The NSW EPA has issued two penalty notices to a composting facility, located south of Lake Macquarie, for emitting offensive…[Read More]
Concerns of dumping dredge spoil in Great Barrier Reef
Published: May 2, 2014
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has warned approval for the dumping of dredge spoil in the…[Read More]
Exposure draft of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment Regulation 2014 – Have your say!
Published: April 18, 2014
The Federal Department for Environment had recently released the exposure draft of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Amendment Regulation…[Read More]
Closed landfills in Victoria will be reassessed
Published: April 18, 2014
Last week, EPA Victoria had issued a Post Closure Pollution Abatement Notice (PC PAN) to a former landfill site for…[Read More]
Councils receive boost in funding to combat illegal dumping
Published: April 18, 2014
The Victorian Government is providing an additional $500,000 in funding to 5 Victorian councils to assist them to combat illegal…[Read More]
TWO NEW GUIDANCE – Best Practice Note: Landfarming; Technical Note: Investigation of Service Station Sites
Published: April 18, 2014
NSW EPA has released 2 new guidelines that relate to service station sites and landfarming. They are – ? Best…[Read More]
First EPA funded recycling centre opens
Published: April 18, 2014
The first community recycling centre funded by a grant from the NSW Environment Protection Authority has opened in Lake Macquarie.…[Read More]
Onsite smoulder finally extinguished at waste recycling facility
Published: April 18, 2014
The NSW EPA and Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW) has handed the Chester Hill waste recycling facility back to the…[Read More]
Random inspections underway on businesses that product trade waste
Published: April 18, 2014
The Whitsunday Regional Council will conduct random checks on businesses that produce trade waste in a bid to reduce pollutants…[Read More]
Auditor General releases review of the way resources and waste management activities are regulated in QLD.
Published: April 11, 2014
The Queensland Auditor General, Andrew Greaves has handed down his review of the way resources and waste management activities are…[Read More]
