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EPA SA has released the latest Guideline on Wastewater treatments plants and the South Australian planning system This guideline is intended to assist planning authorities and […]
EPA SA has finalised a report summarising the consultation process for the Local Nuisance and Litter Control Bill 2015. Formal consultation on the draft Bill commenced […]
EPA SA has released the latest information and position statements for the following: Air quality and the South Australian planning system Noise and the South Australian […]
WA Department of Environment Regulation (DER) has released a revised draft Environmental Standard: Composting (draft ES) for public consultation. Since the release of the June 2015 […]
Based on feedback from Local Government, the WA Department of Environment Regulation (DER) has prioritised the development of Environmental Standards for Rural Landfills. To ensure a […]
The following Guidelines and Environmental Standards will be released for consultation on the following dates: Guideline: Emissions to air Release date July 2016 Guideline: Odour Release […]
Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has officially launched Paintback – the national waste paint collection and recycling scheme. Paintback, which is aiming to have 70 collection […]
EPA Victoria has published new fact sheets governing its role in regulating waste and the requirements for those dealing with industrial waste. Waste fact sheet (publication […]
NSW EPA has released revised landfill guidelines – Environmental Guidelines Solid waste landfills – Second edition 2016. The second edition provides an updated set of minimum […]
Federal Minister for Resources, Energy and Northern Australia Josh Frydenberg has announced that the self-nominated site at the outback Barndioota, in the north of South Australia, […]
Comments on the Victorian Government’s Water for Victoria discussion paper will close on Friday 13 May 2016. The discussion paper is part of the development of […]
NSW Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) is conducting a review of the maximum prices Sydney Water and Hunter Water can charge for wholesale water and […]
NSW EPA has released the Social Research on Small to Medium Enterprises (SME) Waste and Recycling – Summary Benchmark Study. The study looks at the current […]
The Senate Environment and Communications References Committee has released its report on their Inquiry into the threat of marine plastic pollution in Australia – Toxic Tide: […]
The Federal Department of Environment has updated the list of hazardous waste permit applications and permit decisions made between 1 January 2015 and 4 April 2016. […]
EPA Victoria has published new guidelines covering the clean up and management of polluted groundwater. The guidelines provide details on EPA Victoria’s requirements and expectations for […]
EPA Victoria is proposing amendments to the Environment Protection (Industrial Waste Resource) Regulations 2009. These Regulations guide the sustainable management of Prescribed Industrial Waste (PIW) in […]
EPA Victoria has released a draft landfill licensing guideline. This is the draft update to the existing landfill licensing guideline (No. 1323.2). As part of the […]
EPA Victoria is appealing for public assistance after around 2000 tyres were found dumped near Mildura on Wednesday 23 March 2016. The tyres were found dumped […]
SA Sustainability, Environment and Conservation Minister Ian Hunter has announced a $5.29 million initiative to help South Australian industry improve its trade waste systems. The Trade […]
Round 4 of the Local Government Organics Collection Systems grants is now open. The grants enable councils to apply for funding to reduce and recycle food […]
Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles has announced a total of 55 enforcement actions have been taken against waste operators since the launch of a government crackdown […]
NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman has announced 20 regional and rural councils will receive a share of almost $3 million in grant funds to help address […]
EPA SA has expressed disappointment, in a statement released this week, over a court ruling that could have ramifications for South Australia’s waste regulations and may […]
Plastics are having a harmful impact on our Australian environment and as a result of this, Federal Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt has announced ‘a […]
EPA Victoria has begun inspecting waste tyre storage facilities across the state to enforce new regulations around waste tyre stockpile sites. EPA CEO Nial Finegan said […]
EPA Victoria will oversee a small-scale trial to safely destroy chemical wastes that have been stored in Melbourne for more than 15 years. The chemicals were […]
Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles and NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman have announced the establishment of a steering group to examine practical solutions to the damage […]
The Federal Department of Environment has posted a reminder that from Friday 1 July 2016 all recycling under the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme must […]
NSW EPA is undertaking an investigation program to assess the historical legacy of perfluorinated compound (PFC) use across NSW. PFCs are a group of chemicals that […]
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