Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

📣💨 The Australian Government has declared an area in the Indian Ocean off Bunbury, WA where #OffshoreWind could be developed. Offshore wind in Bunbury WA has the potential to: ✔️ maximise use of local businesses, manufacturers and workers ✔️ create opportunities for local apprenticeships and reskilling ✔️ generate 11.4 GW of electricity ✔️ drive local economic benefit and opportunities for the South West region ✔️ help secure reliable and cleaner @energygovau for households and businesses ✔️ help combat climate change. Learn more 🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wMmg3

📣 We are thrilled to release our inaugural #EnterpriseDataStrategy The Enterprise Data Strategy 2024-27 is an important milestone in establishing the foundation of DCCEEW’s enterprise data functions. The strategy will: ☑️ drive best practice, consistent approaches to #DataLeadership and capability, #DataGovernance, and the use of #DataAnalytics in decision-making ☑️ ensure cultural considerations of First Nations data are central to our operation ☑️ enable us to share our data more effectively with businesses and the community. Read more 🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wMjYd

Six new projects in Victoria and South Australia have been successful under the #CapacityInvestmentScheme (CIS) 👏 The CIS encourages new investment in #RenewableEnergy generation such as solar and wind, and dispatchable capacity - like battery storage. Which means we have the capacity to meet our growing electricity demand and fill reliability gaps as ageing coal power stations exit the grid. The successful clean dispatchable capacity projects will be able to deliver 3,626 megawatt hours (MWh) of energy which is enough to supply the peak electricity demand for a million homes 🏡 The tender allocation delivers an additional 1,630 MWh to Victoria and 1,996 MWh to South Australia. Conditional on signing a Capacity Investment Scheme Agreement the projects are due to start operation by the end of 2027. The successful projects in this tender have committed a total investment of $12.5 million of shared benefits to local project communities and $6.5 million of initiatives for local First Nations groups. There will be opportunities for local apprenticeships and training, including for First Nations people, in partnership with TAFE Victoria. A SA-VIC Tender Outcome Market Brief will be made available to assist unsuccessful projects and new projects refine their bids, ready for submission in the next dispatchable capacity tender. There are two more CIS tenders currently in progress with the next tender expected to be announced late this year. Learn more at 🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wMjPi

🗣️ More time to #HaveYourSay on a new national agreement that will guide #WaterManagement in Australia into the future. Consultation on a new National Water Agreement has been extended to 18 September. A new intergovernmental agreement on water will support governments to address critical issues such as #WaterSecurity #ClimateChange and #WaterEfficiency #HaveYourSay by 18 September 2024, by visiting the consultation hub 🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wMjLa

🔊 Good news! You have an extra week to submit your application for the Net-Zero Industries Award 2024 🏆 Entries now close on 8 September 📅 #NetZero #NIMAward2024 #Award #NIM #HeavyIndustry #LowCarbon #Collaboration #Research Mission Innovation

It’s Biodiversity Month! 🌿🐨🪻🦜 This month, we recognise the importance of connecting with and caring for nature in all its diversity. Interested in celebrating #BiodiversityMonth with us? Share how you are connecting with nature this month by uploading photos, videos and stories using the #LoveOurBiodiversity hashtag. Keep an eye on our social media channels for exciting announcements and content. Find out more: https://brnw.ch/21wMhPd

Our 2024-25 #CorporatePlan is now available 📑 Our vision at DCCEEW is for an Australia that is prosperous because it is #sustainable, with community and Country at the heart of our actions. Our 2024-25 Corporate Plan is the department’s roadmap for how we will deliver the government’s priorities and uphold our reputation as a trusted, collaborative and influential department of state. It sets out who we are and what we do with our vision, purposes, outcomes and key activities. It also sets out our performance measurement approach in line with the 2024-25 Portfolio Budget Statements. Read the Corporate Plan on our website 🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wMhMg

📣💨 The Australian Government has declared an area in the Indian Ocean off Bunbury, WA where offshore renewable energy, such as #OffshoreWind, could be developed. We read more than 2,600 submissions and talked with the community, First Nations people, government and industry. In response to feedback the Minister for Climate Change & Energy has declared an area that: ✔️ is smaller than originally proposed ✔️ is further offshore to minimise visual impacts ✔️ avoids important fishing areas ✔️ allows space for the safe management of shipping ✔️ avoids significant environmental areas. Learn more 🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wMgqO

📢 We want to hear your feedback on the Nature Repair Market subordinate legislation – the Nature Repair Rules. The Nature Repair Market is a government initiative to incentivise actions to restore and protect our environment. It establishes a marketplace where individuals and organisations can undertake nature repair projects to generate a tradeable certificate. Your responses will help set the foundation for the #NatureRepairMarket to operate. This consultation focuses on the Nature Repair Rules relating to: 🍃 #biodiversity projects and their registration 🌱 Biodiversity Certificates and their content 🌿 the Register 🌳 assurance and compliance, including biodiversity project reports, audits and notification. Read the discussion paper to consider policy ideas in relation to the operation of the Market and complete the survey 🔗 https://brnw.ch/21wMgc2 Have your say by 30 September 2024.

Last chance to #haveyoursay on a new national agreement that will guide #watermanagement in Australia into the future. Help shape the future of water management in Australia, so we can meet challenges presented by #climatechange and better manage and secure our #water resources. A new National Water Agreement is also an important opportunity to work with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples to elevate their water interests and values. Share your feedback by visiting the consultation hub by 12 September, 2024 👉 https://brnw.ch/21wMg3P #watersecurity