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Australia has become one of 92 signatory countries to the Minamata Convention on Mercury, signed in Japan on 10 October 2013. The international initiative aims to protect human health and the environment from releases of mercury and mercury...

The federal environment department is seeking witnesses regarding damage to the wreck of the Japanese midget submarine (M24) near Sydney Harbour.

The shipwreck site of the 'lost' MV Limerick has been declared as a protected historic shipwreck under the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976.

The only known wreck of a Japanese pearling mother-ship in Australian waters will be protected by a 200 hectare Protected Zone.

The Government invites submissions on the exposure drafts of the carbon tax repeal bills.

Strategic assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 - comments close 22 November 2013

Applications closed 4pm (AEDST) 14 October 2013.

Agency 2013 application on ecological sustainability - comments open until 4 October 2013

Scientists are investigating this rare evolutionary trait, thought to have evolved to improve offspring's chances of survival

Just like humans, killer whales experience menopause – and the rare evolutionary trait improves their offspring's chances of survival, according to experts.

Killer whales are one of only three species able to continue living long after they have stopped reproducing. This allows mothers to spend the rest of their life looking after their offspring.

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In the Perth and Peel regions, targeted research projects will be funded to facilitate evidence based decision making throughout the Perth and Peel strategic assessment process, focusing on sustainability and protecting matters of national environmental significance.

Agency 2013 application on ecological sustainability - comments open until 10 October 2013

Strategic assessment of the Perth and Peel regions

The Sustainable procurement guide describes a number of ways to assist purchasers, such as using the value for money assessment and understanding the supply chain. It provides measures that can be used in any procurement within the requirements of...

The National Sustainability Council has used the launch of its first public report to challenge Australians from all walks of life to become involved in a national conversation about the kind of Australia we want for ourselves and future generations.

The Lower Hunter strategic assessment will assess broad environmental, social and economic sustainability aspects within the local government areas of Newcastle, Maitland, Cessnock, Lake Macquarie and Port Stephens.

The Lower Hunter strategic assessment will assess broad environmental, social and economic sustainability aspects within the local government areas of Newcastle, Maitland, Cessnock, Lake Macquarie and Port Stephens.

As warnings of global climate change grow ever more dire, John Vidal offers 10 tips on how to prepare for an apocalyptic future

Britain is expected to get more extremes of heat and rainfall, so prepare for more severe floods, longer droughts and more powerful storms. No one knows quite what the effect over time will be of a slowing Gulf stream, or the melting of arctic sea ice, but climate scientists confidently expect temperatures to rise up to 4C by 2100. That could mean big shifts in rainfall patterns and a more unpredictable climate. So clear your drains, fix your roof and move to Wales – or at least to somewhere with good water supply. The worst that could happen? Your grandchildren will inherit inexorably rising temperatures that render much of the Earth uninhabitable. Their problem? Yes, but yours, too.

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SEng Victoria Newsletter - October 2013

Announcement of the reappointment of Professor Carmen Lawrence.

Round two of the Strategic Water Purchase Initiative in Victoria has commenced with a budget of up $5 million . Round two will close at 5.00 pm AEDT on 6 December 2013, unless the limit of the budget has been reached before this date.