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ENVIRONMENT NETWORK WEEKLY (ENW) E-NEWS – QUEENSLAND

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Waste management company fined $70,000.

The operator of a waste management and recycling facility at Swanbank in Ipswich, QLD has been fined $70,000 and ordered…[Read More]

Director of sand quarry fails appeal.

The director of a Queensland sand quarry company has lost his bid to overturn fines of $76,000 and a conviction…[Read More]

GUIDELINES – Update of enforcement guidelines released.

The Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection has released updated enforcement guidelines which aim to outline to business and…[Read More]

New Biosecurity Act.

Queensland’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Minister John McVeigh has introduced new biosecurity legislation, saying the new Biosecurity Act rolls multiple…[Read More]

Asbestos scare for Origin CSG operations.

Origin Energy shut down its CSG drilling operations in southwest central Queensland on March 13 following an asbestos scare.  …[Read More]

Mining ban to stay.

The Queensland Government has ruled out lifting a ban on mining in the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve on Cape York.…[Read More]

Review into Gladstone bund wall – Extended.

Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has extended the deadline for an independent review into failure of the bund wall at…[Read More]

Australia’s biggest oil recycling plant opens.

Australia’s largest oil recycling plant has opened near Gladstone. The new oil re-refining plant will produce significant environmental benefits by…[Read More]

Funding for QLD Councils – Flood-Planning.

Local councils are invited to apply for up to $50 million in funding to be used on flood-proofing measures for…[Read More]

Barrier reef water quality data just a click away.

 A new online tool that gathers information on water quality in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park will ensure the…[Read More]

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