Latest Industry News
- Snippets from the Scientists March 4, 2021Science improves our understanding of how plants and animals respond to water for the environment and informs how we deliver flows to best support them. Recent highlights from Flow-MER scientists are now available.
- Amendments to the EPBC Act list of threatened species March 2, 2021The Minister for the Environment, the Hon Sussan Ley, amended the list of threatened species under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 by adding 14 species to the list, retaining 1 species within the list and transferring 5 species within the list.
- Queensland Marine Aquarium Fish Fishery – Agency application 2021 February 21, 2021The public consultation period for assessment for export accreditation will be open until COB 25 March 2021.
- Governors Domain and Civic Precinct recognised on the National Heritage List February 10, 2021An outstanding historic precinct with a diversity of historic parks, gardens, streets, archaeological sites and buildings has been added to the National Heritage List.
- Call for Nominations - Threatened species, ecological communities or key threatening processes January 27, 2021Nominations are invited for species, ecological communities or key threatening processes to be considered for listing under national environment law during the assessment period starting 1 October 2021.
- Invitation to comment on the listing assessment for Bidyanus bidyanus (Silver Perch) January 22, 2021The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on a proposal to list Bidyanus bidyanus (Silver Perch) in the Endangered category. Consultation closes on 12 March 2021.
- Breathing life into the upper Barwon River December 22, 2020Water for the environment will be delivered into part of the upper Barwon River system over the coming weeks to help native fish communities recover following the driest four-year period on record.
- Partnership call opens: seeking partner to establish solar systems product stewardship scheme December 21, 2020We are inviting suitably experienced and skilled entities to submit a partnering proposal to establish a product stewardship scheme for photovoltaic (solar) systems.
- Commonwealth and National Heritage list nominations now open December 8, 2020Nominations for the Commonwealth Heritage List and National Heritage List 2021-22 are now open and will close on 25 February 2021. This year’s National Heritage theme is Indigenous cultural heritage.
- New partnership to restore Riverland Ramsar site December 2, 2020A new five year partnership with the managers of Calperum Station—Australian Landscape Trust—paves the way for delivery of water for the environment to continue improving the health of the Calperum floodplain - part of the Riverland Ramsar site.
- Murray cod are breeding in the Baaka! November 27, 2020Recent surveys of the lower Darling/Baaka River have revealed the good news we’ve been waiting for – Murray cod are breeding.
- Invitation to comment on the listing assessments for three frog species (Booroolong Frog, Spotted Tree Frog, Giant Burrowing Frog) November 18, 2020The Threatened Species Scientific Committee is seeking comments on a proposal to list 3 species of frogs. Consultation closes on 22 January 2021.