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]
New CFI methodology proposal released – Sequestering carbon in soils in grazing systems. Comment sought.
Published: April 4, 2014
The Federal Department of Environment has released, for public comment, the New Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) methodology proposal: Sequestering carbon…[Read More]
NEW GUIDELINE – Landfills Exempt from Licensing.
Published: April 4, 2014
EPA Victoria has released the new Landfills Exempt from Licensing guideline that covers the siting, design, management, rehabilitation and aftercare…[Read More]
Council pleads guilty to water pollution and instructed to develop and implement an Incident Response Plan.
Published: April 4, 2014
A council is Sydney’s west has been convicted and fined $165,000 and ordered to pay $47,000 in legal costs after…[Read More]
Asbestos management overhaul – Statewide Strategic Plan for Safe Management of Asbestos in QLD released.
Published: April 4, 2014
The QLD Government has released the Statewide Strategic Plan for the Safe Management of Asbestos in Queensland, which focuses on…[Read More]
