The Department maintained and coordinated a range of specialist equipment and emergency response vehicles. This included pumpers, water bombers and tankers and other equipment relating to operations involving search and rescue and firefighting.
Vehicles
Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia)
Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia) | Vehicles
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what is quoll?
user
They  are carnivorous marsupials.
assistant
where are they found?
user
Australia and New Guinea
assistant
where did the latter get it's name from?
user
Sorry. I cannot find the answer based on the context.
assistant
what kind of people are seen here?
user
The island is presently populated by almost a thousand different tribal groups
assistant
what does the animal we talked about feed on?
user
The smaller ones primarily eat insects, birds, frogs, lizards and fruit; the larger species eat birds, reptiles, and mammals, including echidnas and possums.
assistant
where does it live?
user
Each species of quoll lives in distinct geographical areas.
assistant
were any attempts made to protect or conserve these?
user
The Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia)
assistant
what did they do?
user
They monitors western quoll populations in the Jarrah Forest as part of its faunal management programs
assistant
what threat on them did lead to do so?
user
Predators such as foxes and cats prey on quolls and compete with them for food.
assistant
when did the aforementioned department come into action?
user
1 July 2006
assistant
what is its main objective?
user
It focuses on environmental regulation, approvals and appeals processes, and pollution prevention.
assistant
what sort of vehicles are being used by it?
user
The Department maintained and coordinated a range of specialist equipment and emergency response vehicles. This included pumpers, water bombers and tankers and other equipment relating to operations involving search and rescue and firefighting.
Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia) | Vehicles
The Department maintains and coordinates a range of specialist equipment and emergency response vehicles. This includes pumpers and tankers and other equipment relating to operations involving search and rescue and firefighting.
Department of Conservation and Land Management (Western Australia) | Vehicles
The Department maintained and coordinated a range of specialist equipment and emergency response vehicles. This included pumpers and tankers and other equipment relating to operations involving search and rescue and firefighting.
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia) | Vehicles
DER focuses on environmental regulation, approvals and appeals processes, and pollution prevention.
Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia) | Introduction
The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) was a department of the Government of Western Australia that was responsible for implementing the state's conservation and environment legislation and regulations. It was formed on 1 July 2006 by the amalgamation of the Department of Environment and the Department of Conservation and Land Management. The DEC was separated on 30 June 2013 forming the Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) and the Department of Environment Regulation (DER), which both commenced operations on 1 July 2013. DPaW focuses on nature conservation and the community’s enjoyment and appreciation of Western Australia’s world-class network of national and marine parks.
Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia) | Introduction
The Department maintained and coordinated a range of specialist equipment and emergency response vehicles. This included pumpers and tankers and other equipment relating to operations involving search and rescue and firefighting.
Department of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia) | Vehicles
In May 2013, Hoser appealed to the Victoria Court of Appeal in an attempt to overturn the Department of Sustainability and Environment's (DSE) decision to cancel his wildlife demonstrators licence and Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) deputy president Judge Pamela Jenkins's decision in 2012 to uphold that DSE cancellation of his license.
Raymond Hoser | Legal proceedings
The Australian Department of the Environment was a department of the Government of Australia that existed between September 2013 and July 2016. The department was charged with responsibility for developing and implementing national policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia's environment and heritage.
Department of the Environment (Australia, 2013–16) | Introduction
The Department of Environment and Conservation was an Australian government department that existed between December 1972 and April 1975.
Department of Environment and Conservation (Australia) | Introduction
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Environment and Conservation.
Department of Environment and Conservation (Australia) | Structure
The Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) was the department of the Government of Western Australia responsible for managing lands described in the "Conservation and Land Management Act 1984" and implementing the state's conservation and environment legislation and regulations. The minister responsible for the department was the Minister for the Environment. The Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) was separated on 30 June 2013, forming the Department of Parks and Wildlife (DPaW) and the Department of Environment Regulation (DER), both of which commenced operations on 1 July 2013. DPaW focused on managing multiple use state forests, national parks, marine parks and reserves.
Department of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia) | Introduction
The Department was one of several new Departments established by the Whitlam Government, a wide restructuring that revealed some of the new government's program. The Department was abolished in April 1975, to be replaced by the Department of the Environment. At the time, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam said that the reason for the re‑badging was that the name 'Department of Environment and Conservation' suggested that conservation was a separate matter from the environment, whereas it was in fact a major component of the Government's total environment program. The renaming was requested by environment minister Moss Cass, who said the title was too long and redundant.
