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The Victorian Minister for Water Lisa Neville has approved a landmark agreement to protect Bendigo and surrounding areas from rising groundwater. The $23.2 million funding agreement […]
The Queensland Government has announced the release of an on-line tool that helps sugarcane farmers plan and manage fertiliser application and stop fertilisers going off site […]
The SA Government will assess a proposal to develop an integrated food, energy and water project at the SA Water Bolivar Wastewater Treatment Plant. The developers […]
The WA Water Minister and Regional Development Minister have launched Watering WA, a $30 million initiative to secure regional water supplies (non-drinking water) for community and […]
The Clean Energy Regulator is seeking applications for version 29 of the register of solar water heaters. The Clean Energy Regulator regularly updates the register of […]
EPA Victoria has released the following new publications/information bulletins: Code of practice – onsite wastewater management (EPA Publication 891.4). The code replaces the 2013 publication 891.3. […]
The Victorian Government has released a discussion paper on Protecting the Yarra River (Birrarung) to generate discussion on how to best protect the Yarra for generations […]
The New South Wales Department of Planning and Environment has released the Draft Riverina-Murray Regional Plan. The draft Plan represents the second step in developing a […]
The Queensland Government is seeking community views on proposals to develop new water resource plans covering the three catchments of Condamine and Balonne, Border Rivers and […]
Victoria’s Minister for Water Lisa Neville has launched the Our Coast project. Our Coast uses the latest data on projected sea level rises and storm surges […]
The Victorian Government has announced that it will take further steps to improve water security for dairy farmers with a new study to investigate options for […]
Two convictions have been recorded in the Land and Environment Court for incidents where waste discharges from premises polluted nearby waterways. An incident at a manufacturing […]
The South Australia Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released a position statement on wastewater management for River Murray shack settlement areas. Around 2,500 shacks (river holiday […]
EPA Victoria has fined a company over $7,500 for the illegal discharge of wastewater to a stormwater drain. The discharge in 2015 was the result of […]
The NSW Environment and Heritage Minister has announced that the recent 2015-2016 budget includes an additional $50 million for environment and heritage protection bringing the total […]
Sydney Water has entered into an Enforceable Undertaking with the EPA to pay $200,000 to the Parramatta River Catchment Group in response to a 2015 pollution […]
The NSW EPA has declared the former refinery as significantly contaminated land under the Contaminated Land Management Act 1997. NSW EPA has found that groundwater at […]
Companies responsible for incidents comprising a truck diesel spill, a leak entering a local creek and an illegal stormwater discharge have been issued fines by EPA […]
A number of funding commitments for the protection of the Queensland environment were announced in Tuesday’s budget. These include: $21.7 million (as part of $100 million […]
A comprehensive assessment into the presence of perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) at Gold Coast Airport has been requested by NSW EPA after the discovery of the contaminant […]
NSW EPA has issued fines of $15,000 each to three businesses for the breach of their Environment Protection Licence conditions and/or the Protection of the Environment […]
The Victorian Auditor-General’s Office (VAGO) has released its audit report on Monitoring Victoria’s Water Resources which examines the effectiveness and efficiency of the long-term water quality […]
The Great Barrier Reef Water Science Taskforce has delivered its Final Report and recommendations on how to achieve the Queensland Government’s water quality targets. The Final […]
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 […]
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, […]
Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has announced an additional $50 million in new projects to improve the health and resilience of the Great Barrier Reef. The […]
The Victorian Department of Environment, Land, Water & Planning (DELWP) is providing AEBN Members with an update on the State Environment Protection Policy (Waters) Review and […]
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: […]
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 […]
The fourth and final volume of the 2015/2016 Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry Report has been tabled in the Victorian Parliament. The Hazelwood Mine Fire Inquiry Report 2015/16 Volume […]
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