E&OE…. Topics: Threatened Species Strategy STUART BOCKING: Minister Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: G'day. It's a pleasure to be with you and I'm actually fortunate to be at Werribee Zoo as we speak. STUART BOCKING: Fantastic. So what does it mean – when an animal is listed as threatened, what exactly does that mean? Where…
E&OE…. Topics: Feral cat eradication BEN FORDHAM: Greg Hunt, the Federal Environment Minister is on the line. Mr Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Ben. I'm actually calling from inside the boundaries of the Werribee, or Western Treatment sewerage treatment plant in Melbourne, where believe it or not they've got extraordinary numbers –…
E&OE…. Topics: Burke and Wills site heritage listing GREG HUNT: Thank you to the Royal Society for hosting today. We moved from Royal Park to the Royal Society, and I actually think we've ended up in the best possible place. I want to acknowledge basically everybody in the room in their own way – from…
The extraordinary story of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition – and the crucial role of the Yandruwandha Aboriginal people who tried to help them – has been formally recognised as a defining moment in Australia’s history. The Australian Government today inscribed the Burke, Wills, King and Yandruwandha National Heritage place on the National Heritage…
The number of funded projects benefitting threatened species has just passed the 500 mark, as the Australian Government dramatically scales up efforts to save our native animals and plants. Since mid-2014, the Australian Government has appointed the nation’s first Threatened Species Commissioner, released Australia’s first Threatened Species Strategy, set truly ambitious new targets for feral…
E&OE…. Topics: Cities policy, urban canopies BEN FORDHAM: G'day Minister, good afternoon to you. GREG HUNT: And g'day Ben. BEN FORDHAM: You want to plant more trees? GREG HUNT: Yeah we do. We have for Western Sydney a million trees that we'll work on with councils and local communities, and I think we've already contracted…
E&OE…. Topics: Nyngan solar farm, large-scale solar investment, Paris climate summit GREG HUNT: Thank you for welcoming us. It's always an enormous honour to be introduced and to be welcomed by Traditional Owners and the history and the feeling of an area like this is such a great sign of Australia's health at its best.…
E&OE…. Topics: AGL solar plant, renewable energy policy, Broken Hill heritage listing ANDREW SCHMIDT: Minister, good morning. GREG HUNT: And good morning, it's a beautiful hot day out at Nyngan and we've just launched the plant, which is 1.36 million panels. So it is an unbelievable site – that here just on the edge of…
Federal Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt and NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman announced today the completion of the transfer of ownership of the South-Eastern Malabar Headland (also known as Lot 304) from the Commonwealth to the people of New South Wales. “We have quadrupled the size of land on the Malabar Headland that will…
Long-term planning and cities for the next century – Sydney Business Chamber 1. Introduction Thank you for the introduction and many thanks to the Sydney Business Chamber for the opportunity to address you at the start of what will be a very exciting year for Australia’s cities. Early this year, the Turnbull Government will release…