Department of the Environment

Agency application on ecological sustainability - call for public comments open from 10 December 2015 until 18 January 2016

Application on ecological sustainability - Call for public comments open 11 December 2015 until 29 January 2016.

The Australian Heritage Strategy is one of Australia’s key heritage priorities. The Strategy provides a nationally driven strategic direction for heritage management across all levels of government and the community for the next ten years.

The Minister has approved the inclusion of the Eucalypt Woodlands of the Western Australian Wheatbelt in the critically endangered category.

The Reef Trust has announced the third phase of investment of $58 million from 2015-2019.

The Minister has approved the addition of Antechinus bellus, Dasyurus viverrinus, Hipposideros inornatus, Petrogale coenensis, Petrogale concinna canescens, Petrogale concinna monastria on to the Threatened Species List effective 3 December 2015.

The Minister has approved the removal of Notoryctes caurinus, Notoryctes typhlops from the Threatened Species List effective 3 December 2015.

The Strategy sets out how Australia is managing climate risks for the benefit of the community, economy and environment.

Comments are sought on the proposal to include the Australian Cornish Mining Sites in the National Heritage List. Comments close 15 January 2016.

Independent review of the ‘Water Trigger’ legislation – comments close 29 January 2016

The Australian Government has commenced a groundwater purchase tender for the Queensland Upper Condamine Alluvium opening at 9am AEDT on Monday 30 November 2015 and closing at 5pm AEDT on Wednesday 10 February 2016.

The Australian Government is on track to achieve its target of reducing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions to five per cent below 2000 levels by 2020.

The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on the proposal to list this as a critically endangered ecological community. The public consultation period will be open until 12pm, Wednesday 17 February 2016; however earlier...

The Spring 2015 issue of the Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder Update is now available.

Lachlan River residents and visitors may notice small rises in the river due to environmental flows currently taking place and continuing until mid-December at Willandra Weir.

People applying for wildlife trade permits online may receive unsolicited email and attachments from the address ‘noreply@industry.gov.au’.

Application on ecological sustainability - Call for public comments open 25 November 2015 until 24 December 2015.

Comments are sought on the draft varied threat abatement plan for competition and land degradation by rabbits. Comments close 16 March 2016.

The Minister has approved the addition of Callistemon megalongensis, Phyllurus gulbaru, Ordtrachia septentrionalis, to the Critically Endangered category and Eucalyptus aggregate to the Vulnerable category effective 17 November 2015.