North St Marys fire

On Saturday 29 November 2025, a very large chemical fire occurred at Coopers Environmental Waste Recycling in North St Marys.

The premises receives and stores hazardous chemicals and is licensed by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).

The EPA is commencing an investigation into the incident.

Incident response

The EPA first responded to the incident on Saturday evening, with sampling commencing the same day.

Due to the scale of the incident and the hazardous chemicals in storage at the site, the EPA has stood up an internal Incident Management Team (IMT) to oversee the environmental clean-up. 

The EPA has issued a Clean Up Notice to Coopers Environmental Waste Recycling.

Community advice

Community members should stay clear of the impacted area including waterways while clean-up operations are being undertaken.

The public should avoid contact with the unnamed creek adjacent to the facility on Kurrajong Road and South Creek, between Kingsway Rugby Field and Dunheved Golf Course, while clean-up operations are underway.

Road closures have been imposed around the facility to prevent community members from entering the site.

If residents have further questions, please contact the NSW Environment Line on 131 555.

Water quality monitoring

The EPA is conducting comprehensive water quality monitoring downstream of the site to assess and manage impacts to the environment.

We're monitoring for dissolved oxygen in South Creek. The test results will be shared on this page as appropriate for the community’s awareness.