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Just a reminder that the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released an updated Carbon price claims – Guide for business and a series of […]
A Final Report on the study into domestic and international fate of end-of-life tyres has been released. The report, undertaken by Hyder consultants, details the sources […]
Greenhouse & Energy Minimum Standards Bill 2012 Following an agreement by the Australian Government, New Zealand Government and states and territories, this week the Greenhouse and […]
SA Premier Jay Weatherill has called on on the Murray Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) to provide modeling of the return of higher volumes of water to […]
The SA Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has advised residents in the Hendon area, including commercial and industrial properties, not to use bore water for any purpose. […]
Late last week the NSW Minister for the Environment, Robyn Parker, announced the start of a review of the BioBanking Scheme. The scope of the review […]
The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) is proposing changes to the vapour recovery guidelines. The changes are contained in Draft standards and best practice […]
Bioplastic manufacturer, Plantic Technologies have increased their facilities enabling an increase of 400 per cent in output from their Altona site. Federal Minister for Industry and […]
EPA Victoria will this month perform checks in the Horsham area to assess how industry is performing against expected environmental standards. Tim Eaton, EPA Victoria said EPA officers […]
Ten new desalination research projects will share in $2.7 million from the Australian Government funded National Centre of Excellence in Desalination Australia (NCEDA). Parliamentary Secretary for […]
Melbourne’s 2nd largest river valley, the ‘Maribyrnong’ will receive a facelift after funding was announced of $1.04 million by the Victorian Government. The project is expected […]
Nominations are now open for the NSW Government’s Green Globe Awards. NSW small and large businesses and local government who can demonstrate significant environmental achievements in NSW […]
The Cleaner Fuels Grants Scheme encourages the manufacture or importation of fuels that have a reduced impact on the environment. If your organisation manufactures and imports […]
Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Anthony Albanese has announced a $3.75 million grant, under the Liveable Cities program, to help fund the installation of a […]
Under the Biochar Capacity Building Program, which is part of the Federal Government’s Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI), 5 research projects will share $2 million in funding […]
The Victorian Government will invest a total of $3.8 million of Victoria ’s landfill levy into measures to improve organicsrecovery to a resource, through a new […]
The Federal Department of Resource and Energy has announced that it will provide funding to assist a study into the sustainable production and commercialisation of aviation […]
SA Minister for Manufacturing, Innovation and Trade, Tom Koutsantonis has announced the opening of the Clever Green Eco-Innovation program. The program is open to firms seeking […]
The SA EPA has released the Australian Packaging Covenant Action Plan July 2010 – June 2015. This is the SA Government’s fifth Covenant Action Plan. The […]
The Sunshine Coast TAFE has become the first educational organisation in Australia to be certified Carbon Neutral. Carbon neutral certification is performed on behalf of the […]
Funding of $1.6 million to demonstrate the efficiency of direct use of geothermal for heating and cooling buildings has been provided to the University of Melbourne […]
Newcastle is set to investigate the implementation of Environmental Upgrade Agreements (EUAs) for buildings in the Newcastle local government area, after receiving a $200 000 grant […]
Late last year, the Federal Minister for Resource and Energy, Martin Ferguson, announced that the Federal Government will no longer proceed with the introduction of emissions […]
The Victorian Government has announced funding of approx. $1 million to be provided for the development of an ultra efficient solar power system. Victorian Minister for […]
Around 50 research projects to date have received funding from the $30 million Adaptation Research Grants Program. It has been announced that an additional 14 adaptation […]
Federal Minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson this week launched a new website designed to support the implementation of energy efficiency practices within medium and […]
The Clean Energy Regulator is one of the key agencies created as part of the Federal Government’s Clean Energy Future plan. It will be responsible for […]
On 29 March 2012, Federal Minister for Climate Change & Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet and European Commissioner for Climate Action, Connie Hedegaard attended the bilateral talks […]
Similar to the current NSW Government’s plan, the QLD LNP has announced in a statement “Queensland electricity bills will display the impact of the Federal Government’s […]
New information has been released by the ACCC to assist businesses in understanding your rights and obligations for when making claims about the impact of a […]
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