Department of Environment and Conservation (Australia) | History
The Department of the Environment administered environmental laws, including the "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999" and a range of other Acts. It was also responsible for Australia's participation in a number of international environmental agreements.
Department of the Environment (Australia, 2013–16) | Environmental protection
And the 62 hectare former Mitsubishi Motors plant is being adapted to become a clean manufacturing centre and education and training hub for Flinders University and TAFE.
Adaptive reuse | Australia
National parks (and the earlier forms) in Western Australia were under:
Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia) | Preceding agencies
The department was managing more than 285,000 km², including more than nine per cent of WA's land area: its national parks, marine parks, conservation parks, regional parks, state forests and timber reserves, nature reserves, roadside reserves and marine nature reserves. It provided visitor and recreation facilities at a sustainable level for many of these. It also supported or worked closely with the following authorities: The total reportable visitation to DEC-managed lands and waters during the 2012-13 financial year was 16.02 million, with visitor satisfaction levels of 88%.
Department of Environment and Conservation (Western Australia) | Status (at dissolution, 30 June 2013)
The Department was introduced by the Whitlam Government in April 1975, to replace the Department of Environment and Conservation. At the time, Prime Minister Gough Whitlam said that the reason for the re‑badging was that the name 'Department of Environment and Conservation' suggested that conservation was a separate matter from the environment, whereas it was in fact a major component of the Government's total environment program. Environment Minister Moss Cass made the request for the name change, stating that the previous title was too long and redundant.
Department of the Environment (Australia, 1975) | History
The Government of South Australia's Department of the Environment, Water and Natural Resources has suggested 4WD use should be monitored, as environmental damage can result from driving vehicles on the beach. As the Copper Coast District Council area's human population increases, the impacts from 4WD and other visitor impacts will also increase and will require management.
Bird Islands Conservation Park | Threats
Automotive recycling is considered as one of the main solution to the environmental concern about growing number of vehicles reaching End_Of_Life (EOL) cycle. According to Australian Bureau of Statistics data, during 2001 to 2015 the number of new motor vehicles sales increased by 48% in Australia. Similarly with average life cycle of vehicle in Australia of 10.1 years, the number of vehicle reaching its EOL cycle is growing fast too. Only during 2014 to 2015 in Australia 765,828 number of vehicles reached their End-Of-Life cycle . To face this environmental concern automotive recycling has very important role to play. In regard to vehicle recycling What makes this issue an opportunity for business is the high rate recovery 85-95% of the material used in vehicles In Australia, vehicle reached their EOL are passed from owners to the auto recyclers or so called auto wreckers directly or through insurance company, car repair mechanics and used car dealers.
Recycling in Australia | Vehicle recycling
"Commonwealth v Tasmania" (1983), also known as the "Tasmanian Dam Case", was a highly significant case in Australian environmental law. The "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999" is the centrepiece of environmental legislation in Australia. It sets up the “legal framework to protect and manage nationally and internationally important flora, fauna, ecological communities and heritage places” and focuses on protecting world heritage properties, national heritage properties, wetlands of international importance, nationally threatened species and ecological communities, migratory species, Commonwealth marine areas, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, and the environment surrounding nuclear activities. However, it has been subject to numerous reviews examining its shortcomings, the latest taking place in mid-2020.
Environmental law | Australia
Road construction would impact one conservation class wetland, but no protected wetlands. To minimise impact, road drainage would be designed to contain spills, and prevent direct discharges into the surrounding environment. Noise levels would be contained to an acceptable limit in the road design, in accordance with the Main Roads traffic noise policy. The EPA concluded that the road could be designed and managed to an acceptable standard. Main Roads' 2006 plan for environmental management of the project included numerous aspects, described as best management practices, which for the northern segment of the project were beyond the environmental approval requirements.
Kwinana Freeway | New Perth Bunbury Highway
The Department of the Environment and Heritage was an Australian government department that existed between October 1998 and December 2007.
Department of the Environment and Heritage | Introduction
The department was formed by way of an Administrative Arrangements Order issued on 18 September 2013. It absorbed the responsibilities of the former Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities (DSWEPaC) and climate change from the former Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. The department was dissolved in July 2016 and its functions, along with energy policy functions, were moved to the newly established Department of the Environment and Energy. From when it was established in September 2013 to when it was dissolved in July 2016 the department faced significant cuts (25 per cent cut from the organisation's budget over four years), in line with the Coalition Government's environmental deregulation policies.
