Department of the Environment

The Minister has approved the Surat Gas Expansion project subject to 34 rigorous conditions taking into account potential impacts to ground and surface water resources.

The Macquarie Island Pest Eradication Programme has been completed - and after two years of extensive monitoring the island can now officially be declared pest free.

The Department of the Environment today announced that it will streamline its structure in July 2014 and that it will open a new voluntary redundancy round for 250 staff.

The Department is seeking public comment on a draft assessment bilateral agreement with the Northern Territory.

Nominations are now closed for the assessment period starting 1 October 2014, for any species, ecological communities or key threatening processes to be considered for listing under national environment law.

The Department is seeking public comment on the proposal for Australia to ratify the Minamata Convention on Mercury. Comments close 30 June 2014.

The Department is inviting tenders from Service Providers interested in being involved in the Green Army Programme.

Public consultation 31 March – 18 April 2014

Release of the Management Program for the Saltwater Crocodile in the Northern Territory of Australia, 2014–2015

The Department is seeking public comment on a draft assessment bilateral agreement with the Australian Capital Territory. Comments close 28 April 2014.

Sequestering carbon in soils in grazing systems - open for public consultation until 6 May 2014.

To help address the growing number of native flora and fauna that are faced with extinction, the Government is appointing Australia's first Threatened Species Commissioner to bring a new national focus to conservation efforts

Agency application on ecological sustainability - comments close 24 April 2014

Agency application on ecological sustainability - comments close 24 April 2014

Agency application on ecological sustainability - comments close 24 April 2014

Applications close 5.00pm AEST Friday 11 April 2014

Agency application on ecological sustainability - comments close 23 April 2014

The Australian Government has released Standards for Accreditation of Environmental Approvals under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999, which articulate the environmental standards and considerations for...

Agency 2014 application on ecological sustainability - comments close 11 April 2014

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder David Papps today announced that up to 400 megalitres of water allocations will be available for sale in the Peel Valley.