AELERT News Desk
Share your feedback in the 2023 AELERT Member Survey
The AELERT 2023 Member Survey is here and we want YOU to share your thoughts, ideas and observations on the network and help us to take meaningful actions towards an even more exciting year in 2024. This has been a significant year for the network and we have you to...
2023: A year in review with AELERT CEO Greg Abood
G’day Regulators, Happy 20th birthday AELERT. AELERT’s first conference was in Melbourne in November 2003. Past leaders and practitioners (from Peter Wells to Monica Collins) have all combined to make this unique network what it is today and what it will be for years...
Over 160 regulators met for AELERT’s 2023 Regulators Events
Gregory Abood, AELERT CEO presenting at the AELERT Regulators Event on Muwinina land (Hobart) The Australasian Environmental Law Enforcement and Regulators neTwork (AELERT) has just wrapped up its final state / territory event for 2023 taking the tally up to three...
DWER takes action on carbon literacy
A personal pledge made by Department of Water and Environmental Regulation staff taking part in low-carbon climate education sessions was a meaningful acknowledgment of Monday’s Carbon Literacy Action Day. The staff members, including ten of 2023 graduate cohort,...
Waste Crime CoP seeking input for joint ’30 Days of Action’ operation
AELERT’s Waste Crime community of practice is supporting the commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water by seeking input on the next '30 Days of Action' Operation to be held in early 2024. As part of this project, a survey has been...
NELA WA is recruiting new committee members
The National Environmental Law Association (NELA) WA are currently looking for a number of national volunteers to join the committee. If you are passionate about the role of law and policy in regulating and managing the Australian environment, please consider applying...
SA Hydrogen and renewable energy bill passes parliament
The world-first Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Bill 2023 has passed the South Australian parliament.This historic piece of legislation is set to open up global investment into the state's hydrogen and renewable energy industries, solidifying the state's position as a...
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Impact of environmental crime on indigenous women [report]
Our partner organisation the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organised Crime (GITOC) and the Resilience Fund have recently released a report on the impact of environmental crime on indigenous women exploring the ways in which women are struggling, adapting and...
International Network News: IMPEL (Sep/Oct)
Welcome to the new IMPEL newsletter! The aim of the newsletter is to give you a quick overview of some of the recent news stories and activities in the network. If you have any feedback or would like to see additional topics covered in the newsletter, please submit...
Real-time disclosure of South Australian Mining Act enforcements and prosecutions
Real-time publication of the South Australian government compliance action on illegal mining operations will bolster community confidence in the sector and reinforce South Australia’s position as a mining destination of best practice. From yesterday, enforcements and...
All-aboard the turtle bypass for threatened species
Threatened species of river turtles are enjoying the new bypass at Rookwood Weir in Queensland, created to capture valuable water in the lower Fitzroy River in central Queensland and deliver secure and reliable water across the region without interrupting the daily...
DCCEEW releases Global Nature Positive Summit Outline
Earlier this month the commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water released the outline of the upcoming 2024 Global Nature Positive Summit to be hosted in Sydney, Australia. The outline contains the key themes for the Summit,...
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