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Federal / Australia

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NSW Assessment Bilateral Agreement

DCCEEW 19 November 2026

National Ocean Advisory Group: expressions of interest

DCCEEW 19 November 2026

Potential removal of CMS-listed scalloped hammerhead shark and great hammerhead shark from WTO approvals for 3 export fisheries

DCCEEW 24 November 2026

Water Act 2007 (Cth) Review – draft report

DCCEEW 17 December 2026

Variety listing eligibility and conservation actions – Hindmarsh correa (Correa calycina var. calycina)

DCCEEW 22 December 2026

Variety listing eligibility and conservation actions – De Mole River correa (Correa calycina var. halmaturorum)

DCCEEW 22 December 2026

Draft National Recovery Plan for the South-eastern glossy black cockatoo

DCCEEW 8 January 2027

Draft threat abatement plan for infection of amphibians with chytrid fungus resulting in chytridiomycosis 2026

DCCEEW 18 January 2027

Draft threat abatement plan for predation by European red fox – Vulpes vulpes – 2026

DCCEEW 29 January 2027

Australian Capital Territory

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Ginninderra East

Suburban Land Agency 17 December 2026

New South Wales

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Lachlan Floodplain Management Plan

DCCEEW NSW 16 November 2026

Ulladulla Harbour Master Plan

Transport for NSW 30 November 2026

Draft Common Management Plan for Candelo

Crown Lands, NSW Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure 2 December 2026

Review of WaterNSW Memorandum of Understanding with NSW Health

WaterNSW and NSW Health 9 December 2026

Threatened species determination

NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee 1 January

Armidale Railway Precinct heritage listing amendment

Heritage Council of NSW 6 January 2027

Whitlam House heritage listing

Heritage Council of NSW 8 January 2027

Cairnsfoot and School (former) heritage amendment

Heritage Council of NSW 11 January 2027

Draft Clarence River Water Sharing Plan

DCCEEW NSW 5 March 2027

Draft Lachlan Water Sharing Plan

DCCEEW NSW 5 March 2027

Queensland

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Esmeralda Graphite project – draft environmental impact statement

Queensland Office of the Coordinator-General 14 December 2026

Draft Cape York and Torres Strait Regional Plan and Infrastructure Plan 2026

Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning (Qld) 11 February 2027

South Australia

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Rezz Hotel Newton – Tourism and Building Heights Code Amendment

Thorndon Park Hotel Pty Ltd (proponent), via PlanSA 18 December 2026

Water Affecting Activities Control Policy

Green Adelaide 18 December 2026

Victoria

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LAOP SPV 3 Pty Ltd (APP051639) – onsite retention of asbestos-contaminated soil, Altona

EPA Victoria 3 December 2026

Guidance for the clean up and management of contaminated groundwater – draft update

EPA Victoria 18 December 2026

Western Australia

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Discussion paper on proposed legislative amendments to the Mining Rehabilitation Fund Act 2012

Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration (WA) 4 February 2027