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31 January 2012
Victoria Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith Is Your Town The Tidiest Town This Year? Victor P Taffa Victoria’s tidiest towns, most sustainable cities and cleanest beaches are gearing up to showcase their attractions as they compete for the annual Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria’s awards. Today Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith announced entries [...]
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29 January 2012
Northern Territory Shadow Minister for Environment Peter Chandler CAN’T SEE THE WOODS… Victor P Taffa A line of trees recently planted under a Government scheme in Songlark Street, Bakewell, are faced with removal because of a failure to consult with the local council. Shadow Environment Minister, Peter Chandler, said volunteers recently planted a variety of tree species in Songlark [...]
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27 January 2012
Victoria Minister for Planning Matthew Guy Bacchus Marsh Avenue Of Honour Preserved For Future Generations Victor P Taffa The Avenue of Honour in Bacchus Marsh will be retained in its entirety, following a decision by Planning Minister Matthew Guy to refuse a permit for the removal of five mature Dutch elm trees for the construction of a [...]
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09 January 2012
South Australia Opposition Leader Isobel Redmond Liberals Commit To Wind Farm Reform Victor P Taffa The State Liberals will protect South Australian communities from wind farms built too close to homes, by banning new wind farms from being built more than two kilometres from an existing residence. A Redmond Liberal Government will: Ban new wind turbines from being built [...]
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07 January 2012
Victoria Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith Recycle Right This Holiday Season! Victor P Taffa Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith has encouraged all people across Victoria, young and old, to recycle right this holiday season. “While the holiday season is great for spending precious time with our families, it is also responsible for generating [...]
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06 January 2012
South Australia Deputy Opposition Leader in the Legislative Council Michelle Lensink No Accountability, No Interest, Same Labor Government Victor P Taffa Environment Minister Paul Caica, in a show of laziness or sheer incompetence, has refused to answer legitimate questions left outstanding from the Budget process. Like his fellow Labor colleagues, Mr. Caica has shown a blatant disregard for [...]
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04 January 2012
South Australia Shadow Minister for Environment and Conservation Steven Marshall Landfill Levy Increase To Bailout Labor’s Budget Victor P Taffa Shadow Minister for Environment and Conservation Steven Marshall said today’s release of the long awaited South Australian Waste Strategy is a huge disappointment. “This update is running more than a year late (originally the Waste Strategy 2010-2015) with [...]
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19 December 2011
Victoria Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith New iPhone App To Combat Litter Victor P Taffa Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith has launched the EPA Victoria’s new i-phone litter application, Report Litter, which has been designed to make it easier for the public to report littering. Mr. Smith said the free iPhone app [...]
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05 December 2011
Western Australia Minister for Environment Bill Marmion Conservation Volunteers Honoured Victor P Taffa Community members recognised for outstanding conservation contribution Volunteers working with DEC for more than 20 years Environment Minister Bill Marmion has congratulated volunteers across the State for their dedicated efforts to conservation and biodiversity in Western Australia. Mr. Marmion said the Department of Environment and Conservation’s (DEC) volunteers [...]
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22 November 2011
South Australia Shadow Minister for Environment Michelle Lensink Weatherill Condemns His Own Marine Parks Plan Victor P Taffa Premier Weatherill is trying to distance himself from the marine parks mess by condemning the failed consultation process he implemented. Mr. Weatherill was Environment Minister when the consultation process for the marine parks exclusion zones began in 2009 – he [...]
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21 November 2011
Western Australia Minister for Environment Bill Marmion Prescribed Burning Focus On Perth Hills Victor P Taffa 75 burns covering 32,370ha started or completed State Government affirms support for DEC’s prescribed burning program Fine weather this week has allowed the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) to step up its prescribed burning program near communities in the Perth Hills and the [...]
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21 November 2011
Western Australia Minister for Environment Bill Marmion West Arthur Is State’s Tidiest Victor P Taffa West Arthur named WA’s tidiest town Northampton, Collie, Quairading, Albany, Southern Cross regional winners West Arthur has won the title of Western Australia’s tidiest town in the 2011 Tidy Towns – Sustainable Communities State Awards, held today in Fremantle. The small community, 200km south-east [...]
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14 November 2011
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Environment Matthew Groom More Information Needed On CDS Victor P Taffa While the Liberals support the concept of a Container Deposit Scheme (CDS), more information is needed in order to develop a suitable scheme for Tasmania, according to Shadow Minister for Environment Matthew Groom. “Following debate in the Legislative Council today, we remain supportive of [...]
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14 November 2011
Victoria Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith New Spectacular Views For The Great Ocean Walk Victor P Taffa The jaw-dropping views of the Twelve Apostles are now better than ever with the opening of a new lookout platform and photo-point to mark the end of the Great Ocean Walk. Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan [...]
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08 November 2011
Victoria Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith New Gorilla Exhibition For Werribee Zoo Victor P Taffa Werribee Open Range Zoo’s spectacular new gorilla exhibit, Gorillas Calling, was officially opened by the Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Ryan Smith, today. The new $3.6 Million, 6,000 square metre, exhibit is the new home for three Western Lowland Gorillas [...]
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07 November 2011
Western Australia Minister for Environment Bill Marmion Minister Receives Vasse Coal Report Victor P Taffa Environment Minister receives Appeal Committee’s report on Vasse Coal Minister says final decision will not be rushed Environment Minister Bill Marmion has received the independent Appeal Committee’s report on appeals against the Environmental Protection Authority’s (EPA) recommendations on the Vasse Coal proposal. Mr. Marmion said he [...]
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05 November 2011
Victoria Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith Coalition Government Delivers On Commitment To Clean Up At Brookland Greens Estate Victor P Taffa The Victorian Coalition Government has delivered on its election commitment to provide $24 Million in funding to help cover the cost of rehabilitation works at the former Stevensons Road Landfill. Environment and Climate Change Minister [...]
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03 November 2011
Victoria Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith New Gardener And Free Entry To The Rhododendron Gardens Victor P Taffa Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Ryan Smith, today visited the National Rhododendron Gardens in Mt Dandenong to meet the new horticulturalist employed as part of the $200,000 Victorian Coalition Government election commitment. Mr. Smith said [...]
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31 October 2011
Victoria Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith More Than 10,000 Hectares Added To Victoria’s Parks Victor P Taffa Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith has introduced the Parks and Crown Land Legislation Amendment Bill 2011 which will add 10,000 hectares to Victoria’s parks. As part of the bill, which was introduced into Parliament this week; • [...]
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31 October 2011
Western Australia Minister for Environment Bill Marmion Forest Management Plan Amendment Victor P Taffa Harvest level of karri other than first and second grade sawlogs raised Amendment supported by Conservation Commission and Environmental Protection Authority Change will have positive environmental outcomes The Forest Management Plan has been amended to raise the harvesting level of karri other than first and second grade [...]
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