Department of the Environment (Australia, 2013–16) | History
Formal recognition of the importance of roadside reserves occurred in the 1960s when then-Premier of Western Australia, the Hon. David Brand, ensured all new roads in Western Australia would have road reserves at least 40 metres wider than that needed for transport purposes.
Roadside conservation | Western Australia
The Jamison Report was published by the NRMA in July 2008, and focused on alternative fuels and reducing emissions from motor vehicles. It was written by the Jamison Group, a team of four well-respected academics in the transport and energy fields, namely: CSIRO energy advisor David Lamb, University of New South Wales environmental science professor Mark Diesendorf, Macquarie University management professor John Mathews and Monash University Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Graeme Pearman. The report was titled: "A Roadmap for Alternative Fuels in Australia: Ending our Dependence on Oil". The report suggests a 12-step 'roadmap' to address the issue of fossil fuel usage in motor vehicles.
Environmental impact of transport in Australia | Jamison Report
The country sections of the P.W.D. maintained a selection of hire cars for visiting government department officers. These along with other P.W.D. transport vehicles and plant such as Malcolm Moore graders, rollers and loaders etc. were maintained by P.W.D. mechanics in P.W.D. workshops.
Public Works Department (Western Australia) | Vehicles and mobile plant
The Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) was a department of the Government of Western Australia that was responsible for implementing the state's conservation and environment legislation and regulations. The Department of Conservation and Land Management was responsible from 22 March 1985 to 30 June 2006 for protecting and conserving the State of Western Australia’s environment; this included managing the state's national parks, marine parks, conservation parks, state forests, timber reserves and nature reserves.
Department of Conservation and Land Management (Western Australia) | Introduction
The Department of the Environment was an Australian government department that existed between April and December 1975.
Department of the Environment (Australia, 1975) | Introduction
The Department was a Commonwealth Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Environment.
Department of the Environment (Australia, 1975) | Structure
The department was an Australian Public Service Department of State in the environment portfolio, under the "Public Service Act 1999". The head of the department was its Secretary, Dr Gordon de Brouwer , responsible to the Minister for the Environment, the Hon. Josh Frydenberg .
Department of the Environment (Australia, 2013–16) | Structure
The Department of Transport is a department of the Government of Western Australia that is responsible for implementing the state's vehicle licensing, maritime safety, taxi, ports, transport policies. It was formed on 1 July 2009. It is one of three agencies reporting to the same Director General. The two other transport agencies are: On 1 July 2009, the State Land Services and Pastoral Leases being transferred to the newly formed Department of Regional Development and Lands.
Department of Transport (Western Australia) | Introduction
The Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia (EPA) is a statutory authority within the Government of Western Australia and is the primary provider of independent environmental advice to the government. It was established on 1 January 1972. The EPA provides advice to the Minister for Environment through various reports, as well as releasing statements to the public detailing significant environmental matters. Its role also includes formulation of environmental protection policies. A key function of the EPA is assessing resource and planning proposals and making recommendations to the Minister regarding the environmental acceptability of these proposals, as well as recommending environmental conditions which should be implemented in the event that proposals are approved by the Minister.
Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia | Introduction
The Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife classifies the species as "threatened" meaning that it is considered likely to become extinct, or rare and in need of special protection. The Australian Government lists its status under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act as "endangered". The main threats to the species' survival are human activities (such as road maintenance, reactreational activities and development), competition from invasive species (including weeds and feral animals) and dieback disease.
Drakaea confluens | Conservation
The stated aims of the department were to achieve the protection and conservation of the environment; to ensure that Australia benefits from meteorological and related sciences and services; and to see that Australia's interests in Antarctica are advanced. The department developed and implemented national policy, programs and legislation to protect and conserve Australia's environment and heritage.
Department of the Environment (Australia, 2013–16) | Mission
In central New South Wales where there are large plains of grassland, problems have risen from—unusual to say—lack of land clearing.
Environmental issues in Australia | Conservation
In a legal first in 2019, the Environment Centre Northern Territory (ECNT), represented by the EDO (as EDO NT), challenged a permit to allow the clearing of more than 20,000 hectares of Northern Territory native vegetation at Maryfield Station, including on climate change grounds. The successful case demonstrates the community's ability to hold governments to account for their decisions.
