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Department of Climate Change
The Department of Climate Change was established on 3 December 2007 as part of the Prime Minister and Cabinet Portfolio.
The Corporate Plan provides a picture of our Department's roles and priorities in delivering the Australian Government's climate change framework. It provides a high level view that can be used to inform our work on a day-to-day basis, showing how we contribute to achieving this framework, based on the three pillars of:
- reducing Australia's greenhouse gas emissions
- adapting to the impacts of climate change we cannot avoid
- helping to shape a global solution.
http://www.climatechange.gov.au/
Department of Environment Water Heritage and the Arts
The Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts was established on 3 December 2007.
Matters dealt with by the Department
- oEnvironment protection and conservation of biodiversity
- oAir quality
- oNational fuel quality standards
- oLand contamination
- oMeteorology
- oAdministration of the Australian Antarctic Territory, and the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- oNatural, built and movable cultural heritage
- oEnvironmental research
- oWater policy and resources
- oCultural affairs, including support for the arts
- oIonospheric prediction
- oRenewable energy programs
- oEnergy efficiency
- oGreenhouse gas abatement programs
- oCommunity and household climate action
- DEWHA Ecologically Sustainable Development Pages
- http://www.environment.gov.au/esd/
- DEWHA Home Page
- http://www.environment.gov.au/
Department of Environment and Climate Change
In April 2007, the Department of Environment and Conservation took on a range of important new responsibilities and changed its name to the Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC). The NSW Government's aim was to build a broader organisation able to respond to the challenges presented by climate change and further progress reforms in the sustainable management of our land and water resources.
DECC is building on the strengths and cultures of its constituent agencies by combining knowledge, innovation, regulatory and field experience to tackle priority environmental, climate change, natural resource and cultural heritage issues for NSW. In doing so, DECC contributes towards achieving its corporate vision through:
- oworking towards a healthy environment cared for and enjoyed by the whole NSW community
- omanaging the state's natural resources, including biodiversity, soils and natural vegetation
- omanaging natural and cultural heritage across the state's land and waters
- oacting to minimise the impacts of climate change
- opromoting sustainable consumption, resource use and waste management
- oregulating activities to protect the environment
- oconducting biodiversity, plant, environmental and cultural heritage research to improve decision-making.
http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/
Environmental Trust NSW
The Environmental Trust is an independent statutory body established by the NSW government to support exceptional environmental projects that do not receive funds from the usual government sources. The Trust is empowered under the Environmental Trust Act 1998, and its main responsibility is to make and supervise the expenditure of grants. The Trust is administered by the Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECC).
The Trust is chaired by the Minister for Climate Change and the Environment. Members are the Director-General of DECC and representatives from the Local Government and Shires Associations, the Nature Conservation Council and NSW Treasury.
The objectives of the Environmental Trust are:
- i to encourage and support restoration and rehabilitation projects
- i to promote research into environmental problems of any kind
- i to promote environmental education in both the public and private sectors
- i to fund the acquisition of land for the national parks estate
- i to fund the declaration of areas for marine parks and for related purposes
- i to promote waste avoidance, resource recovery and waste management (including funding enforcement and regulation and local government programs)
- i to fund environmental community groups and
- i to fund the purchase of water entitlements for the purpose of increasing environmental flows for the State's rivers and restoring or rehabilitating major wetlands.
Environmental Trust Home Page: http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/grants/envtrust.htm
Community Access to Natural Resources Information
The Community Access to Natural Resources Information (CANRI) Program provides information products tailored for community-based local and regional environmental management in New South Wales. It is the first program of its kind to offer integrated access to maps and other data held at various Internet sites by a diverse group of natural resource agencies and other stakeholders.
CANRI is a collaborative initiative involving all NSW natural resource agencies. The NSW Government has provided nearly $4m funding for CANRI over four years from July 2000 (see CANRI Business Case). CANRI addresses six themes: coordination; data; systems; quality & standards; products & services; and communications. A wide range of CANRI projects is being completed within these themes each year.
CANRI is managed by the NSW Natural Resources Information Management Strategy Steering Group, with the NSW Department of Infrastructure, Planning and Natural Resources as lead agency. CANRI relies heavily on the involvement of representatives from natural resources agencies and other stakeholders, who are active in the various CANRI committees and groups.
Department of State and Regional Development
The Department of State and Regional Development (DSRD) works with businesses and communities in regional NSW to help them grow and create local jobs.
