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Draft NSW Native Vegetation Regulation

NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker released on Tuesday the draft Native Vegetation Regulation 2012 for public consultation. “We’ve been listening…[Read More]

QLD Government withdraws its funding from Cloncurry Solar Farm

The Queensland Government last week withdrew its financial support for the Cloncurry Solar Farm. Minister for Energy and Water Supply…[Read More]

Changes to QLD Environmental Approvals

QLD Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection, Andrew Powell, recently announced the Newman government’s plan to change environmental approvals ...Read More

QLD Government investigating bubbling gas in Condamine River

QLD Minister for Natural Resources and Mines (NRM) Andrew Cripps recently stated that bubbling gas in the Condamine River is…[Read More]

Electricity price reform for Queensland

Queensland Minister for Energy and Water Supply Mark McArdle has announced the appointment of a three-man Independent Review Panel to oversee the reform of power delivery by government-owned electricity entities ...Read More

Urban Land Development Authority transfers powers back to local councils

The QLD Government this week announced it had started transferring planning powers back to 17 local governments from the Urban Land Development Authority. ...Read More

Groundwater contamination at Hendon

The SA Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has advised residents in the Hendon area, including commercial and industrial properties, not to…[Read More]

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…[Read More]

Review of the BioBanking Scheme

Late last week the NSW Minister for the Environment, Robyn Parker, announced the start of a review of the BioBanking…[Read More]

Draft standards and best practice guidelines for vapour recovery at petrol service stations

The NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) is proposing changes to the vapour recovery guidelines. The changes are contained…[Read More]

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