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EPA – EIANZ launch of new licencing reforms in Victoria
In case you missed last weeks launch (or wanted more information following the event), EPA Victoria is embarking on major reform of its licensing of Scheduled Premises, the most significant reform to EPA’s licensing system in over 30 years. The changes will influence the way licences are governed and managed.EPA’s licences will be streamlined, obligations will be clearer and more outcome focused, and the transparency and consistency of licences will be improved.
Some of the major changes include:
- The introduction of a new consolidated reporting mechanism - an Annual Performance Statement required to
- be signed by the company CEO
- Greater flexibility in meeting obligations and monitoring them - through outcome focused conditions and requirements to establish a risk-based monitoring plan
- No ongoing requirements to develop and maintain an Environmental Improvement Plan
- New online portal to access licences and to submit reporting
- Licences and reporting made available online through a publically available website
monitoring plans. These include:
- Annual Performance Statement Guidelines (EPA Publication 1320)
- Licence Assessment Guidelines (EPA Publication 1321)
- Licence Management Guidelines (EPA Publication 1322)
- Landfill Licensing Guidelines (EPA Publication 1323)
We are very interested to hear your views on these guidance documents, so please feel free to let us know your thoughts by emailing to: ehurst@pb.com.au.
More information can be obtained by contacting EPA direct, either through the local client relationship manager (if you are a licence holder) or through central EPA office in Melbourne.
Members Networking Drinks
2010 has been kicked off by the Victorian Division with our Annual Members Networking Drinks. This time our members had the opportunity to bring a friend along and to listen to the COP15 experiences of Former EIANZ President, Simon Molesworth, AM, QC, FEIANZ,CEnvP and current EIANZ Victoria Vice President Alison Dodd.Simon and Alison gave an exclusive insight into - what it was like to attend COP15 as an observer - what was the outcome of COP15 - what does (or could) COP15 mean for Australia, the environment movement and environmental professionals.
Breakfast with the New Commissioner and New EPA Chair
On Thursday 15th October the EIANZ hosted a breakfast for the new Chair of the EPA, Cheryl Batagol, and Dr Kate Auty, the new Commissioner for Environmental Sustainability at the Melbourne Convention Centre at South Wharf.At lot of environmental professionals took this great opportunity to meet these inspiring women, and hear them discuss their motivations, aspirations and areas of focus for their respective new roles.
The Department of Sustainability and Environment is a proud sponsor of the breakfast event
Members Drinks and Networking Night
On the 30th of July we had our Members Drinks and Networking Night. A cold and wintry Melbourne evening conspired to prevent some of our members attending this informal, yet highly informative evening, but those who ventured out were rewarded with some excellent and thought- provoking information from our guest speakers, Dr Crispin Butteriss from Bang the Table and Jasmine Hoye from GA Reseach.Bang the Table’s presentation was a visual portrayal of the philopsopical underpinnings of community engagement.
According to Dr Crispin Butteriss, “online community engagement reaches many more people than most other methods of engagement. It is affordable, easy, safe, respectful and the community likes it.”. For more information go to www.bangthetable.com
GA Research’s presentation looked at survey results regarding community attitudes to different sources of energy, as well as the importance of being able to correctly analyse survey results and how attitudes to certain issues can change over time. www.garesearch.com.au
Parsons Brinckerhoff is a proud sponsor of the Members Drinks and Networking Night.Meet the policy drivers
This event was held on 11th of June 2009 and was a sellout!The objective of the event was to raise member's awareness of developing policy that will impact on future environmental management in Victoria. The event was opened by Mr Peter Harris, Secretary, Department of Sustainability and Environment. Other speakers were directors of relevant government departments involved in environmental policy development and implementation;
Terry A’Hearn – Environment Protection Authority
Ben Furmage – Melbourne Water
Anita Roper – Sustainability Victoria
Jeff Gilmore – Department of Planning and Community Development
Paul Flowerdew – Department of Premier and Cabinet: Office of Climate Change
More information on this event will be in the Winter newsletter.
is a proud sponsor of the "Meet the Policy Drivers" event.Carbon trading in the Australian Context & the Global Financial Crisis
On March 31st The Victorian Division in conjunction with the ACEA presented a succesful evening seminar on carbon trading and what this means for Australia in the current economic climate. The key speakers at this seminarwere Dr Ian McPhail (inaugural commissioner for environmental sustainability in Victoria) and Dr Ben Wheaton (Executive Director Wheatonbeer).Other Past Events
EIANZ Victorian Division Members Drinks and Networking Evening - March 09EIANZ joins the "Car Free CBD" debate at the Sustainable Living Festival - February 09
Sustainable Event Management Forum - September 08
Sustainability Youth Forum: Sustainability and Australia - What's your opinion? - September 08
EIANZ Annual Trivia Night - July 08
Ethics panel discussion “Standing on our own feet - The Environment Profession gets active' - May 08
Members Drink and Information Night - April 08
