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Seaton announced as groundwater prohibition area (GPA): Effective 16 March 2023

EPA SA has announced that part of Seaton will be added to a groundwater prohibition area (GPA) around Beverley to prevent the use and spread of […]

Blitz inspections for Horsham and Tullamarine businesses by EPA Victoria

EPA Victoria is undertaking blitz inspections in the Horsham industrial zones and Tullamarine areal to ensure businesses are protecting the environment. EPA will be speaking to […]

Regulator to conduct Stormwater inspections

EPA Victoria authorised officers will inspect industrial precincts across Victoria to check businesses are preventing stormwater pollution risks. How to control wastewater from your business and […]

NEW GUIDELINE: New Hydrogeological assessment guideline

EPA Victoria has released a new guideline – Hydrogeological assessment guidelines for groundwater quality  that provides the preferred practice for hydrogeological assessment (HA) to understand groundwater quality […]

Assistance available through new flood program for Central West NSW

NSW EPA will provide assistance to communities of Eugowra, Cudal and Molong in the NSW Central West to remove debris that has spread throughout local waterways […]

Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy

The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has released Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy sets a vision for a clean, innovative, safe and […]

Tracking and verifying the origin of emissions associated with hydrogen: New scheme design

The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is developing the design of the Guarantee of Origin (GO) scheme that is to provide […]

Australia and Netherlands sign MoU to support development of renewable hydrogen supply chain from Australia to Europe

Australia and the Netherlands have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the development of a renewable hydrogen supply chain from Australia to Europe. The […]

Australia and Germany Joint Renewable Hydrogen Project – HyGATE

Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen has announced 4 new joint projects under the German-Australia Hydrogen Innovation and Technology Incubator (HyGATE). HyGATE was […]

Water industry pricing review underway

The Essential Services Commission  (ESC) is seeking your comment on the  review of 14 Water businesses proposed pricing and key outcomes for  2023-28.  The ESC regulates the […]

New Reef Protection Regulations: Commence 1 Dec 2022

The QLD Department of Environment  and Science has announced that reef  protection regulations will apply from 1  December 2022 to graziers, sugarcane  producers and banana growers […]

Federal Government’s 2022-23 Budget: Environment | Climate Change | Energy | Water | Energy Industries

 The Federal Government, this week, released its first budget since being elected.  In this article, the AEBN has focused on the Budget’s environmental initiatives that include […]

Maribyrnong River: Sampling in flood affected areas for contamination

EPA Victoria has stated that they have been sampling in flood affected areas along the Maribyrnong River and have found there is a lot less contamination […]

EPA announces testing in flood areas

EPA Victoria has announced enhanced soil and water testing in flood-impacted communities to support clean-up efforts.EPA Chief Environmental Scientist Professor Mark Taylor announced the initiative has […]

Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) scheme cost recovery implementation statement

The draft 2022-23 Water Efficiency Labelling and Standards (WELS) scheme Cost Recovery Implementation Statement (CRIS) is an administrative update to the 2014 CRIS. It has no […]

Proposed removal of water rule for commercial forestry projects: Comment sought

The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is seeking your feedback on the proposed change to the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative)  Rule […]

Findings of the Inspector General of Water compliance report: Statement released

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder (CEWH) welcomes the September 2022 release of the Inspector-General of Water Compliance report: ‘Steady as it flows’ – An assessment of River […]

Proposed removal of ‘water rule’ for forest carbon credit projects: Discussion paper

The Federal Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water has released a discussion paper on the potential changes to the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming […]

Central and Gippsland Water Strategy released

The Victorian Government has released the Central and Gippsland Region Sustainable Water Strategy. The strategy outlines the region’s water future over the next 50 years and […]

GRANT OPPORTUNITY: Environment Recovery Program for Rainfall and Flooding Events of 2021-2022

The QLD Department of Environment  and Science administers the  Environmental Recovery Package  (ERP) which is provided under the  Disaster Recovery Funding  Arrangements (DRFA) Category D  Exceptional […]

Victoria’s Water Corporations commit to net zero emissions by 2035

Victoria’s water corporations have come to an agreement to reduce their emissions to net zero by 2035. The Statement of Obligations will lock-in all 18 water […]

Second Water for the Environment Special Account report: Released

The Federal Minister for the Environment and Water, Tanya Plibersek, has released the Second Water for the Environment Special Account (WESA) Report.  This second and final […]

Water prices in Southern Murray-Darling Basin forecast to remain low for 3rd year

The Federal Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry has announced that water allocation prices in the southern Murray-Darling Basin are likely to remain the same for […]

Groundwater prohibition area proposed for Beverley and surrounding areas

EPA SA is proposing to establish a groundwater prohibition area (GPA) for parts of Beverley and surrounding suburbs due to contamination from past industrial activities.  The […]

Draft NSW Groundwater Strategy: Comment sought

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment has released the draft NSW Groundwater Strategy for comment. The draft NSW Groundwater Strategy is intended to deliver on […]

Extended: Flood programs for the clearing of debris and hazardous chemicals from land and waterways

NSW EPA has announced an extension of EPA’s flood recovery programs in order to further assist businesses and the community that have been affected by the […]

Important information by NSW EPA on how to clean a flood-affected property

NSW EPA has released important information for NSW businesses affected by the floods.   The information provides a one stop shop on how to keep businesses and […]

Advanced sonar program to locate hazardous submerged debris as result of NSW floods

NSW EPA has released a statement regarding the new advanced sonar program that has started surveying NSW rivers for hazardous submerged debris as a result of […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: For flood affected large businesses in the Northern Rivers Region of NSW

The NSW Government is providing funding under the Anchor Business Support Grant Program NSW to support flood-affected large businesses to help them return to operations and […]

Managing water in the Barwon-Darling

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment is seeking feedback on the proposed floodplain harvesting licence rules in the Barwon-Darling water sharing plan. The Department had […]

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