Melbourne’s population is growing and so is its waste – over 10 million tonnes was thrown out by Victorians in 2006-07. The Victorian Government’s approach to waste management is addressed in the Towards Zero Waste Strategy which is a call …
WASTE MGMT (VIC): Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Strategic Plan Read more »
Information on reported emissions to Australia’s air, land and water during 2007-08 was made available on 31 March 2009 with the publication of the annual data for the NPI. The NPI is a publicly accessible database containing information on emissions …
POLLUTANTS: Ten years of National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data Read more »
The Natural Resource Management Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement Framework (MERI Framework) is a broad, overarching document. It provides a generic framework for monitoring, evaluating, reporting on and improving Australia’s approach to managing key assets. The key asset classes in …
MERI: NRM Monitoring, Evaluation, Reporting and Improvement Framework now available Read more »
Australian Network for Plant Conservation – 2nd National Forum –‘Minding our own biodiversity: conservation on private land’Thursday 30 April – Friday 1 May 2009Halls Gap, The Grampians, Victoria Don’t miss this timely forum! Register NOW!Registrations close Friday 17 April ANPC’s …
During early 2009, Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking collars will be fitted to 24 kangaroos in 15 large areas of urban open space across Canberra. This is the first known Australian study of a large wild animal in an urban …
BIODIVERSITY: Research on the movement of urban kangaroos in the ACT Read more »
The 18 February 2009 issue of C02 News includes: News Research points to Indian Ocean as cause of drought Human health impacts of climate change focus of research New Ambassador for Climate Change Energy Efficient Homes program launched Climate Ready …
CLIMATE: Latest issue of CO2 News – 18 February 2009 Read more »
Arson and bushfires The Australian Institute of Criminology has published and catalogued a wide range of research on arson and bushfires including crime prevention. Bushfires and nature conservation The role of the South East Queensland Fire and Biodiversity Consortium (FaBCon) …
Every year hundreds of thousands of Australians help clean up their environment on Clean Up Australia Day. Visit the Clean Up website to find out how you can help or register a site.
The closing date for all Australian Government Caring for our Country 2009-10 business plan proposals has been extended to 3 April 2009. Ministers Garrett and Burke have also announced more than $5 million to support bushfire recovery projects in Victoria. …
On 30 January 2009 the Minister for Climate Change and Water announced that the Australian Government is offering rebates of up to $500 to households for either: The purchase and installation of a new rainwater tank which is connected for …
FUNDING, WATER: National Rainwater and Greywater Initiative Read more »