9 Dec, 2021 | Uncategorized
Overnight, Australia deposited its Instrument of Ratification for the Minamata Convention on Mercury with the United Nations, officially becoming a ratified Party on 7 December 2021. The treaty will enter into force for Australia on 7 March 2022. Australia signed the...
15 Mar, 2021 | Uncategorized
The EPA held an information webinar in February on Waste and Resource Recovery Determinations – for reducing unnecessary regulatory barriers for recycling in Victoria. This is to support a new recycling system and build a circular economy for the state. The aim...
18 Dec, 2020 | Uncategorized
In concurrence with the global health pandemic, our region has been facing another great challenge. Whilst this year will mark most of our lives, it is also a milestone for the rehabilitation of our coal mines here in the Latrobe Valley. In the public sphere the...
17 Jul, 2020 | Uncategorized
When a group of local residents met at a summit earlier this year to discuss mine rehabilitation in the Latrobe Valley, they held serious concerns. Chiefly, contamination leaching from inadequately managed coal ash dumps; and the enormous amount of fresh water from...
