emissions Reduction Fund White Paper, which will outline its final design. Mr Hunt said […]
The Federal Government has announced the repeal of a total of 866 legislative instruments administered by the Federal Department of Environment through the Environment (Spent and […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has released the 2012-13 National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) data publication that provides data reported by corporations that meet the NGER […]
The Federal Government is seeking to establish a ‘one stop shop’ for environmental approvals to remove duplication in regulation between the Commonwealth and the States/Territories. […]
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