Environmental Defenders Office | "The Environment Centre Northern Territory v The Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority and Anor"
The department was established on 25 March 2013, taking on functions of the previous Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency and the Department of Industry, Innovation, Science, Research and Tertiary Education. It was abolished less than six months later on 18 September 2013 by the newly elected Abbott Government. Its functions were principally transferred to the Department of Industry; with its environmental functions transferred to the Department of the Environment. Discussing the Department's lengthy name in 2014, former Secretary Don Russell told media:
Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education | History
Information about the department's functions and/or government funding allocation could be found in the Administrative Arrangements Orders, the annual Portfolio Budget Statements and in the Department's annual reports. According to the Administrative Arrangements Order issued 19 December 1972, at its creation, the Department was responsible for activities related to:
Department of Environment and Conservation (Australia) | Scope
It is declared an "endangered" species under the commonwealth Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, and "rare" under the Western Australian Wildlife Conservation Act 1950 and now under the "Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016". A major threat is from dieback due to "Phytophthora cinnamomi" (Phytophthora dieback)., and from bushfires.
Daviesia obovata | Conservation status
Government agencies for the protection and conservation of natural and built resources in New South Wales have existed since the appointment of the first Minister for Conservation, the Hon. Captain Bill Dunn, MLA in 1946. In 2003, the Department of Environment and Conservation was formed following the merger of the Environment Protection Authority, the National Parks and Wildlife Service, the Botanic Gardens Trust, and Resource NSW. The Department of Environment and Conservation was later known as the Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC) and Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water (DECCW). This department contained the Office of Water, formed from the Department of Water and Energy dissolved in 2009; other parts and responsibilities of the Department of Water and Energy were transferred to the Division of Minerals and Energy in Department of Industry & Investment.
Office of Environment and Heritage (New South Wales) | History
Environmental issues in Australia describes a number of environmental issues which affect the environment of Australia. There are a range of such issues, some of the relating to conservation in Australia while others, for example the deteriorating state of Murray-Darling Basin, have a direct and serious effect on human land use and the economy. Many human activities including the use of natural resources have a direct impact on the Australian environment. These issues are the primary concern of the environmental movement in Australia.
Environmental issues in Australia | Introduction
The Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) was a state government department responsible for protecting the environment, boosting productivity in Victoria's food and fibre sector, management of natural resources and managing water resources in the state of Victoria, Australia. It was created in April 2013 by merging the Department of Primary Industries with the Department of Sustainability and Environment. The Department secretary was Adam Fennessy. After the 2014 Victorian State Election, Premier Daniel Andrews announced that the department would be renamed to the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) effective 1 January 2015. The Agriculture portfolio was moved to the new Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources.
Department of Environment and Primary Industries | Introduction
Earlier forms of nature conservation in Western Australia were under:
Department of Conservation and Land Management (Western Australia) | Preceding agencies
Conservation of the natural environment in Australia is derived from five different sources of law, namely international law, federal law, State law and local government law as well as the application of the common law.
Conservation in Australia | Legal framework
Forests provide timber, drugs, and food and should be managed to maximize the possible uses. Currently, there are a number of environmental movements and campaigners advocating for action on saving the environment, one such campaign is the Big Switch. Land management issues including clearance of native vegetation, reafforestation of once-cleared areas, control of exotic weeds and pests, expansion of dryland salinity, and changed fire regimes. Intensification of resource use in sectors such as forestry, fisheries, and agriculture are widely reported to contribute to biodiversity loss in Australia. Coastal and marine environments also have reduced biodiversity from reduced water quality caused by pollution and sediments arising from human settlements and agriculture.
Environmental issues in Australia | Conservation
The Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts was an Australian government department that existed between May 1971 and December 1972. The department, created by the McMahon Government, was a grab-bag of three areas which had previously been handled by other departments or government agencies. These included the Department of the Interior, the Department of the Vice-President of the Executive Council, and the Office of Aboriginal Affairs in the Prime Minister's Department. The department was abolished by the incoming Whitlam Government, with its functions split across six departments (the Departments of Aboriginal Affairs, Environment and Conservation, Media, Prime Minister and Cabinet, Special Minister of State, Science and Services and Property).
