The Albanese Government is investing up to $18.3 million to address low oxygen levels in Macquarie Harbour, and support recovery efforts for the endangered Maugean skate.
Federal environmental approval has been granted for a major new housing development, which will unlock homes for up to 3,700 people in inner city Melbourne, while revitalising the historic Queen Victoria Market.
South Australia’s algal bloom water testing regime has been significantly expanded to 76 sites as part of the $28 million support package funded by the Albanese and Malinauskas governments.
Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt will expedite an expert assessment of the impact of South Australia’s toxic algal bloom on marine life, to understand whether any local flora and fauna need to be added to the threatened species list.
Australia’s voluntary national biodiversity market, the Nature Repair Market, has today signalled it is open for business with the first project registered under the scheme.
More than 17,000 tonnes of hard-to-recycle plastics, including soft plastic packaging, will soon be diverted from landfills in regional New South Wales every year and transformed into valuable materials for local manufacturing.
A $7.6 million project to improve the quality and availability of shorebird wetland habitat at Tolderol Game Reserve in South Australia is now complete, with the site to reopen to visitors this weekend.
The Albanese Government is investing to strengthen Australia’s early detection, preparedness and reporting capacity for H5 avian influenza (bird flu), while protecting captive populations of threatened species.
Works and planning on key water infrastructure projects in regional Victoria are now underway thanks to $23.8 million in funding from the Albanese Labor Government and Allan Labor Government to safeguard town water supplies and boost regional water securi
