Michael Nicholls ⚠️ You can be penalised $150,000 for contaminated material you did not even produce. The NSW EPA has accepted a $150,000 Enforceable Undertaking from the John Holland and CPB Contractors joint venture regarding the Rozelle Parklands asbestos mulch situation.
A $220 million market signal suggests the time for merely monitoring legacy contamination is ending. French environmental services firm Veolia has announced the acquisition of Australian remediation specialist @Enviropacific. This deal integrates a local business with a $250 mill
Understanding the ground beneath us is fundamental to our resilience and prosperity. Federal Minister for Resources Madeleine King has announced a $3.4 billion funding framework that will change how we assess site contamination. Geoscience Australia has released its strategy for
Imagine your entire community relying solely on bottled water for four years. That has been the daily reality for Kiwirrkurra, Western Australia’s most remote Aboriginal community. Following the detection of elevated naturally occurring fluoride and nitrate in the local aquifer i
📋 For the first time in 15 years, the foundational code of practice for investigating contaminated sites has received a major revision. The British Standards Institution has officially published BS 10175:2026.
🚨 A compliant management plan on paper will not save you from a $30,000 fine if your water carts are parked during a windy day.
Understanding the ground beneath us is fundamental to our resilience and prosperity. Federal Minister for Resources Madeleine King has announced a $3.4 billion funding framework that will change how we assess site contamination. Geoscience Australia has released its strategy for 2026 to 2036.
Active remediation systems in New South Wales face higher regulatory hurdles. The NSW EPA has opened public consultation on an overhaul of the Approved Methods for the Modelling and Assessment of Air Pollutants.
AI infrastructure is officially being reclassified as critical national infrastructure in Australia. The Federal Government has launched a new National Interest Framework for data centres and AI hardware. These projects are no longer treated as standard commercial developments.
🛰️ The baseline data we use for complex site investigations is about to receive a substantial federally funded upgrade. Minister Madeleine King has officially released Shaping Our Future, the new 10-year enterprise strategy for Geoscience Australia.