Department of the Environment, Aborigines and the Arts | Introduction
Following the election of the O'Farrell government at the 2011 state election, the functions of the DECCW were broken up with its responsibilities split between the new Office of Environment and Heritage and the residual functions managed by the Industry, Innovation and Investment Division of the Department of Trade and Investment, Regional Infrastructure and Services. The OEH was managed under the direction of the Department of Premier and Cabinet until 2014, when the Baird government changed the reporting arrangements so that the OEH reported to the Department of Planning and Environment. Following the 2019 state election, the Office was abolished and all its functions assumed into the newly-formed Department of Planning, Industry and Environment.
Office of Environment and Heritage (New South Wales) | History
The Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife classifies the species as "threatened" meaning that it is considered likely to become extinct, or rare and in need of special protection. In 2003, the entire population of the species was estimated to be about 75 mature plants and a number of immature ones. The Australian Government lists its status under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act as "endangered". The main threats to the species' survival are road and track maintenance, airborne dust, changes to groundwater levels and inappropriate fire regimes.
Drakaea isolata | Conservation
Many environmental groups in Melbourne's east and south-east objected to the project, due to a number of factors, including vehicle emissions and disruption of habitat (in places such as the Mullum Mullum Valley and Dandenong Valley Wetlands). However, the road was the subject of an extensive Environmental Effects Statement (June 1998), which was followed by an extensive public hearing process in April 1999 before the final Government decision to proceed. The statement predicted an 18.5per cent increase in carbon dioxide, impacts on groundwater and wetlands, high impacts on areas of conservation value and the potential to affect 38 species of rare or threatened fauna and flora if the freeway was built.
EastLink (Melbourne) | Environmental issues
The Department of the Environment and Energy (DEE) was an Australian government department in existence between 2016 and 2020. The Department was responsible for matters including environment protection and conservation of biodiversity as well as energy policy. It was established in July 2016 by the Turnbull Government after the 2016 federal election. Following the appointment of Scott Morrison as Prime Minister, Josh Frydenberg was elevated to Treasurer of Australia, whereby Frydenberg's previous ministerial positions were separated, with Melissa Price as Minister of the Environment and Angus Taylor as Minister for Energy. Price was reshuffled from her position in 2019, and was replaced by Sussan Ley.
Department of the Environment and Energy | Introduction
The Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) is a government department in Victoria, Australia. Commencing operation in January 2015, it is responsible for various matters related to the environment, energy and planning. The DELWP was created in the aftermath of the 2014 state election, with Premier Daniel Andrews announcing that the previous Department of Environment and Primary Industries (DEPI) would be renamed. The newly-formed DELWP subsequently assumed property and land titles, planning and local government portfolios from the previous Department of Transport, Planning and Local Infrastructure, whilst responsibilities for agriculture were transferred to the Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources.
Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning | Introduction
Strategies have been implemented to reduce private vehicle pollution by encouraging mass and public transit, initiating the development of high density housing and introducing a fleet of 10 new Nissan LEAF electric cars, the largest order of the pollution-free vehicle in Australia. Electric cars do not produce carbon monoxide and nitrous oxide, gases which contribute to climate change. Cycling trips have increased by 113% across Sydney's inner-city since March 2010, with about 2,000 bikes passing through top peak-hour intersections on an average weekday. Transport developments in the north-west and east of the city have been designed to encourage the use of Sydney's expanding public transportation system.
Sydney | Environmental issues and pollution reduction
Part 4 of the "Environmental Protection Act 1986" (WA) provides the legislative framework for the EIA process in Western Australia. The EPA Act oversees the planning and development proposals and assesses their likely impacts on the environment.
Environmental impact assessment | Western Australia (WA)
These events laid the foundations by increasing public awareness and support for regulation. State environmental legislation was irregular and deficient until the Australian Environment Council (AEC) and Council of Nature Conservation Ministers (CONCOM) were established in 1972 and 1974, creating a forum to assist in coordinating environmental and conservation policies between states and neighbouring countries. These councils have since been replaced by the Australian and New Zealand Environment and Conservation Council (ANZECC) in 1991 and finally the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) in 2001. At a national level, the "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999" is the primary environmental protection legislation for the Commonwealth of Australia.
Environmental protection | Australia
The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts was an Australian Government department that existed between December 2007 and September 2010.
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts | Introduction
The Department of the Environment was an Australian government department that existed between October 1997 and October 1998. It was the second so-named Australian Government Department.
