The Victorian Government has introduced legislation into Parliament to ban lightweight, single-use plastic shopping bags across Victoria from 1 November…[Read More]
Legislation introduced to ban single-use and lightweight plastic shopping bags in Victoria: Commences 1 November 2019
Mineral resources Regulations: Gazetted
The Victorian Government has gazetted the Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) (Mineral Industries) Regulations 2019.A number of amendments were made to…[Read More]
Flora and Fauna Guarantee Act – Introduced into Victorian Parliament
The Victorian Government has introduced into Parliament the Flora and Fauna Guarantee Amendment Bill.The Bill amends the existing Act to…[Read More]
REMINDER: Transition of firefighting foams to fluorine-free products by 30 January 2020
A reminder that all manufacturers, suppliers and users of firefighting foams must transition to fluorine-free products by 30 January 2020. This…[Read More]
EPA SA announces fee increase and new requirements for Petrol Stations, Resource Recovery and Transfer sector and Businesses licensed under Schedule 1 of SA EP Act
EPA SA has announced that they will be introducing new measures from 2019-20 to recover some costs associated with environmental…[Read More]
9th Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction to be held in July 2019 – Registrations Open
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has announced that registration for the ninth Emissions Reduction Fund auction to be held on…[Read More]
REMINDER: Consultation on PFAS National Environment Management Plan (PFAS NEMP) – Draft of Version 2.0: Have your say!
As reported in the AEBN National ENW e-news of 8 March 2019, just a reminder that consultation is open until…[Read More]
QLD Parliament passes bill requiring pollution incident notification
The Queensland Parliament has passed the Health and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, which, amongst other things, empowers the chief executive…[Read More]
Stage 2 of the changes to QLD Environment Protection (WASTE ERA framework) Amendment Regulations to commence – 1 July 2019
The Queensland Government has advised that Stage 2 of the changes to the Environmental Protection (Waste ERA Framework) Amendment Regulation…[Read More]
Review of the SA Water Industry Act: Have your say!
The South Australia Government is consulting on a review of the Water Industry Act 2012.The Act guides water and sewage…[Read More]