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26 February 2010
![]() I welcome the opportunity to continue my work in the Environment
Protection, Heritage and the Arts portfolio, focusing on key interests
and passions of mine.
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22 February 2010
![]() Today I announce further details of the Government’s safety inspections
and rectification work related to the terminated Home Insulation
Program. As outlined in my statement on Friday, the Government is prepared to check as many houses as necessary through this process.
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19 February 2010
![]() The Government today announced a series of changes to the
administration of the environmental programs to boost safety and
improve environmental performance. These changes are aimed at boosting safety for households and safety
for the workers whose employment is funded by these important
environmental programs.
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19 February 2010
![]() Announcement of significant changes to Commonwealth environmental programs
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21 January 2010
![]() Peter Garrett today congratulated surf life savers for their valuable contribution to beach safety this summer.
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04 January 2010
![]() Google ‘Google’ and you break the Internet – or so the urban myth goes. Google ‘emissions trading’ and ‘Liberal Party’ and you almost have the same effect.
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20 December 2009
![]() I want to take the opportunity to wish everybody a very happy and safe Christmas and holiday season; and all the very best for 2010.
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07 December 2009
![]() The more than 60,000 volunteers in coastal communities around the
country should be proud of their role in protecting Australia’s
coastline from the impacts of climate change during Coastcare Week 7-13
December.
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23 October 2009
![]() Federal Member for Kingsford Smith, Peter Garrett, today visited
Kensington Public School to officially open one project and inspect
progress on a second funded by the Rudd Government’s Building the
Education Revolution.
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23 October 2009
![]() The largest ever investment in Australia’s heritage is helping to drive
our nation’s economic recovery, the Minster for the Environment,
Heritage and the Arts, Peter Garrett said today.
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20 September 2009
![]() Over the coming weeks, pensioners in Kingsford Smith will receive letters from Centrelink explaining changes to their pension payments.
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10 September 2009
![]() Federal Member for Kingsford Smith, Peter Garrett, today welcomed the delivery of 184 laptops to Randwick Girls High School as part of the Rudd Government’s Digital Education Revolution.
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08 September 2009
![]() The Rudd Government has listened to the concerns of community groups and today announced it will provide small grants to support local environmental and land management work.
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21 August 2009
![]() Peter Garrett today launched two new initiatives designed to boost householder efforts to save energy, water and reduce waste – the Government’s new web portal LivingGreener.gov.au and Sustainable House Day 2009.
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14 August 2009
![]() Non-profit organisations, which are supported by volunteers, can apply for Federal Government grants of up to $5,000 to purchase equipment and cover the cost of petrol.
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31 July 2009
![]() Peter Garrett today announced 80 new residential aged care places in Randwick. The 40 high care and 40 low care residential places at Montefiore Homes are valued at $2.844 million.
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13 July 2009
![]() Peter Garrett today acknowledged the contribution of members the Randwick Botany branch of National Seniors Australia at its July meeting. Following a presentation about the Antarctic, Mr Garrett presented five members of the branch with certificates which 100 years of the Age Pension.
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03 July 2009
![]() Peter Garrett welcomed $1,528,000 in funding from the Rudd Government for the Improving Water Quality in the Botany Bay ‘Hot Spot’ project as part of the Caring for our Country program.
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03 July 2009
![]() Peter Garrett announced that Matraville Sports High School will receive
funding under the Science and Language Centres for 21st Century
Secondary Schools element of the Building the Education
Revolution.
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03 July 2009
![]() Subjects: Caring for our Country – Botany Bay; water buybacks; Christmas Island pipistrelle bats
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03 July 2009
![]() Minister for the Environment, Peter Garrett, and Minister for
Employment Participation, Senator Mark Arbib, today announced the
signing of Memoranda of Understanding, under which the Rudd Government,
industry and job service providers will work closely together to ensure
job seekers are connected to job opportunities under the Energy
Efficient Homes Package.
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29 June 2009
![]() Today in Brisbane, Environment Minister Peter Garrett officially opened Bradford Insulation’s new Brisbane plant and launched the national register of insulation providers, kick-starting the main phase of the Government’s $4 billion Energy Efficient Homes Package.
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11 June 2009
![]() Peter Garrett today announced that 20 primary schools in Kingsford Smith will receive $38,650,725 for major new infrastructure projects under Primary Schools for the 21st Century (P21) Round Two.
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09 June 2009
![]() The Australian Government will today release the final legislation for the expanded Renewable Energy Target (RET) which will allow for the creation of new ‘Solar Credits’ to replace the existing Solar Homes and Communities Plan (SHCP) from today onwards.
