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The State of the Environment Report 2021
The latest State of the Environment (SoE) Report for 2021 was released on Tuesday, 19 July 2022, by the federal Minister for Environment and Water. The report is a comprehensive assessment of the state of Australia’s environment that is produced every five years by...
World Environment Day 2022
World Environment Day on 5 June is the biggest international day for the environment. Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (ENEP) and held annually since 1974, the event has grown to be the largest global platform for environmental outreach, with millions...
Mining Act Tenure
Whether you’re a large International Mining Company or have just picked up your first metal detector, there are laws, licences and permits surrounding land disturbance associated with exploration and mining activities that must be adhered to. Before conducting any...
Have you considered eDNA?
In the world of rapidly evolving sciences, new discoveries and industry breakthroughs, the emphasis is always on the next ‘big thing’, but what if this next ‘big thing’ was actually smaller than the eye could see? Like DNA? In the last two decades, the cost and...
Recognising Australia’s Places of Historic Significance
Australian heritage is all the things that make up our identity. It is our unique landscapes, historic buildings, and the stories of our past (DAWE, 2021). Under the WA Heritage Act 2018, a heritage place is an identifiable area of land which may include...
Fungi of WA – Did you know?
In the "Tree of Life", fungi were traditionally classed as plants. However, nowadays, specialists explain that they are more closely related to the Animal Kingdom than the Plant Kingdom. Ecologist Robert Whittaker first proposed that Fungi have emerged to have...
Communicating across Languages (and Cultures)
We live in a world where it is becoming increasingly likely that you will interact with people whose first language and cultural background are vastly different from your own. We are not only living in a multilingual and multicultural country; we are also constantly...
Moving to Renewable Technology for Major Resource Projects
While Australia’s resources sector has long been a vital part of the country’s economy, the environmental damage caused by large-scale mining is threatening the sector’s future (Mining Technology, 2020). Given this impact, the mining industry is under greater pressure...
Water Regulation and Licensing
The Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER) is the water resource management agency for the state of Western Australia. Water resources are currently managed under six separate acts (DWER, 2017c): Water Agencies (Powers) Act 1984;Rights in Water and...
Emergency preparedness – Is your workplace ready for an emergency?
The older (and wiser – I hope!) I get, the more I notice life seems to have a way of making me take note of important things. Things that need consideration, things that ring that little bell in my head attracting my focus… I call them “Ah-ha! moments”. Sitting...