The public will be given six-weeks to comment on the direction of Australia’s National Reserve System. The Natural Resource Management Ministerial Council has released a paper outlining a partnership approach to achieving a comprehensive, adequate and representative reserve system.
posted by seamas on February 29, 2004 at 10:48 am · filed under 
$434 million in new state and federal funding will be used for salinity repair, biodiversity protection and restoration work in New South Wales. The Snowy River is one focus of the funded initiatives.
posted by seamas on February 29, 2004 at 10:44 am · filed under
The Tasmanian Greens have called on State Environment Minister Judy Jackson to release the State of the Environment Report, which they believe should have been completed and made public in 2001.
posted by seamas on February 29, 2004 at 10:39 am · filed under 
Land salinity, soil condition, native vegetation, coastal and marine habitats, as well as invasive pests will be the focus of more than $4.1 million in joint state and federal funding for Tasmania’s environment.
posted by seamas on February 29, 2004 at 10:31 am · filed under
Over $4 million in federal and state funding will be made available for projects that aim to protect threatened native vegetation in Tasmania’s south.
posted by seamas on February 28, 2004 at 6:46 pm · filed under
A report from the Australian Greenhouse Office says increasing power use combined with fossil fuel based power generation will mean Australia is unlikely to reach greenhouse gas emission targets set out in the Kyoto protocol.
posted by seamas on February 28, 2004 at 6:36 pm · filed under 
River Murray Water advised today that salinity levels in the River Murray near Wentworth and further downstream are expected to temporarily rise in coming weeks as flow from the lower Darling River resumes.
posted by seamas on February 28, 2004 at 6:26 pm · filed under 
A $25.7 million State and Federal funding package for tackling salinity in South Australia has been announced. A significant portion of the funding will go to salt interception initiatives in the Murray Darling Basin.
posted by seamas on February 28, 2004 at 1:09 pm · filed under
The Australian Conservation Foundation has called for an end to the deliberate discharge of mine wastes to groundwater at the General Atomics Beverley acid leach uranium mine in South Australia. The ACF also wants a commitment to rehabilitation of the area.
posted by seamas on February 28, 2004 at 1:01 pm · filed under 
It has taken local authorities days to clean up a 600 litre fuel spill Swanston Dock in Melbourne. The Environment Protection Authority believes the spill has had minimal impact on the environment, but the ship’s captain may still face charges.
posted by seamas on February 28, 2004 at 12:30 pm · filed under
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