In these pages you can learn more about the Australian Government’s two programs of bioregional assessments, including information on what the bioregional assessments are and how Commonwealth agencies are working together to deliver them.
See: Frequently asked questions to read about what bioregional assessments are.
See: Collaborators to read about how agencies are working together to deliver bioregional assessments.
The Australian Government’s bioregional assessment programs provide transparent scientific information to better understand the potential impacts of unconventional gas and coal mining developments on water and the environment. There are two separate programs of bioregional assessments.
Bioregional Assessment Program
The Bioregional Assessment Program is expected to be completed in 2018 and looked at the impacts of coal seam gas and large coal mining developments on water resources and water-dependent assets over six bioregions.
See: Bioregional Assessment Program for more information and available products.
Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program
The new Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program will assess impacts of shale and tight gas development. The program will run from 2017 through 2021.
See: Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program for more information, including products available to date.