Environment media releases from Australian Government Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/pipe.info?_id=abb013790588cab4570d2343677bd285 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:30:13 -0800 http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/ http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091119a.html Environment Minister Peter Garrett has expressed Australia's disappointment at the departure of the Japanese fleet for the Southern Ocean. http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091119a.html Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:45:00 -0800 Environment http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091118.html Environment Minister Peter Garrett today departed for Solomon Islands to plan the next phase of action on protecting marine biodiversity and the vulnerable coastal communities whose livelihoods are dependent on maintaining the health of the remarkable Coral Triangle. http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091118.html Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:42:00 -0800 Environment http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091117a.html Environment Minister Peter Garrett and Senator for Queensland John Hogg today congratulated St Joseph’s School in Bundaberg on being awarded the Habitat Heroes Award for their involvement in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) Reef Guardian Schools Program. http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091117a.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 Environment http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091117b.html Environment Minister Peter Garrett and Member for Flynn Chris Trevor today congratulated Clinton State School on being awarded the Community Connection Award for their involvement in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) Reef Guardian Schools Program. http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091117b.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 Environment http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091117c.html Environment Minister Peter Garrett and Member for Dawson James Bidgood today congratulated Burdekin Christian College on being awarded the Community Connection Award for their involvement in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) Reef Guardian Schools Program. http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091117c.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 Environment http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091117d.html Environment Minister Peter Garrett and Senator for Queensland Jan McLucas today recognised the important work of two local schools to protect and improve the health of the Great Barrier Reef through the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) Reef Guardian Schools Program. http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091117d.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 Environment http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091117e.html Environment Minister Peter Garrett, Member for Leichhardt Jim Turnour and Senator for Queensland Jan McLucas today recognised the important work of five local schools to protect and improve the health of the Great Barrier Reef through the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) Reef Guardian Schools Program. http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091117e.html Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:00:00 -0800 Environment http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091112.html Australia's governments have agreed to a new national scheme to improve the energy efficiency of commercial office buildings, Environment Minister, Peter Garrett said today. http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091112.html Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:24:00 -0800 Environment http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091111.html Environment Minister Peter Garrett has made a proposed decision to reject the Traveston Crossing Dam project, after deciding the impacts on threatened species would be too great. http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091111.html Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:55:00 -0800 Environment http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091105a.html At a meeting in Perth today the nation's environment ministers endorsed a new National Waste Policy, the first such national framework charting a ten-year vision for resource recovery and waste management. http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091105a.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:26:00 -0800 Environment http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091105b.html One of Australia’s largest Solar Cities was launched today in Perth, with over 106,000 local homes to benefit from its innovative energy trials. http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2009/mr20091105b.html Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:45:00 -0800 Environment