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NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell officially opened Amcor’s new $500 million state-of-the-art recycled paper machine on February 1 at the company’s Botany Paper Mill in southern Sydney. […]
EnergyAustralia has partnered with Ausgrid to run a series of trials, in Newcastle and the Upper Hunter, as part of the Australian Government’s $100 million Smart Grid, […]
EPA Victoria has released the draft Guidelines on Demonstrating Best Practice to provide better guidance on the assessment of best practice in works approvals. The […]
The National Sustainability Council for Australia has now been established, as announced this week by Federal Minister for Sustainability, Environment and Water. The Council will […]
ZEN Energy Systems have launched an energy-storage system that will enable customers to store and access power 24 hours a day. ZEN’s Freedom Powerbank was recently […]
Recently passed in Parliament is legislation to establish an Independent Expert Scientific Committee to provide advice on coal seam gas and large coal mining. The […]
The Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has released their report on Hydrologic modelling of the relaxation of operational constraints in the southern connection system: Methods and results […]
Australian Paper has been granted $9.5 million by the Federal Government to be put towards a $90 million construction project of a de-inked pulp plant at […]
In the past month, an independent supermarket owner, IGA in Melbourne’s Meadow Heights, has recorded a 16% decrease in energy usage and costs, advising that he […]
The Irrigation Modernisation Planning Assistance Program aims at assisting irrigation water providers to develop modernisation plans for their districts that identify ways to upgrade irrigation infrastructure […]
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Victorian Premier’s Sustainability Awards which acknowledge leadership, innovation and achievement across business, government, community, tertiary education and the […]
The Federal Government has requested the Productivity Commission to undertake a 12 month Inquiry into “the non-financial barriers to mineral and energy resource exploration”. The […]
An agreement has been signed between Geoscience Australia and Engineers Australia to revise the Australian Rainfall and Runoff guide to allow for a better understanding of […]
Just a reminder that there are a couple of programs available that recycle unwanted chemical containers, as well as collect and safely dispose of obsolete agricultural […]
The Victorian Government has announced 9 successful recipients (see below) who will receive grants through the Beyond Waste Fund that totals $1.35million. The 9 companies, receiving […]
The Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (GEMS) legislation is expected to come into effect on 1 October 2012, after passing through Federal Parliament recently. The […]
Over the next 18 months, recycling drop off points for the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme will expand in areas in metropolitan, regional and remote […]
The South Australian Centre for Geothermal Energy Research, at the University of Adelaide, will receive a grant of $1.25 million from the Emerging Renewables Program, under […]
The SA Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released a summary report on its June 14 round-table conference. This year’s theme, 2020 Vision for the EPA, focused […]
The QLD Department of Environment and Heritage Protection’s budget paper has outlined a number of areas where the government will no longer report on certain performance […]
The national Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 (CFI) requires the Clean Energy Regulator to publish and maintain a web based Register of Offsets Projects. […]
Soft Landing, a Mission Australia program that has recycled more than 100,000 mattresses in less than one year, has taken out the 2012 Premier’s Award for […]
Just a reminder that 3 funding opportunities, under the Clean Technology Program, are currently open to business. The 3 funding opportunities are: Clean Technology […]
The QLD Government has announced a new partnership with the packaging industry and Keep Australia Beautiful Queensland (KABQ). QLD Environment and Heritage Protection Minister Andrew Powell […]
This week, the Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (GEMS) legislation passed through the House of Representatives. The GEMS legislation is an initiative that implements a […]
The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) has released a field guide (Erosion and Sediment Control on Unsealed Roads) to assist in the management of […]
EPA Victoria has released guidelines on Separation distances for large composting facilities. This document provides guidance to operators of composting facilities and regulating bodies on the […]
Various Government Departments are administering the programs under the Clean Energy legislation that contributes to the implementation of the Clean Energy Future package and the effective […]
This week, the Federal Government revised the Clean Technology Investment Program grant to provide dollar for dollar grants for manufacturing businesses to transition to a clean […]
Following a tender process, Sydney City has selected Solgen Energy to undertake a $6 million project to fit solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to more than 30 […]
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