The NSW Government is providing grants to implement post fire environmental remedial actions to minimise and mitigate the impacts of bushfires on sensitive estuary and coastal ecosystems. 

The Bushfire Affected Coastal Waterways Program funding round will be open for ap...

The Federal Government has announced an extension to the deadline for providing initial submissions for the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) Review.

A discussion paper was released late last year to start the conversation abo...

The Queensland Government has called for applications for the first round of investments of its $500 million Land Restoration Fund.

The fund aims to expand carbon farming in Queensland by supporting land-sector projects that deliver additional environmental, social and...

The NSW Government has launched an inquiry into the causes, preparation for and response to the 2019-20 bushfires, including the role of climate change.

The six-month inquiry will be led by Dave Owens, former Deputy Commissioner of NSW Police, and Professor Mary O’Kane...

Queensland councils will receive over $5 million in state funding to help crack down on illegal dumping. 

Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef Leeanne Enoch said the funding will help councils employ new officers, increase surveillance and improve signage...

The Local Government Association of Queensland has called for immediate investment of $500 million over the next five years in a Regional Water Quality and Wastewater Protection Fund to prevent the State’s water and wastewater services “falling off an infrastructure cl...

The WA Local Government Associationn(WALGA) has expressed concern that State Government will not provide the local government sector with any assistance in achieving its plan to move all Local Governments into the State Industrial Jurisdiction. Work has commenced on th...

Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan and Federal Minister for Population, Cities and Urban Infrastructure Alan Tudge have met to discuss the details of the proposed Perth City Deal which aims to increase the population density of the CBD, and boost the hospitality a...

The South Australian  draft Planning and Design Code for Phase Two (Rural Areas) and the draft Planning and Design Code for Phase Three (Urban Areas)  are currently on public consultation.

The Planning and Design Code is the cornerstone of South Aust...

The Victorian Red Tape Commissioner, Anna Cronin, has released a discussion paper for feedback on her current review of planning and building approvals processes in Victoria.

In her forward, Commissioner Cronin said the review had looked at the root causes for why plann...