Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water
Media Releases 2010
July
- National Solar Schools program re-opens - 14 July 2010
- More consultation for Basin Water infrastructure charge rules - 14 July 2010
- Large-scale solar panel installation for Adelaide - 09 July 2010
- Green Loans transition to Green Start - 8 July 2010
- Businesses to go carbon neutral - 07 July 2010
June
- Minister Wong attends Major Economies Forum - 29 June 2010
- Australia moves to clean energy future - 25 June 2010
- SA Liberals have one word to describe Barnaby: 'Ludicrous' - 22 June 2010
- Moving towards a clean energy future - 22 June 2010
- Enhanced safety rules for solar panels - 21 June 2010
- Abbott set to be rolled by National Party on water referendum - 18 June 2010
- Delivering improved water security for South Australians - 10 June 2010
- Securing water supplies for Western Australia - 9 June 2010
- Helping Victorian communities use water more wisely - 8 June 2010
- Newcastle to be Australia's first Smart Grid Smart City - 7 June 2010
- Over $17 million to help secure water supplies in NSW - 07 June 2010
- Securing the future of the Coorong and Lower Lakes - 04 June 2010
- Football clubs to go green - 03 June 2010
- New Basin water planning and management charge rules to apply - 02 June 2010
May
- Solar project lights up Perth arts precinct - 28 May 2010
- Australia on track to meet Kyoto Protocol target - 27 May 2010
- Fencing project helps lower lakes recovery - 25 May 2010
- Improved regulation for water infrastructure charges in Murray Darling Basin - 21 May 2010
- Coalition refuses to accept the planet is warming - 19 May 2010
- Delivery of $50 Green Rewards in 2010–11 - 19 May 2010
- Water saving projects across Tasmania rolled out - 19 May 2010
- $258,000 to help Western Australian councils save water - 17 May 2010
- Yanga wetlands receive biggest environmental water flow in years - 17 May 2010
- Launch of Shout Out for Climate Change competition - 17 May 2010
- Government introduces legislation to enhance Renewable Energy Target - 12 May 2010
- Australia's biggest ever renewable energy roll-out - 11 May 2010
- Assisting Torres Strait communities with the impacts of climate change - 05 May 2010
- Report highlights climate change impacts on indigenous communities in the tropical north of Australia - 5 May 2010
- One million seedlings for Lower Lakes - 04 May 2010
- Further $100 million for water purchasing - 11 May 2009
April
- Smart living in Perth Solar City - 30 April 2010
- Whitemore Irrigation Scheme gets the green light - 29 April 2010
- Third water purchasing round for southern Murray Darling Basin - 26 April 2010
- New study answers the critics of water purchase - 26 April 2010
- Audit into Green Loans program - 23 April 2010
- Solar power station for Alice Springs Airport - 21 April 2010
- The Minister’s Basin Tour - April 2010 - 16 April 2010
- Pipeline to assist water supply in Wimmera Mallee region - 15 April 2010
- Further funding for councils to plan for a future with less water - 14 April 2010
- Improved infrastructure for NSW irrigation communities - 14 April 2010
- Infrastructure rolls out in Macquarie River catchment - 13 April 2010
- Water purchase tender in Lower Balonne catchment extended - 13 April 2010
- $3.88 million for completion of coal seam gas water feasibility study - 13 April 2010
- On-Farm irrigation infrastructure project to begin in Queensland - 13 April 2010
- Water Minister to visit Murray Darling Basin - 12 April 2010
- Second round of water for the future information sessions - 1 April 2010
March
- Productivity Commission report - 31 March 2010
- Abbott sends in Robb to clean up after Joyce - again - 31 March 2010
- Joyce does it again - 30 March 2010
- Joyce picks up in water where he left off in finance - 28 March 2010
- Become involved in Earth Hour 2010 - 27 March 2010
- No room for climate change denial in water portfolio - 27 March 2010
- Discussion paper released on Renewable Energy Target - 26 March 2010
- Climate change risks to the marine environment - 26 March 2010
- Three questions Barnaby Joyce must answer on water - 26 March 2010
- South Port Noarlunga beach wins national award - 25 March 2010
- Water Recycling Centre of Excellence opens in Brisbane - 24 March 2010
- Australian Carbon Trust Board commences - 24 March 2010
- New report confirms water purchase delivering results - 24 March 2010
- $100 million investment in on-farm irrigation rolls out - 19 March 2010
- $1.46 million to support efficient irrigation in Tasmania - 18 March 2010
- IPART Final Report - 18 March 2010
- New water purchase tender announced for the Lower Balonne catchment - 15 March 2010
- Redmond must get Liberal house in order on the Murray - 10 March 2010
- Stormwater project to benefit northern Adelaide communities - 06 March 2010
- New round of water purchasing announced for the Southern Murray Darling Basin - 5 March 2010
- Research into the impacts of climate change on infrastructure - 04 March 2010
- $6 million for two WA urban lakes and waterways projects - 03 March 2010
- Macfarlane reveals: Abbott's water referendum would take basin backwards - 03 March 2010
- CSIRO South-West WA Sustainable Yields Report: Significantly less water by 2030 - 03 March 2010
- Indonesia and Australia announce $30 million Sumatra Forest Carbon Partnership - 02 March 2010
- 12 new water saving infrastructure projects in the Murray Darling Basin - 1 March 2010
February
- Changes in Ministerial responsibilities - 26 February 2010
- Enhanced Renewable Energy Target Scheme - 26 February 2010
- Tony Abbott: A risk the Murray Darling Basin can't afford - 16 February 2010
- Visit to Yanga National Park reveals birds breeding in wake of watering - 10 February 2010
- Ciobo wrong on climate change - 09 February 2010
- $2.4 million to assist water management in northern Australia - 08 February 2010
- Opposition Policy does not address climate change - 04 February 2010
- Abbott continues his climate con job - 02 February 2010
- $1.8 million for stormwater harvesting and water sensitive cities - 01 February 2010
January
- Abbott continues to mislead Australians on climate change - 31 January 2010
- 5 days to go for Abbott's climate change policy - 28 January 2010
- Australia's submission to Copenhagen Accord - 27 January 2010
- 7 days to go and now Mr Abbott promising a cost-free policy - 26 January 2010
- 8 days to go and no word on how Mr Abbott will fund his policy - 25 January 2010
- Minchin rejects Abbott plan for federal takeover of the Murray Darling Basin - 20 January 2010
- Extra 20 billion litres to benefit lower lakes - 20 January 2010
- Commonwealth welcomes additional water for the lower lakes - 19 January 2010
- Effects of climate change on Tasmania's water availability - 18 January 2010
- 18 days to go Mr Abbott - 15 January 2010
- 19 days to go and Abbott is walking away from climate change - 14 January 2010
- Murray-Darling Basin States sign on water reform - 13 January 2010
- 20 days to go and Abbott refuses to accept climate change is real - 13 January 2010
- 21 days to go and the Liberal Party refuses to get the facts right on climate - 12 January 2010
- 21 days to go - Abbott must guarantee pensioners and seniors will be fully compensated under his climate change policy - 12 January 2010
- Water flows from Glenelg to Park Lands - 11 January 2010
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