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The Federal Government has released the first annual report for the Reef 2050 Plan. The Reef 2050 Plan was released by the Australian and Queensland governments […]
The Queensland Government has amended the Environmental Protection Regulation 2008 to update the waste tracking provisions and the associated fees. The amending legislation, the Environmental Protection […]
A reminder that National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting (NGER) reports are due by midnight 31 October 2016. NGER reporters are to use the Emissions and Energy […]
A reminder that National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) reports are due by 30 September 2016. More than 4,000 facilities from a wide range of industry sectors report […]
The Climate Change Authority has issued a summary fact sheet explaining the Third and Final Report of the Special Review – Towards a Climate Policy Toolkit.
The Federal Department of Environment has listed the following for inclusion on the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) list of threatened ecological […]
The Clean Energy Regulator has released Meeting the Renewable Energy Target: Innovative approaches to financing renewables in Australia, a report by Ernst & Young (EY) on […]
The Victorian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released the following new guidelines: Remedial notice review (publication 1531.1) provides an overview of how an individual or business […]
The Victorian Auditor-General’s Office has released their audit of how effectively Victoria’s Ramsar wetlands are managed and whether Victoria is meeting its national and international obligations. […]
The South Australian Government has released a draft consultation paper to guide future decisions in planning, investment and job creation in the waste and resource recovery […]
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 Western Australian Government has announced the establishment of a Land Access Working Group to review the statutory framework for land access by the resources industry. […]
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. […]
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