Natural Resource Management related media releases: 2008
October
- Projects to protect South Australian wetlands and wine district - 20 October 2008
- Grants open for Voluntary Environment and Heritage Organisations - 17 October 2008
- National Atlas highlights our renewable energy potential - 17 October 2008
- Delivering on recreational fishing election commitment - 16 October 2008
- Tough measures placed on Tiwi plantations - 16 October 2008
- Award-winning cattle research could help to tackle climate change - 14 October 2008
- World Heritage funding for the region - 13 October 2008
- Scientists discover marine bounty south of Tasmania - 8 October 2008
- Discussions underway over Central North North-West EC area - 8 October 2008
- Nature-based tourism boost for Green Cauldron - 6 October 2008
- Drought assistance to continue for parts of Gippsland region - 1 October 2008
September
- Ambitious targets set for environmental program - 30 September 2008
- Independent review for Queensland Fishery - 22 September 2008
- Caring for our Country supports Southern Wetlands and Northern Rangelands in WA - 19 September 2008
- Barrier Reef's rescue ramped up - 15 September 2008
- Projects to boost the environment, sustainable farming in NSW - 12 September 2008
- Victorias state emblem helped in new Caring for our Country funding package - 12 September 2008
- Threatened species - it's time to take action - 5 September 2008
- Keen interest in Caring for our Country - 2 September 2008
- Greener neighbourhoods a click away - 2 September 2008
August
- Farmers Reap Rewards for Protecting Environment - 30 August 2008
- Energy efficiency tops agenda in Melbourne - 29 August 2008
- Tasmanian consultation on Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme - 27 August 2008
- Minister announces priority assessment list - 27 August 2008
- All in the name of discovery - 20 August 2008
- Federal Government accepts advice on drought declarations - 19 August 2008
- 1000 plus schools already signed up for solar - 18 August 2008
- Farmers, regional communities and agricultural industry to the (reef) rescue - 7 August 2008
- Agriculture and forestry consulted on Australia's future carbon trading scheme - 5 August 2008
- Australian agricultural industries in your pocket - 5 August 2008
- Communities give first-hand accounts of the social impact of drought - 5 August 2008
- Sawmill has new lease on life - 1 August 2008
July
- Tasmania's rural communities receive $5.83 million in funding - 31 July 2008
- New era of Indigenous tourism at Kakadu - 31 July 2008
- $26.5 million for training to prepare farmers for climate change - 29 July 2008
- Decisive action to protect Mission Beach cassowaries - 28 July 2008
- New funds support Queensland efforts for sustainable land management and more resilient ecosystems - 28 July 2008
- Reminder to farmers to apply for greenhouse gas reduction funding - 22 July 2008
- Solar and water grants to benefit schools and industry - 22 July 2008
- $28 million for landcare and sustainable farming projects - 21 July 2008
- Cockatoo habitat gains in Fiona Stanley Hospital development approval - 20 July 2008
- Diesel rebate helps primary producers move to a cleaner future - 17 July 2008
- $46.2 million to help farmers adapt to climate change - 7 July 2008
- $3 million boost to indigenous heritage protection - 7 July 2008
- Droughts to be more severe and occur more often in the future - 6 July 2008
- Significant step in Kimberley Hub site search - 4 July 2008
- $25 million boost to sustainable land and water management - 1 July 2008
June
- Long term protection for the Great Barrier Reef - 18 June 2008
- Federal Government supports continued drought assistance for some regions - 13 June 2008
- Federal Government accepts advice on drought declaration - 6 June 2008
- Drought assistance extended in SA region - 6 June 2008
- Drought assistance extended for Queensland regions - 6 June 2008
- Indigenous protection of Cape York - 4 June 2008
- Details of national review of drought policy released - June 2008
May
- Increased support for Aboriginal Art Centres - 28 May 2008
- Diverse places being considered for heritage honour - 26 May 2008
- Government water purchase secures rights to 35 billion litres for the Murray Darling - 23 May 2008
- Australia's coasts to win in $100 million package - 23 May 2008
- $3.9 million to measure river and wetland health - 21 May 2008
- Australian forest report card: plantations and reserves growing - 21 May 2008
- $3.6 million contribution to assist Latrobe Aquifer farmers - 15 May 2008
