Highlights include ACCU trade coverage; Sydney Water conviction; EPA fines. Jobs include roles with Major Projects Canberra; ADP Consulting; Australian Red Cross and AusNet.
Sydney Water has been fined $200,000 in a sentencing hearing after being found guilty of a serious pollution incident in 2019 when its actions caused untreated sewage to overflow into a nearby creek.
While businesses might be saying publicly they support the government’s proposed changes to the Safeguard Mechanism, Coalition spokesperson on climate change and energy, Ted O’Brien, says privately, "numerous" businesses in a range of industries have approached his office and urged the Coalition to campaign against the changes.
Highlights include: WA to legislate net zero targets; AEMO report; NSW waste and recycling grants. Jobs include roles with Snowy Hydro, the NSW Department of Planning, and John Holland.
In an important case considering the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal’s powers to issue stay orders under the state’s revised Environment Protection Act, big global meat products company Van Hessen has been denied a stay of a prohibition notice that will potentially cost it up to $200,000 per week and result in the loss of 30 full time jobs.
The McGowan Government has committed to enshrining WA's net-zero 2050 target in law - along with a pledge to reduce government sector emissions by 80% by 2030.
The NSW EPA has committed to regulating greenhouse gas emissions with the help of specialised advisory groups under its new Climate Change Policy and Action Plan released today.