A re-elected Coalition Government will deliver a new Green Army project for Fremantle to protect local threatened species and local wetlands. The Green Army provides opportunities for young Australians aged 17-24 years to gain training and experience which will assist them in the future to find jobs, while generating real benefits for the local environment.…
Fremantle’s heritage will be better preserved and displayed thanks to new funding announced today by Environment Minister Greg Hunt and Liberal candidate for Fremantle Sherry Sufi. Commonwealth heritage grants totalling $133,000 will go to the former Fremantle Prison – the most extensive convict-built prison in Australia and WA’s only world heritage-listed building – and the…
Subjects: Labor-Greens alliance, Labor’s carbon tax, free trade agreements EO&E PETER VAN ONSELEN: Let’s talk to Greg Hunt the Environment Minister, he’s here in Perth he talks to us live now, we’ve been promo-ing it throughout the afternoon. Thanks very much for your company. GREG HUNT: A pleasure Peter. PETER VAN ONSELEN: I want to…
The Turnbull Government’s Emissions Reduction Fund is helping Australia play its part in tackling climate change while also delivering significant environmental co-benefits for the Great Barrier Reef. In what is a strong endorsement by Labor of the Coalition’s climate change policy, the Queensland Labor Government has formed a partnership with GreenCollar to take advantage of…
Federal Member for Flinders Greg Hunt said he was thrilled to announce successful projects under Round One of the Federal Government’s Stronger Communities Program. “In total, we were able to grant 19 local groups with funding in Round One. This is a great result for the community,” Mr Hunt said. The Disabled Surfers Association was…
The Mornington Peninsula and Western Port region is hosting ten projects under Round Four of the Coalition Government’s Green Army programme. Flinders MP and Environment Minister Greg Hunt said the ten local projects across the Dunkley and Flinders electorates would benefit the habitats of our native species for years to come. “I was delighted to…
A re-elected Coalition Government will deliver two new Green Army projects – one in Point Lonsdale and one in Queenscliff. The Green Army provides opportunities for young Australians aged 17-24 years to gain training and experience which will assist them in the future to find jobs, while generating real benefits for the local environment. The…
Local organisations in the Surf Coast Shire are the latest beneficiary of the Coalition’s commitment to boost renewable energy in our communities with seven new solar projects soon to be rolled out. Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt and Federal Member for Corangamite Sarah Henderson, today announced that seven community groups will share more than…
Funding of $743,900 will help restore and improve coastlines throughout Corangamite and the surf coast including in the communities of Jan Juc, Anglesea, Airey’s Inlet, Ocean Grove and St Leonards. The Corangamite Catchment Management Authority, under the Australian Government’s National Landcare Programme, will support local groups and land managers with grants aimed at achieving an…
An independent review has found that the Fuel Quality Standards Act 2000 has led to a significant reduction in the mass of pollutants and emissions arising from the use of regulated fuel. The Australian Government will retain and amend the Act to ensure Australians continue to receive its important environmental and health benefits. We will…