- Rudd Government delivering on election commitments for rural and regional Australia - 13 May 2008
- $3.0 billion for a sustainable Australia - 13 May 2008
- $1 billion plan to help secure cities' water supplies - 13 May 2008
- $2.3 billion to tackle climate change - 13 May 2008
- $250 million for households and surf clubs to save water - 13 May 2008
- $254.8 million in water security for cities and towns - 13 May 2008
- $400 million brought forward to act on Murray-Darling - 13 May 2008
- Budget delivers for water in WA - 13 May 2008
- Budget delivers on water for Tasmania - 13 May 2008
- Preparing for climate change in rural and regional Australia - 13 May 2008
- Making our food production industries more globally competitive - 13 May 2008
- Rudd Government continues EC drought assistance for farmers - 13 May 2008
- New short-term income support for farming families under financial strain - 13 May 2008
- Rudd Government invests in recreational fishing industry - 13 May 2008
- Preparing Australia's forestry industry for the future - 13 May 2008
- $200m to rescue the Great Barrier Reef - 13 May 2008
- New reports released on climate change in Murray Darling - 12 May 2008
- Endangered fish, wetlands protected by Lake Crescent decision - 9 May 2008
- Rudd Government provides grants to help young innovators - 8 May 2008
- Environment and heritage groups to receive funding - 1 May 2008
April
- Barossa water recycling to save 60 million litres - 30 April 2008
- Rudd Government to invest $12.9 billion in water - 29 April 2008
- Consultation begins with agriculture sector on emissions trading - 28 April 2008
- Consultation begins with agriculture sector on emissions trading - 28 April 2008
- Drought policy for Australia's future - 23 April 2008
- Taskforce to drive the North's economic development - 21 April 2008
- Rudd Government delivers millions for water recycling in Adelaide's south - 17 April 2008
- South Australian farmers win prestigious land conservation award - 18 April 2008
- Draft water market regulations released for public comment - 11 April 2008
- Water reports for Lachlan and Macquarie-Castlereagh released - 9 April 2008
March
- $180 million to build the National Reserve System - 31 March 2008
- Action to protect our biodiversity from climate change - 30 March 2008
- Murray Darling deal delivered - 26 March 2008
- Improved renewable power for Umuwa - 20 March 2008
- Boost for Indigenous broadcasting services - 20 March 2008
- OECD report supports Rudd Labor Government's action on climate change and environment - 19 March 2008
- Caring for our Country - better land management, less red tape - 14 March 2008
February
- Environmental scholarships for north Queensland - 28 February 2008
- Strategic review of climate change policies - 27 February 2008
- $50 million down payment on the Murray - 26 February 2008
- Australian solar technology shines - 25 February 2008
- Penny Wong launches children's book about River Murray - 20 February 2008
- Independent quarantine and biosecurity review launched - 19 February 2008
- $7.1M solar power plant for Coober Pedy - 19 February 2008
- Australian technology chosen for Clinton Climate project - 18 February 2008
- Rudd Government delivers $1 billion for drought and equine influenza - 15 February 2008
- Funds flow for irrigation projects - 11 February 2008
- Minister orders repair works at Clarkes Cove - 10 February 2008
- Government takes next steps to end wheat monopoly - 6 February 2008
- Joint statement: water contingency planning in the southern Murray Darling Basin - 5 February 2008
- Drought arrangements for the Murray Darling Basin to continue - 5 February 2008
- Port Phillip Bay Environment Management Plan approved - 5 February 2008
- Big picture study of Australia's Kimberley - 5 February 2008
- Greenhouse gas emissions and energy reporting, policy paper released - 4 February 2008
- Kangaroo Island group wins national environment award - 1 February 2008
January
- National Climate Change and Water agenda moves forward - 25 January 2008
- Elevated role and more expertise for Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce - 25 January 2008
- New climate change report for Victoria's Ovens catchment - 24 January 2008
- Expert group to advise on key wheat industry services - 4 January 2008
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Australian Government Natural Resource Management Team
Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
GPO Box 787
Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: +61 2 6274 2671
Fax: +61 2 6272 3626
Email: NRM Public Affairs
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