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WMB attendance at gamba grass management workshop
The Weed Management Branch (WMB) attended a Gamba Grass Management Workshop organised and facilitated by Territory Natural Resource Management – Land for Wildlife; and Landcare NT – Gamba Grass Roots.
Weed Management Branch’s Indigenous conservation partnership efforts go global
The Weed Management Branch (WMB) hosted an Indigenous Leaders’ Engagement activity with a Philippine delegation, fostering collaboration in biocontrol and conservation efforts with neighbouring countries on 5 December 2024.
Officers inspect NT mine sites with waste discharge licences
In the Northern Territory (NT), mining companies are required to obtain a Waste Discharge Licence (WDL) to release mine-influenced wastewater into the environment outside of a mine lease.
NT EPA issues over $26,000 in fines for hydrocarbon spills
Pollution response officers recently received reports of two substantial hydrocarbon spills in Winnellie.
Recognising excellence in high-risk waste management
The Environmental Regulation Division is continuing its targeted site inspections campaign to assess compliance among high-risk listed waste transporters.
70 years of Water Resources – looking back to the 1950s
To celebrate Water Resources Division 70-year anniversary we will look back and celebrate each decade starting in the 1950s.
Highlighting Water Resources staff
Water Resources Division is celebrating 70 years, from humble beginnings we have grown with the Territory, forming a understanding of our unique water resources, to balancing water use between different uses and perspectives.
MacDonnell ranges priority place feral herbivore survey
The feral herbivore survey and culling supports a larger Commonwealth project ‘Threat Abatement in the MacDonnell Ranges for Threatened Fauna and Flora’ (Priority Places Project), focussed on improving landscape condition and the recovery of threatened species found within the MacDonnell Ranges bioregion.
Fourth meeting for the Adelaide River water advisory committee
On 11 and 12 March, the Adelaide River water advisory committee had their fourth meeting. The meeting focused on the science informing the development of the Adelaide River water allocation plan.
Buffel grass management Have Your Say Now Open
Buffel grass was originally planted in Central Australia to combat dust and erosion and to provide drought-resistant fodder for beef production.However, it has since spread beyond where it was originally planted and is now a significant contributor to fire fuel loads, is impacting biodiversity, as well as cultural values and practices.