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ENVIRONMENT NETWORK WEEKLY (ENW) E-NEWS – QUEENSLAND

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Changes to Environmentally Relevant Activity (ERA) standards

The Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection has amended 20 environmentally relevant activity (ERA) standards and is now seeking…[Read More]

GasFields Commission review

Submissions to the review of Queensland’s GasFields Commission close on Friday 22 April 2016. This review is investigating the current…[Read More]

Biosecurity review report – Released

The Queensland Government has released the Queensland biosecurity capability review and its interim response to 32 recommendations to protect the…[Read More]

Vegetation Management Bill before QLD parliament

The Queensland Government has introduced the Vegetation Management (Reinstatement) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 (Reinstatement Bill) which proposes to…[Read More]

Biofuels plant to be built in central Queensland

A $16 million advanced biofuels pilot plant will be built at Southern Oil Refining’s plant at Gladstone in Queensland. Queensland…[Read More]

Crackdown on illegal transport of waste

Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles has announced a total of 55 enforcement actions have been taken against waste operators since…[Read More]

Review of Gasfields Commission

The Queensland Government has launched a review to investigate the effectiveness of the Gasfields Commission in relation to the management…[Read More]

Tougher environment laws – Environmental Protection (Chain of Responsibility) Amendment Bill introduced to QLD Parliament

Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles has introduced the Environmental Protection (Chain of Responsibility) Amendment Bill into QLD Parliament. The Bill…[Read More]

QLD greenhouse gas emissions projections to 2030 – Released

QLD Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) has released the Carbon Pollution Projections: Queensland’s baseline greenhouse gas emissions projections…[Read More]

Steering Group established to examine solutions to damage caused by plastic bags

Queensland Environment Minister Steven Miles and NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman have announced the establishment of a steering group to…[Read More]

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