Department of the Environment (1997–1998) | Introduction
The Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) was a state government department that managed water resources, climate change, bushfires, public land, forests and eco systems in the state of Victoria, Australia. It was created in 2002 when the Department of Natural Resources and Environment was divided into the Department of Primary Industries and the Department of Sustainability and Environment. The department supported and advised two Victorian ministers, the Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Ryan Smith, and the Minister for Water, Peter Walsh, and helped with the management and administration of their portfolios. The Department secretary was Greg Wilson. It had 2700 staff working at 90 locations across the state.
Department of Sustainability and Environment | Introduction
The Department of Science and the Environment was an Australian government department that existed between December 1978 and November 1980.
Department of Science and the Environment | Introduction
Earlier forms of Nature conservation in Western Australia were under:
Department of Parks and Wildlife (Western Australia) | Preceding agencies
The Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories (also called DEST) was an Australian government department that existed between March 1993 and October 1997.
Department of the Environment, Sport and Territories | Introduction
The Australian Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (DAWE) is an Australian Government department which commenced operation on 1 February 2020. It represents Australia's national interests in agriculture, water and the environment.
Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment | Introduction
Investing in other, more sustainable, types of electricity generation plants would have cost less than continuing to subsidize the building of these power plants. On a positive note, alternative transport fuels such as natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas are excused from fuel excise/tax. Tax calculated for the use of a company car is calculated as such: the further the person drives the car, the higher the business use and the lower the personal use. Since tax is calculated based on personal use, drivers tend to drive longer distances to lessen the amount of tax that they have to pay.
Environmental impact of transport in Australia | Introduction
Intensification of resource use in sectors such as forestry, fisheries, and agriculture are widely reported to contribute to biodiversity loss in Australia. Coastal and marine environments also have reduced biodiversity from reduced water quality caused by pollution and sediments arising from human settlements and agriculture. In central New South Wales where there are large plains of grassland, problems have risen from—unusual to say—lack of land clearing. Shark culling (the killing of sharks) currently occurs in New South Wales and Queensland (in government "shark control" programs). These programs have damaged the marine ecosystem. Roughly 50,000 sharks have been killed by Queensland authorities since 1962, including in the Great Barrier Reef.
Conservation in Australia | Conservation issues
The Department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for the Environment, Robert Hill.
Department of the Environment (1997–1998) | Structure
The Australian Environmental Justice (AEJ) is a multidisciplinary organization which is closely partnered with Friends of the Earth Australia (FoEA). The AEJ focuses on recording and remedying the effects of environmental injustice throughout Australia. The AEJ has addressed issues which include "production and spread of toxic wastes, pollution of water, soil and air, erosion and ecological damage of landscapes, water systems, plants and animals". The project looks for environmental injustices that disproportionately affect a group of people or impact them in a way they did not agree to. The Western Oil Refinery started operating in Bellevue, Western Australia in 1954.
Environmental racism | Australia
The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF), represented by Environmental Defenders Office Queensland (EDO), lodged a judicial review challenge in the Federal Court of the Federal Environment Minister's decision to not apply appropriate legislation regarding water. The issue had previously been highlighted by environmental groups such as Lock the Gate Alliance. The review challenges then Environment Minister Melissa Price's decision to waive a full environmental assessment for a pipeline that will extract up to 12.5 billion litres of water a year from the Suttor River in central Queensland. Adani notified the government that the act was a controlled act but the government decided that it was not a controlled activity under the "EPBC Act" and that no environmental impact assessment (EIS) was needed for it to proceed.
Carmichael coal mine | "Australian Conservation Foundation Inc v Minister for the Environment - Water challenge 2018"
Following the 2019 state election, the functions of the agency were assumed by the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment with effect from 1 July 2019.
Office of Environment and Heritage (New South Wales) | Introduction
The Department for Environment and Water (DEW) is a department of the Government of South Australia. Created on 1 July 2012 by the merger of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department for Water as the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources (DEWNR), it was given its present name on 22 March 2018. It is responsible for ensuring that South Australia's natural resources are managed productively and sustainably, while improving the condition and resilience of the state's natural environment.
Department for Environment and Water (South Australia) | Introduction
"Kunzea cambagei" is listed as "Vulnerable" under the Commonwealth Government "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999" (EPBC) Act and as "Vulnerable" under the New South Wales "Threatened Species Conservation Act 1995". The main threats to the species are inappropriate fire regimes and habitat degradation caused by road widening, rubbish dumping and trail bikes.