DSRD are auspicing the Caldera Economic Transition Pilot Project for the rural villages of Uki, Chillingham and Tyalgum under a Memorandum of Understanding with fthe Commonwealth Regional Development Network
Economic Profiles for your Business Region can be sourced here
http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/region/
Department of Planning
NSW Housing Code On Exhibition. ENews@Planning Sydney Metropolitan Strategy BASIX Heritage NSW State Plan Notices of Determination
FAR NORTH COAST REGIONAL STRATEGY 2006 - 2031
No mention of Ecologically Sustainable Development here.
www.duap.nsw.gov.au/plansforaction/pdf/fncrs_strategy_fin.pdf
Department of Water and Energy
The Department of Water and Energy (DWE) was established in April 2007 to coordinate water and energy management in NSW under one cohesive agency.
The Department incorporates most of the functions of the former Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability, the water-related functions of the former Department of Natural Resources and the Metropolitan Water Directorate from the former NSW Cabinet Office.
The Department provides policy, legislative, regulatory, technical and management advice in relation to water and energy matters to the Minister for Water and the Minister for Energy.
The Department of Water and Energy (DWE) delivers the Government's policy and reform agenda for the water and energy sectors in New South Wales.
The Department provides policy, legislative, regulatory, technical and management advice in relation to water and energy matters to the Minister for Water and the Minster for Energy. In addition to this advisory role DWE carries out a regulatory and enforcement function in both water and energy.
http://www.dwe.nsw.gov.au/home/
Department of Local Government
Who we are
The NSW Department of Local Government is the state agency responsible for local government across NSW. Our specific role is to provide a clear policy and legislative foundation to local government in NSW so councils are able to deliver quality services to their communities in a sustainable manner.
What we do
We are principally a policy advice and regulatory agency, acting as a central agency for local government, with a key role in managing the relationship between councils and the State Government. We are responsible for the overall legal, management and financial framework for local government.
NSW Regional Organisations of Councils:
http://www.dlg.nsw.gov.au/dlg/dlghome/dlg_LocalGovDirectory.asp?index=3#254
Australian Conservation Foundation
The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) is committed to inspiring people to achieve a healthy environment for all Australians. For over 40 years we have been a strong voice for the environment, promoting solutions through research, consultation, education and partnerships. We work with the community, business and government to protect, restore and sustain our environment.
World Wide Fund for Nature
WWF was born into this world in 1961.
It was the product of a deep concern held by a few eminent gentlemen who were worried by what they saw happening in our world at that time. Since those early days WWF has grown up to be one of the largest environmental organizations in the world.
Currently there are more than 1300 WWF conservation projects underway around the world.
Bluecray Environmental Advocacy Resources
A non-profit Environmental Advocacy Resource site, home based in the Mt Warning Caldera Region of the central east coast of Australia. Our vision is to link global, national, state, regional and local Environmental Advocacy resources, together on the one site, bringing the bigger global picture to a local practical level and vice versa. Read more »
Caldera Environment Centre
We're a group of about 100 volunteers (formed 20 years ago) who're committed to advocate for the Wollumbin Caldera's environmental interests.
Operating in a completely voluntary and democratic way, we rely on the initiative and dedication of all of our volunteers. Goals and activities are co-ordinated at the meetings we hold at the Store from 5:30pm on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.
The Caldera Environment Centre is a registered Voluntary Conservation Organisation, a registered Charity, and an Incorporated Association.
http://www.calderaenvironmentcentre.org/about/
Australian Koala Foundation
The Australian Koala Foundation (AKF) is the principal non-profit, non-government organisation dedicated to the conservation and effective management of the wild koala and its habitat.
Australian Koala Foundation was formed in 1986 and celebrates over 20 years of operation under the direction of Chief Executive Officer Deborah Tabart OAM. During this time, the Foundation has grown from a small group of people interested in researching koala disease, to a well-known, global organisation with a strong track record in strategic koala research, conservation and community education.
https://www.savethekoala.com/akfprofile.html
Friends of the Koala
Friends of the Koala is a non-profit community group run by volunteers dedicated to conserving koalas in the Northern Rivers of New South Wales.
Volunteer rehabilitators operate a 24 hour rescue service for sick, injured and orphaned koalas. Koalas are cared for in home care or at the Koala Care Centre on Rifle Range Rd, Lismore, NSW. Critically ill koalas are transferred to the Australian Wildlife Hospital in Beerwah, QLD.
A native plant nursery is attached to the Care Centre providing koala food trees for free to local landholders.
http://www.friendsofthekoala.org
Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers
Originally formed in 1989, when it came to the notice of several interested people in the Tweed area, that we were lacking a group concerned with caring for sick, injured or orphaned native fauna; Tweed Valley Wildlife Carers Inc was formed, and licensed under National Parks & Wildlife Service GL 10051. It has continued growing in both size and knowledge over the years.