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29 May 2009
![]() The Member for Kingsford Smith, Peter Garrett, today announced the Rudd Government is providing funding of $137,957 for services to assist refugees and migrants settle in the community.
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22 May 2009
![]() One of Australia’s iconic native species and the world’s largest surviving marsupial carnivore has been given increased threatened status under national environment law.
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22 May 2009
![]() Work will begin immediately on the development options for a national scheme to deal with increasing amounts of computer and television waste.
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22 May 2009
![]() The Australian Government today initiated a scheme to establish partnerships with industry to increase recycling of mercury containing lamps.
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21 May 2009
![]() For the first time Australian scientists have recorded the path of humpback whales from the Australian coast to their feeding grounds near the Antarctic continent.
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21 May 2009
![]() Botany Bay and Randwick councils will receive funding from the Rudd
Labor Government’s $300 million infrastructure stimulus package to help
local communities respond to the global financial crisis.
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21 May 2009
![]() Peter Garrett today announced that 14 Kingsford Smith schools will
receive $2,225,000 for minor infrastructure and refurbishment projects
under Round Two of the National School Pride (NSP) program.
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07 May 2009
![]() Christine Anu, Rhoda Roberts and Rob Collins are applying their expertise to assess applications for the Indigenous contemporary music program, Breakthrough.
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07 May 2009
![]() A report into the economic activity of Australia’s World Heritage properties released today by Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Peter Garrett, highlights the value of these universally significant places to Australia’s national, regional and local economies.
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06 May 2009
![]() Peter Garrett today announced that four local primary schools in Kingsford Smith will receive funding for major new infrastructure projects under Round One of the Primary Schools for the 21st Century (P21) program.
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02 May 2009
![]() One of Australia’s earliest civil aviation sites, which is also the birthplace of QANTAS operations, has been included in the National Heritage List, Minister for Heritage Peter Garrett announced today in regional Queensland.
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27 April 2009
![]() Mr Albanese and Mr Garrett made the announcement at Hensley Athletic Field in Sydney’s east today with Mayor Ron Hoenig.
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22 April 2009
![]() Western Australia's renewable energy capacity was boosted today with the announcement of $4.2 million in funding for the Mt Barker wind farm.
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22 April 2009
![]() Production of solar hot water systems in Western Australia has soared since the Australian Government announced the $3.9 billion Energy Efficient Homes package, the Minister for the Environment Peter Garrett said today while touring a Perth hot water heater manufacturing plant.
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16 April 2009
![]() Local company NewSouth Seven Pty Ltd will share in $2.1 million in
grants through the Australian Government’s AusIndustry Commercialising
Emerging Technologies (COMET) program, Member for Kingsford Smith,
Peter Garrett said today.
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08 April 2009
![]() Peter Garrett today announced that 33 Kingsford Smith schools will
receive $5,019,785 for minor infrastructure and refurbishment projects
under Round One of the National School Pride (NSP) program.
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03 April 2009
![]() Environment Minister Peter Garrett is urging Australians to spare a thought this Easter for the bilby and other threatened species.
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03 April 2009
![]() Sales of solar hot water systems have soared since the Australian
Government boosted its solar hot water rebate to $1,600 in February
this year as part of the Nation Building – Economic Stimulus Plan.
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02 April 2009
![]() Four Kingsford Smith secondary schools will have access to 21st century
technology through new funds from the Rudd Government’s National
Secondary School Computer Fund.
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01 April 2009
![]() Celebrating Youth Week Environment Minister Peter Garrett today called
on young environmental champions from right around the country to
nominate for the Banksia Foundation’s Environment Minister's Young
Environmentalist of the Year Award for 2009.
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19 March 2009
![]() The Rudd Government will invest $150,000 to fix two dangerous black
spots on local roads in Kingsford Smith, Minister for Infrastructure
and Transport, Anthony Albanese and Member for Kingsford Smith, Peter
Garrett, announced today.
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16 March 2009
![]() The Rudd Government will immediately provide $2 million to help local community groups and natural resource management bodies continue the clean-up of Moreton Bay, following last week’s oil spill.
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16 March 2009
![]() SUBJECTS: SoundRelief concert
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12 March 2009
![]() At the conclusion of the discussions of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in Rome, Environment Minister Peter Garrett said Australia’s proposals for modernising the Commission into a genuine conservation-focused organisation continue to receive strong support from around the world.
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08 February 2009
![]() What’s in your roof? Camping gear packed away until next Christmas? A family of possums whose nightly house parties would put Cory Worthington to shame? Batts? Not the furry kind but the kind that can reduce your heating and cooling bills by up to 40 percent?
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30 January 2009
![]() Australian households will be eligible for a rebate of up to $500 each for the purchase of a rainwater tank or a greywater system under a new Rudd Government program.
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