Kunzea cambagei | Conservation
According to a survey conducted by Australian polling and market research company Newspoll in March 2008:
Environmental impact of transport in Australia | Public opinion
The Department for Planning and Infrastructure was a department of the Government of Western Australia that was responsible for implementing the state's planning, infrastructure and transport policies during the Gallop and Carpenter governments. It was formed on 1 July 2001 by the amalgamation of the Ministry for Planning and the Department of Transport. It also oversaw the following authorities: - On 1 July 2009, the department was reformed into the new Department of Transport and Department of Planning, with State Land Services and Pastoral Leases being transferred to the newly formed Department of Regional Development and Lands.
Department for Planning and Infrastructure | Introduction
Conservation in Australia is an issue of state and federal policy. Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world, with a large portion of species endemic to Australia. Preserving this wealth of biodiversity is important for future generations. A key conservation issue is the preservation of biodiversity, especially by protecting the remaining rainforests. The destruction of habitat by human activities, including land clearing, remains the major cause of biodiversity loss in Australia. The importance of the Australian rainforests to the conservation movement is very high. Australia is the only western country to have large areas of rainforest intact.
Environmental issues in Australia | Conservation
On 27 November 2009 the Western Australian government formed a dedicated department to support the EPA, known as the Office of the EPA (OEPA). This is intended to provide the Authority with greater independence and control of its policies and process. The OEPA provides support services such as negotiating with stakeholders and proponents, technical advice regarding the formulation of policies, research and formulation of reports, and monitoring of project implementation. The General Manager of the OEPA is Mr Kim Taylor.
Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia | Office of The Environmental Protection Authority (OEPA)
At a national level, the Ministry for the Environment is responsible for environmental policy and the Department of Conservation addresses conservation issues. At a regional level the regional councils administer the legislation and address regional environmental issues.
Environmental protection | New Zealand
"Hakea commutata" is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian GovernmentDepartment of Parks and Wildlife.
Hakea commutata | Conservation status
The Conservation Council of Western Australia is the umbrella body for conservation groups and organisations in Western Australia. It has been the co-ordinator, publisher and guiding body for issues of woodchipping in the South West of Western Australia, the logging of old growth forests, as well as providing input into government processes involved with all aspects of environmental protection and conservation. Its origins were closely related to the Perth-based - "Environment Centre of W.A.", and the development and success of the environmental movement also saw subsequent development of the regional environment centres in Denmark, Albany, Margaret River and Busselton. In 1981 the council was involved in a class action regarding the mining in the jarrah forests in the United States against bauxite miners Reynolds and Alcoa, the complaint was lodged with U.S.
Conservation Council of Western Australia | Introduction
"Hakea candolleana" is presently listed as "not threatened" by Western Australian Government,Department of Parks and Wildlife.
Hakea candolleana | Conservation status
Eighty-five percent of the state's runoff occurs in the Kimberley, but because it occurs in violent floods and because of the insurmountable poverty of the generally shallow soils, the only development has taken place along the Ord River. The black swan is the state bird of Western Australia. The red-and-green kangaroo paw is the floral emblem of Western Australia.
Environment of Australia | Western Australia
In September 2015 the group Save the Beeliar Wetlands took legal action against the EPA, arguing that the authority did not follow its own policies. The project's environmental assessment by the EPA along with the approval of the development by WA Government Minister Albert Jacob was ruled invalid by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court on 16 December 2015. The state government appealed, and the ruling was unanimously overturned by the Court of Appeal on 15 July 2016, as the EPA's policies were "not mandatory considerations". The Save Beeliar Wetlands group tried to challenge the highway in the High Court, but the court dismissed the challenge on 16 December 2016, saying there were not sufficient grounds for a challenge.
Perth Freight Link | Legal challenges
A few Norton Dominator 77 motorbikes complete with sidecars were also purchased but these were progressively replaced by British Series 1 Land Rovers in the 1950s and then by Toyota 40 series Land Cruisers in the early 1960s. Army surplus Coventry Climax and Pacific Marine fire pumps as well as new radio equipment were also purchased.
Forests Commission Victoria | Vehicles and equipment
The Department of the Environment of the Australian Government is concerned about the conservation of this species. Threats it has identified include competition from introduced seastar species, predation by these seastars, pollution by sewage, industrial and agricultural discharges, and habitat destruction.