Our objectives and aims are many and varied, but foremost is the rescue and rehabilitation of native fauna for return to their natural environment, using the best and most up to date information from all relevant sources. Another main aim of our group is the relocation of native wildlife under threat, or causing distress to members of the public, to other suitable habitat for that species.
All of our volunteer members are fully trained in the rescue and care of native wildlife, and amongst our members we have several areas of specialist expertise relating to specific needs such as possums/gliders, macropods, monotremes, and flying foxes. Any suffering experienced by injured, sick, or orphaned animals is promptly alleviated by veterinary treatment.
Nature Conservation Council of NSW
Nature Conservation Council of NSW As the State's peak environmental organisation since 1955, the Nature Conservation Council works closely with member groups, local communities, government and business to ensure a positive future for our environment.
As the peak organisation for more than 120 environmental groups in NSW, and with conservation councils in each state, we facilitate large-scale awareness and education campaigns, in addition to producing original research and publications. Your support can ensure we continue this vitnesss Society logoal work.
The Wilderness Society
The Wilderness Society is a community-based environmental protection organisation. We work to safeguard our sources of clean water and air, to tackle devastating climate change, to create a safe future for life on Earth, and to give a better world to our children. The majority of our work is in Australia, with a strong focus on natural environments and the role they play in keeping our world safe.
We were born in 1976, and our first major victory was Australia's most famous environmental campaign - saving the Franklin River. Since then, with the support of thousands of concerned people across the country, we've worked to protect millions of hectares of our greatest wild places.
The Environmental Defenders office NSW
The Environmental Defender's Office Ltd, (EDO), is a not-for-profit community legal centre specialising in public interest environmental law. We help individuals and community groups who are working to protect the natural and built environment.
The EDO is part of a national network of centres that help to protect the environment through law in their States.
The EDO has an active program of:
In addition, we provide free initial legal advice to the community.
http://www.edo.org.au/edonsw/site/default.php
Tweed CAN
Tweed Climate Action Now (Tweed CAN) was created by residents of the Tweed Shire, in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia in 2006. We aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through local action.
Tweed CAN monthly meetings
When: 2nd Thursday of every month: Time: 6:30pm, Where: Imperial Hotel, Murwillumbah
Total Environment Centre
TEC has been campaigning for environment protection in the city and country, changing government policy, advising the community and challenging business - since 1972.
Established in 1972 by pioneers of the Australian environmental movement, TEC is a veteran of more than 100 successful campaigns. For over 30 years, we have been working to protect this country's natural and urban environment, flagging the issues, driving debate, supporting community activism and pushing for better environmental policy and practice.
TEC is a hub - a resource and support base - for environmentalists working on a wide range of issues. With our years of experience in lobbying, campaigns, media and research, we have helped hundreds of community groups in their struggle to protect their local environment. We are fearless critics of government - local, state and federal - but we will also work constructively with governments and business for positive environmental outcomes.
Total Environment Centre (TEC) is an independent, non-profit group run by a Management Committee of professionals from diverse fields and an executive of experienced environmentalists.
http://www.tec.org.au/index.php
Global Footprint Network
Humans are the most successful species on the planet. But we are using more resources than the Earth can provide. We are in global ecological overshoot.
In 2003, Global Footprint Network was established to enable a sustainable future where all people have the opportunity to live satisfying lives within the means of one planet.
An essential step in creating a one-planet future is measuring human impact on the Earth so we can make more informed choices.
That is why our work aims to accelerate the use of the Ecological Footprint - a resource accounting tool that measures how much nature we have, how much we use, and who uses what.
The Ecological Footprint is a data-driven metric that tells us how close we are to the goal of sustainable living. Footprint accounts work like bank statements, documenting whether we are living within our ecological budget or consuming nature's resources faster than the planet can renew them.
http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.php/GFN/
Big Volcano
Welcome to the Big Volcano Regional Tourist and Visitor Guide. A comprehensive guide about where to stay, things to see and do, and tours and attractions in the Northern Rivers and Gold Coast Hinterland region of Australia; including Ballina, Byron Bay and hinterland, Tweed Coast, Tweed Valley, and hinterland towns and villages in the "Rainbow Region" including Casino, Kyogle, Lismore and Nimbin.
