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The article offers information related to the environment and ecology of Australia and New Zealand. It menttions the prevention notice issued by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to Vopak's Port Botany bitument plant because of odour issues. It cites the innovation undertaken by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) that would reduce brown coal emission.

The article discusses the highlights of the National Environmental Protection Council (NEPC) of Australia's annual air quality National Environmental Protection Measures (NEPM) report for 2012-2013. Topics discussed include the objective of the NEPC's promulgation of air quality standards and monitoring compliance of each state or territory, assessment of the NEPM effectiveness and the goals of the Ambiant Air Quality NEPM.

The author predicts the air quality in Australia in 2064. Some of his predictions about the air quality in Australia's future include the decline in the use of fossil use and the increase in renewable energy use, coal to continue to be an importance component in the Australian economy, tighter air pollution control laws and requirements and urban traffic and air pollution emissions from vehicles to continue to be a problem.

The article offers an update on the Queensland Branch of the Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand (CASANZ) in 2009. A technical seminar on odor nuisance regulation was conducted by Ton van Harreveld, chairman of the Odournet Group, on September 17. A forum regarding the revised environmental protection regulation will be conducted on October 14. The Queensland Branch will hold its annual general meeting at the Tattersalls Club in Brisbane on October 28.