Parvulastra vivipara | Status
The Australian Army acquired fifty 101 vehicles, which were used to tow Rapier missile carriers. These 101s were disposed of and some of these remain in private hands.
Land Rover 101 Forward Control | Australia
Divisions of the department included the Australian Antarctic Division, Supervising Scientist Division, Heritage Division, Parks Australia, Policy and Communications, Australian Wildlife, Sydney Harbour Federation Trust, Australian Land and Coasts plus a number of executive agencies and statutory authorities.
Department of the Environment (Australia, 2013–16) | Divisions
The Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities was an Australian government department that existed between September 2010 and September 2013.
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities | Introduction
The department was an Australian Public Service department, staffed by officials who were responsible to the Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities.
Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities | Structure
A number of governmental and nongovernmental organizations work in conservation and restoration of the Australian environment.
Conservation in Australia | Conservation organisations
"Hakea stenocarpa" is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
Hakea stenocarpa | Conservation status
Earlier forms of nature conservation in Western Australia were under:
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (Western Australia) | Preceding agencies
The Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories was an Australian government department that existed between December 1991 and March 1993.
Department of the Arts, Sport, the Environment and Territories | Introduction
It concerns matters of national and international environmental significance regarding flora, fauna, ecological communities and cultural heritage. It also has jurisdiction over any activity conducted by the Commonwealth, or affecting it, that has significant environmental impact. The act covers eight main areas:
Environmental protection | Australia
The Authority consists of five members: a full-time chairman, a part-time deputy, and three other part-time members. Members of the EPA board are not public servants. They are appointed by the Governor of Western Australia on the recommendation of the Minister for Environment. Unusually for a government authority, under the "Environmental Protection Act 1986", neither the Authority nor its chairman are subject to the direction of the Minister.
Environmental Protection Authority of Western Australia | Introduction
A 1998 Western Australian State of the Environment Report highlighted that the loss of biodiversity and habitats caused by habitat degradation and clearing, human interference and the introduction of pests and weeds was one of Western Australia’s most serious environmental problem. The concept of Bush Forever dates back to the year 2000, when it was introduced by the Western Australian State Government. The strategic plan, introduced by the State Government in December 2000, was to protect regionally significant bush land of the Swan Coastal Plain in 287 Bush Forever sites with a combined area of about 51,200 hectares. All up, Bush Forever sites amounted to 18 percent of the original vegetation of the Swan Coastal Plain within the metropolitan Perth area.
Bush Forever | History
This acronchyia is classified as "endangered" under the Australian Government "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999", the New South Wales Government "Biodiversity Conservation Act 2016" and the Queensland Government "Nature Conservation Act 1992". The main threats to the species include inappropriate use of four-wheel drive vehicles, weed invasion and salt burn at exposed sites.
Acronychia littoralis | Conservation status
The predecessor environment authority/office/department in New South Wales were:
Department of Planning, Industry and Environment | Environment
Main Roads Western Australia (formerly the Main Roads Department) is a statutory authority of the Government of Western Australia that is responsible for implementing the state's policies on road access and main roads. It operates under the "Main Roads Act 1930" (WA). The Department manages more than of roads, representing the arterial road network in Western Australia. Each of the roads must be declared a "public highway" or "main road" in the Government Gazette and is allocated a state route number – many roads perceived as main roads by the public are in fact managed by local councils. Main Roads Western Australia also regulates heavy vehicles through the issue of permits and notices under the authority granted to the Commissioner of Main Roads under the Road Traffic Act 1974.
Main Roads Western Australia | Introduction
Minister for the Environment is a position in the government of Western Australia, currently held by Stephen Dawson of the Labor Party. The position was first created in December 1970, in what would be the last months of the government of Sir David Brand. It has existed in every government since then, sometimes under different titles. The minister is responsible two state government departments – the Department of Environment Regulation and the Department of Parks and Wildlife.
Minister for the Environment (Western Australia) | Introduction
The interim report of this review concluded that the laws created to protect unique species and habitats are ineffective.
Environmental law | Australia
"Phymatocarpus interioris" is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
Phymatocarpus interioris | Conservation
Humped fuchsia bush is classified as "not threatened" by the Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife.
Eremophila gibbosa | Conservation status
AFVs produced in Australia
List of modern armoured fighting vehicles | Australia