Big Volcano has gathered extensive archives of valuable information and links and hosts the World Heritage Information Network and the Wollumbin Biosphere Reserve Committee
Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia (CERRA)
http://www.bigvolcano.com.au/natural/whin.htm
Wollumbin Biosphere Reserve
http://www.bigvolcano.com.au/custom/biospher/index.html
Informaction
The Information for Action website is a powerful tool for internet activism or cyber activism. We invite you to make full use of all our resources to lobby politicians and business leaders. You can make a difference for the environmental issues you are concerned about. Choose from any of the following subjects: agriculture, air pollution, antibiotics, biodiversity, climate change, conservation, chemicals, consumption, corporate responsibility, development, eco-taxation, endangered species, fishing, food, forests, genetic engineering, greenhouse, global warming, globalisation, habitat, human health, land pollution, natural resources, nuclear energy, oceans, oil spills, ozone, pesticides, population growth, poverty, rainforest, road transport, salinity, seagrass, soil erosion, solar power, sustainability, trade, urbanisation, waste management, water pollution, wetlands, wind power, world debt, war and weapons.
http://www.informaction.org/cgi-bin/gPage.pl?main=aboutus.txt&menu=menu.txt
Big Scrub Environment Centre
The Big Scrub Environment Centre
is an incorporated, non-profit charitable organisation directed by a management committee.
The Centre is staffed by a team of dedicated volunteers and is self-funding through tax-deductible donations, fund-raising activities, and membership subscriptions.
We aim to promote the conservation, protection and betterment of the environment along sound ecological guidelines.
http://www.bigscrub.org.au/frame.html
EnviroLink Network Online Envoronmental Community
Since 1991, the EnviroLink Network has provided free Internet services to non-profit organizations that work on environmental and animal concerns issues. When we started this service, we were one of the only no-cost alternatives for non-profit organizations to gain a foothold on the Internet. We felt it was important for non-profits to have a no-cost method of testing the effectiveness of what was at that time a brand new medium. Twelve years later, the Internet has been accepted as a powerful communications tool by millions, and EnviroLink currently serves hundreds of organizations throughout the world. A lot has changed in those twelve years, and now EnviroLink is changing as well.
The EnviroLink Network has joined forces with the non-profit Institute for Global Communications (IGC.org) to provide the progressive non-profit community with the best possible Internet services. Since 1987, IGC has been providing the progressive community with Internet services in a professional and responsible manner. IGC is a non-profit organization committed to many of the same principles as EnviroLink. We could not think of a better organization for EnviroLink to be partnered with, and we are confident that you will agree.
Gristmill - How to speak to a Climate Change Skeptic
This link goes to a very comprehensive and complete listing of the articles in "How to Talk to a Climate Skeptic," a series by Coby Beck containing responses to the most common skeptical arguments on global warming. There are four separate taxonomies; arguments are divided by:
Leda Holdings Pty Ltd
Leda has developed more than $190 million in residential properties since 1981 and has consistently demonstrated its ability to identify market trends and move swiftly to create and to capitalise on development opportunities. The company's ever-expanding portfolio of prime residential locations around Queensland and New South Wales is geared to accommodate astute investor and homebuyer demand.
http://www.ledaholdings.com.au/development/residential/
LEDA Holdings $25,000 donation to the Australian Labour Party (NSW Branch)
http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/02/01/political-donations-the-bald-figures/
NSW Urban Task Force pro development lobby Group
http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/01/31/the-m-a-a-a-tes-return-to-canberra/
LEDA ordered to remediate illegally cleared land
http://www.goldcoast.qld.gov.au/t_news_item.aspx?pid=7448
Tweed Economic Development Corporation
The Tweed Economic Development Corporation Ltd (TEDC) is a unique structure for the delivery of economic development at a local government and regional level. It is an independent company, limited by guarantee, contracted by the Tweed Shire Council to give leadership and direction to economic growth, governed by a Board of nine (9) independent Directors, representing broad and diverse business and professional backgrounds, and three appointed representatives of Tweed Shire Council.
TEDC's professional staff includes the Chief Executive Officer and Director Tom Senti, two Business Development Officers, (one Project Management and one Marketing and IT Management), as well as two Economic Consultants part-time formally from the Centre for Economic Policy Modelling at the University of Queensland.
"Economic Sustainability a Complex Issue", TEDC CEO Tom Senti
http://www.tedc.com.au/mediacentre/news-detail.php?id=250
http://www.tedc.com.au/index/index.php
Tweed Chamber of Commerce
The Tweed Chamber of Commerce is dedicated to promoting a vibrant business environment by cooperative interaction among businesses, the government, and the community.
Although the Chamber has no specific environmental goals and objectives, sustainability aspirations are quite consistent with all of the Chambers Objectives:
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Objective 1: Be an advocate for business and a catalyst to stimulate economic development.
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Objective 2: Improve communications with its members, potential members, and with the community at large.
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Objective 3: Enhance programs and services to be responsive to the needs of its membership.
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Objective 4: Ensure continuance of "quality of life" special projects.
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Objective 5: promote the image and perception of the community as a great place to live, work and play.
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