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09 March 2011
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Innovation Science and Technology Michael Ferguson Government Has No Choice But To Act On Tamar Silt Victor P Taffa The Labor-Green Government has been left with no choice but to listen to the cries for help from Tasmanians, and immediately recommence dredging on the Tamar River, Shadow Minister for Innovation Science and Technology Michael [...]
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09 March 2011
Western Australia Minister for Environment Bill Marmion Zoo Becomes Home To Perth’s Biggest Solar PV Site Victor P Taffa Elephants at Perth Zoo are the newest supporters of a solar-powered future after Environment Minister Bill Marmion today unveiled the city’s biggest solar site at the zoo. More than 300 solar panels have been installed across eight buildings, including the [...]
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08 March 2011
Queensland Opposition Leader John-Paul Langbroek Bligh’s Failure On Carbon Tax Will Cost Families Victor P Taffa Queenslanders would pay the price of Anna Bligh’s failure to stand up to Julia Gillard over the carbon tax, the Liberal National Party (LNP) said today. State Opposition and LNP Leader JP Langbroek said Queenslanders would pay increased prices for electricity, fuel and [...]
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07 March 2011
Federal Member for Solomon Natasha Griggs Dripstone Park Gets A Clean Up Victor P Taffa Today, Federal Member for Solomon, Natasha Griggs joined local constituents in the 21st annual Clean Up Australia Day. Local resident and university student Hayley Fletcher organised the Dripstone Park site, which had over 20 volunteers, filling close to 20 garbage bags in just over [...]
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07 March 2011
Western Australia Minister for Environment Bill Marmion Volunteers Pitch Into Clean Up Western Australia Victor P Taffa Environment Minister Bill Marmion was today one of dozens of volunteers who took to the shores of the Swan River to remove rubbish as part of Clean Up Australia Day. Celebrating the 21st Anniversary of Australia’s biggest community participation event, hundreds of [...]
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06 March 2011
Western Australia Minister for Environment Bill Marmion Rediscover Cape Range For Free Victor P Taffa Environment Minister Bill Marmion today announced a free park day for Cape Range National Park on the Labour Day long weekend (March 5-7). Entry into the Park will be free on the Monday (March 7). The initiative is part of the Rediscover Parks Campaign [...]
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06 March 2011
Western Australia Minister for Environment Bill Marmion Stokes’ Campground And Day Use Area Officially Opened Victor P Taffa Redevelopments totalling $800,000 have been completed at the Benwenerup Campground and Stokes Inlet day use area, providing world-class recreational facilities. Environment Minister Bill Marmion yesterday officially opened the new visitor facilities. These replaced old structures which were destroyed by bushfire in [...]
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06 March 2011
Western Australia Minister for Environment Bill Marmion $1 Million Works Program In Porongurup Nears Completion Victor P Taffa A $1 Million revamp of visitor facilities is nearing completion at Castle Rock in Porongurup National Park, east of Mount Barker. Environment Minister Bill Marmion visited the site to inspect the works and said he was pleased with what he had [...]
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06 March 2011
Queensland Shadow Minister for Environment Jack Dempsey Join The Clean Up This Sunday Victor P Taffa Queenslanders have been urged to join the clean-up on Sunday. Shadow Minister for the Environment Jack Dempsey said Clean Up Australia Day 2011 was an opportunity for all Queenslanders to help clean up after the floods and the cyclone. “This Sunday (March 6) [...]
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04 March 2011
Victoria Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith Assisting Families Repairing Flood Affected Homes Victor P Taffa Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith today released a sustainable ideas factsheet to assist Victorians affected by the floods to repair their homes. “Unfortunately many families were affected by recent floods and will be replacing household items and repairing [...]
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04 March 2011
Tasmania Shadow Minister for Climate Change Matthew Groom What Is The Government’s View On Interim Targets? Victor P Taffa It appears that Minister for Climate Change Nick McKim has been rolled on his plan for a 25 % reduction target in Tasmania’s emissions even before the ink was dry on his press release, Shadow Minister for Climate Change [...]
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03 March 2011
Victoria Minister for Environment & Climate Change Ryan Smith Labor Sinks In Marine Parks Report Victor P Taffa Environment and Climate Change Minister Ryan Smith told Parliament today the Auditor- General’s findings in the Environmental Management of Marine Protected Areas validated the Coalition’s concerns about the former Labor Government’s dismal management of Marine Parks. “Today’s report spells out exactly [...]
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01 March 2011
Victoria Minister for Environment & Climate Change Ryan Smith Coalition Calls On Local Leaders For CMA Board Roles Victor P Taffa Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith is encouraging enthusiastic and experienced people to apply for Board Positions with Victoria’s 10 Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs). “The Baillieu Government is delivering on its commitment to maintain Victoria’s 10 [...]
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27 February 2011
Queensland Shadow Minister for Families, Housing & Communities Ted Malone Combet’s Tips For Carbon Tax ‘Pathetic’ Victor P Taffa Greg Combet’s Carbon Tax Tips were pathetic and an insult to battling Queensland households, the State Opposition said today. Shadow Minister for Families, Housing & Communities Ted Malone said tens of thousands of Queensland battlers and seniors could not afford [...]
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26 February 2011
Western Australia Minister for Environment Bill Marmion Magellan Metals Order To Be Lifted Victor P Taffa Environment Minister Bill Marmion today announced he was lifting the order which prevented Magellan Metals from transporting lead carbonate out of its Wiluna mine into Fremantle. An independent review of Magellan Metals’ air quality monitoring in shipping containers has found that lead levels [...]
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20 February 2011
Western Australia Minister for Environment Bill Marmion E-Waste Program Gets $1.5 Million Boost Victor P Taffa Recycling and safely disposing of ‘e-waste’, or electronic/electrical waste, will be made easier thanks to a State Government boost of $1.5 Million. Environment Minister Bill Marmion made the announcement today while visiting one of Western Australia’s busiest recycling facilities, Tamala Park, at Mindarie. The [...]
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15 February 2011
Western Australia Minister for Environment Bill Marmion Waste Disposal Gets $10 Million Boost Victor P Taffa Environment Minister Bill Marmion today announced $10 Million in new State Government funding for the Waste Authority’s Household Hazardous Waste Program, which supports the collection and disposal of hazardous materials in Perth. Speaking at the Jim McGeough Resource Recovery Facility in Shenton Park, [...]
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11 February 2011
Western Australia Minister for Environment Bill Marmion Swan River Trust Riverbank Grants Scheme Open Victor P Taffa Community and Conservation groups who help protect the Swan Canning Riverpark are being invited to apply for funding through the 2011 Riverbank Grants Scheme. Environment Minister Bill Marmion said the State-funded grants would be allocated to projects focused on shoreline protection and [...]
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10 February 2011
Western Australia Minister for Mines and Petroleum Norman Moore Golden Gecko To Celebrate 20 Years Of Achievement In Environmental Excellence Victor P Taffa Western Australia’s Prestigious Golden Gecko Awards for Environmental Excellence will celebrate its 20th Anniversary this year. Applications for the 2011 Golden Gecko Awards – which recognise innovation, leadership and performance of environmental management in WA’s resources [...]
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02 February 2011
Victoria Minister for Environment and Climate Change Ryan Smith Premier’s Sustainability Awards Recognise Victorians Who Lead Victor P Taffa Businesses, Community Groups, Schools, Tertiary Institutions and Government Agencies are invited to enter the Premier’s Sustainability Awards for 2011. Environment and Climate Change Minister Ryan Smith today announced the official opening of submissions and said this year’s awards are focussed [...]
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