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NSW Waste Levy Fee to be Waived for Storm Generated Waste (Sutherland Shire Council)

Edit Public Technologies 15 Jun 2016
(Source. Sutherland Shire Council). Published On 15 June 2016 at 01.30 PM. NSW Minister for the Environment, Mark Speakman has announced that the NSW Government's waste levy fee will be waived until 30 June for all storm related waste ... The NSW Government's waste levy fee applies to waste being disposed at registered facilities across Sydney ... Sydney metropolitan facilities exempt from the levy until 30 June are ... Mark Speakman, SC MP ... (noodl....

NSW farmers stepping up tree felling even before land-clearing laws loosened

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 12 Jun 2016
The state's farmers have lopped paddock trees at an accelerating rate in the past 18 months even before a new land-clearing law eases controls further, government data shows ... NSW farmers used a new self-assessment code to remove 21,716 paddock trees – or more than 50 a day – over the past year and a half ... Advertisement ... Mark Speakman, environment minister, dismissed the scientists' concerns ... ....

A Blooming Marvellous Addition to Sydney (NSW Office of Environment and Heritage)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Jun 2016
NSW Office of Environment and Heritage) A Blooming Marvellous Addition to Sydney Mark Speakman ... Sydney's newest cultural attraction, the $17 million world-class horticultural exhibition space The Calyx, will open to the public tomorrow, NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman announced today ... in an imaginative, accessible way," Mr Speakman said....

Key koala habitat at risk by 'secret' government land sale

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 05 Jun 2016
A koala habitat has been placed on sale in an online auction by the Baird government in a move community groups say is aimed at limiting public opposition. Seven lots totalling more than six hectares that abut the Port Stephens-Great Lake Marine Park Sanctuary Zone will be open for bids for four days from Monday ... Advertisement ... Fairfax Media also sought comment from Environment Minister Mark Speakman. ....

Election 2016: Greg Hunt accused of breaching caretaker provisions over bats

Edit Sydney Morning Herald 01 Jun 2016
Residents had been complaining for months as the colony of grey-headed flying foxes swelled to as many as 120,000 at its peak in April.  ... 'Making people look good' ... "The matter was raised with the Shadow Environment Minister, Mark Butler." ... Mark Speakman​, NSW Environment Minister, said all councils from across the state would be able to apply for funds to manage "problem flying fox colonies". ....

Cronulla treatment plant turning your fruit and vegie waste into electricity (NSW Office of Environment and Heritage)

Edit Public Technologies 30 May 2016
Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Lands and Water Mark Speakman ... Mr Blair was joined by Environment Minister and Member for Cronulla Mark Speakman to launch the trial at the plant, which is part of a push by the NSW Government to lower energy costs and customers' bills ... Environment Minister and Member for Cronulla Mark Speakman said that this project would be of great benefit to the environment and local residents....

Whale of a spectacle on the way (NSW Office of Environment and Heritage)

Edit Public Technologies 29 May 2016
NSW Office of Environment and Heritage) Whale of a Spectacle on the Way Mark Speakman ... Whale watchers can expect a bumper number of sightings during the 2016 NSW whale season which kicks off this week, NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman said today ... "The population of humpback whales passing the NSW coast is estimated to be more than 20,000 and is increasing more than 10 per cent each year," Mr Speakman said....

Australian town taken over by 100,000 bats, residents feel like prisoners

Edit Mashable 27 May 2016
Bats have been the overlords of this small Australian town for months. Now they're about to get shooed away ... It follows an announcement of A$2.5 million in funding to relocate the bats on Monday ... "We've had many residents complain they feel they're prisoners in their own homes, they can't go out, they have to have air conditioning on the whole time, windows closed," New South Wales Environment Minister Mark Speakman told ABC News ... ....

100,000 Flying Foxes Are Causing Chaos In A Small Australian Town

Edit IFL Science 27 May 2016
This is the story of flying fox bats, "waving man" inflatables, and an Australian seaside town ... New South Wales Environment Minister Mark Speakman told ABC News, "We've had many residents complain, they feel they're prisoners in their own homes, they can't go out, they have to have air conditioning on the whole time, windows closed.”. He added, "[The circumstances] really amount almost to a state of emergency." ... ....

Australian town literally covered in fruit bats

Edit Toronto Sun 26 May 2016
"We've had many residents complain, they feel they're prisoners in their own homes, they can't go out," New South Wales Environment Minister Mark Speakman told the Australian Broadcasting Company. The circumstances, Speakman said, "really amount almost to a state of emergency."....

Batemans Bay In ‘State Of Emergency’ After 100K Bats Swarm Town

Edit Inquisitr 25 May 2016
One resident said that the animals are “causing a great deal of stress and distress.” Other townspeople, including New South Wales Environment Minister Mark Speakman, said locals feel isolated, powerless, and many feel like they have become prisoners ... have to have air conditioning on the whole time, windows closed,” Speakman said....

$1 million for flying fox management (NSW Office of Environment and Heritage)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
NSW Office of Environment and Heritage) bebdea17-f158-4844-bf15-b7afb53e80b2.pdf Mark Speakman ... The NSW Government has pledged $1 million for councils to manage problem flying fox colonies across the state, Environment Minister Mark Speakman said today ... causing serious problems for local residents," Mr Speakman said....

$2.5 million to relocate Batemans Bay bats (NSW Office of Environment and Heritage)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
The community of Batemans Bay will be assisted in dealing with their troublesome local bat colony after Premier Mike Baird, Environment Minister Mark Speakman and Member for Bega Andrew Constance today announced $2.5 million to go towards the relocation of the flying fox colony ... Mr Speakman said the flying fox colony in Batemans Bay was unique and of unprecedented size....
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