So summer is nearly over, and all we can say is, doesn’t time fly when you’re busy?
We’ve spent the summer developing and launching our new website and celebrating one year in business, as well as working on a number of major projects and meeting with new clients. And of course, we did manage to take a couple of short breaks to spend some quality time with family.
We hope you’ve had a great summer, whatever you’ve been up to. Bring on the cooler weather!
Brendan Cowie
On 7 December 2016 new Penalty Infringement Notice offences and fines were inserted into environmental protection legislation (section 440ZG) for “depositing prescribed water contaminants in waters and related matters”.
Click here for details of the new offences and fines for individuals and corporations.
We can provide auditing services to help you determine any non-compliance on your site that may result in Penalty Infringement Notices.
For further details of our auditing services, contact Brendan Cowie.
If you want to conduct a prescribed environmentally relevant activity (ERA) in Queensland, you’re going to need an Environmental Authority (EA).
But what are ERA’s and how do you know if you’re going to need an EA?
A full list of all the prescribed ERA’s can be found in Schedule 2 of the Environmental Protection Regulations 2008
Unsure whether your planned activities require an EA? Call our Principal Brendan Cowie for further information.
After a few months of hard work, our website is live!
www.cowieenvironmental.com.au provides you with everything you need to know about Cowie Environmental Services, from our Principal/Director Brendan Cowie, to the range of services we offer.
Still have questions after browsing the website?
Give Brendan a call on 0450 552 179.
Isn’t January suppos
ed to be a slow month in Queensland? Not at Cowie Environmental Services! We’ve been incredibly busy this month with new projects, new clients, and working with our web developers on our new website. We even made time to fit in our favourite activities with the family over the school holidays.
As we approach the end of the first month of 2017, we’re looking forward to bringing you more updates throughout the year, starting next week with the launch of our new website. Watch this space…….
Brendan Cowie, Principal and Director
Did you know the Biosecurity Regulations 2016 came into force on 1 July 2016?
The old “declared pest classes” under the Biosecurity Act 2014 have been replaced with two new classes – “prohibited matter” and “restricted matter”.
Prohibited matter is defined as a disease, exotic fish, insect pest, pest animal or a weed that is not found in Queensland. If it was to enter Queensland it would seriously impact our health, way of life, the economy and the environment.
Restricted matter is defined as an animal, disease, noxious fish, insects, pest animals or weeds found in Queensland. Specific actions are required to be taken that limit the impact of this matter by reducing, controlling or containing it.
For further information regarding the Act, the Regulations, and their implications, contact our Principal Brendan Cowie.
Cowie Environmental Services would like to wish our clients a happy, healthy and prosperous 2017.
