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Opportunities and case studies for landfill emissions reduction

Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Mark Dreyfus recently told a group of local councils about the opportunities of reducing emissions from landfills, […]

Industry Recycling Materials Specification Manual to be revised

The Industry Recycling Materials Specification Manual is currently being revised and updated by the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) to assist Australian Packaging Council (APC) signatories […]

NSW rural water charging arrangements – have your say

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW (IPART) has released for comment a Discussion Paper on the options available to improve rural water charging arrangements. […]

Queensland Water Commission to be abolished

The QLD Government will significantly reduce the number of water supply bureaucracies servicing South East Queensland (SEQ) from four to one. QLD Minister for Energy and […]

Sydney Water Pricing report released

The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal of NSW (IPART) announced on Tuesday Sydney Water’s prices for the four years to June 2016. IPART has determined prices […]

Bill allows amendments to Council water businesses

The QLD Government introduced on Tuesday the South East Queensland Water (Distribution Retail and Restructuring) Amendment Bill, which will enable council-owned water businesses to manage their […]

Councils to deliver best practice waste collection and management systems

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY – Councils to deliver best practice waste collection and management systems. Funding is available for councils in metropolitan Melbourne to deliver best practice waste collection […]

Encouraging recycled water in public spaces

Kyneton’s public spaces and gardens can now be sustainably irrigated by using recycled water sourced from the expanded Kyneton Recycled Water Scheme. The program is expected […]

Parliament passes passage of National Water Commission Amendment Bill 2012

The National Water Commission (NWC) will continue its role to oversee the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) national water reform agenda, following Parliament’s passage of the […]

Assistance for irrigators in Southern connected system of Murray-Darling Basin

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY Funding is now open for Round 3 of the On-Farm Irrigation Efficiency Program which is part of the Sustainable Rural Water Use and Infrastructure […]

Bourke Shire Council fined for unlawfully transporting and disposing of hazardous waste

Bourke Shire Council has been convicted and fined $10,000 and ordered to pay the prosecutor’s costs of $14,000 after pleading guilty to unlawfully transporting and disposing […]

Groundwater contamination at Hendon

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. […]

Excavated public road material exemption

The NSW EPA has recently issued The excavated public road material exemption 2012, under the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2005 – General Exemption […]

Desalination research funding announced

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 […]

TV and computer recycling scheme starts in ACT

Earlier this week, the first services under the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme opened for business in the ACT. Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and Urban […]

Registration and licensing process for providing financial services in emissions units – released

Details have been released by the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) that relate to the registration and licensing process for those intending to provide financial […]

New methodology for the destruction of methane from piggeries – released for public consultation

A new draft methodology for the Destruction of methane from piggeries using engineered biodigeters, under the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI), was released this week for public […]

Pilot biomass plant to generate clean energy through organic waste

The Victorian Government has committed $4.5 million of funding towards a pilot biomass plant that aims to turn organic waste into a clean source of electricity. […]

Local Government landfills under Clean Energy Future package

The Federal Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and the Clean Energy Regulator, will hold a series of support sessions to assist councils in working […]

Biochar Capacity Building Program – funding for land managers and farmers

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 […]

Building Victoria’s Organics Recovery package – funding opportunity

The Building Victoria’s Organics Recovery package is designed to support organic waste collection systems, processing and marketdevelopment across regional Victoria. Sustainability Victoria will work with each of […]

Victoria’s landfill levy to invest in Metropolitan Organics Plan program

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 […]

Liquid Waste study undertaken to support National Waste Policy

Liquid Waste Assessment report (study) has been released by the Federal Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. The study was commissioned to support work […]

New statistics released on greenhouse gas emissions

New statistics have been released on State, Territory and National greenhouse gas emissions by the Federal Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency. The document released […]

Victoria’s Waste Policy Review – discussion paper released – comment sought

A discussion paper on Victoria’s Waste Policy Review was released by the Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment for comment.  The Department is leading the review […]

QLD Government to review water licensing

The Acting Director-General of the QLD Department of Natural Resources and Mines has referred to the Crime and Misconduct Commission findings by the Land Court on […]

Environmental and health performance of waste to energy facilities

WA’s Waste Authority and EPA WA have been asked by the WA Minister for Environment to work together to provide him with advice on the environmental […]

Australian Packaging Covenant Action Plan released

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 […]

TAFE’s carbon neutral status an Australian first

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 […]

EPA NSW prosecutes environment consultant

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has commenced six criminal proceedings in the Land and Environment Court against Aargus Pty Ltd and two of its employees […]

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