Autumn April 2017
In January, we welcomed the Hon Gabrielle Upton as the new Minister for the Environment, Minister for Local Government and Minister for Heritage. Minister Upton is the Member for Vaucluse. In this edition we cover Minister Upton’s launch of the Hey Tosser! Autumn campaign, including the launch of 40 GPS-tracked bottles across the state’s waterways, to raise awareness of litter impacts
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From the Chair and CEO
In January, we welcomed the Hon Gabrielle Upton as the new Minister for the Environment, Minister for Local Government and Minister for Heritage. Minister Upton is the Member for Vaucluse. In this edition we cover Minister Upton’s launch of the Hey Tosser! Autumn campaign, including the launch of 40 GPS-tracked bottles across the state’s waterways, to raise awareness of litter impacts.
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NSW EPA takes part in national PFAS Summit
The NSW EPA took part in the national PFAS* regulators summit in early April in Melbourne.
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Tracking for change - Hey Tosser! takes to the water
From the Murrumbidgee to the Hunter, Parramatta River to Lake Illawarra, the Hey Tosser! branded bottles are being tracked and updates shared daily on social media to raise awareness about the distance litter travels.
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Watch out for "Dirtbags"
If the ‘free dirt’ deal seems too good to be true, it probably is. That warning from the NSW EPA to treat offers of clean land fill carefully is resonating with renovators and landscapers in south west Sydney, with reports of contaminated soil all too frequent across the region.
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EPA Pacific Highway team creating new wetland habitats
The EPA’s Pacific Highway Upgrade team has been working closely with five of the upgrade project’s partners to re-use tree roots and logs for stream bank rehabilitation and other projects to rehabilitate and improve wetland health.
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New conditions protect the Wollangambe River and Blue Mountains World Heritage
The EPA has imposed strict new limits on the environment protection licence for the Clarence Colliery to improve water quality in the Wollangambe River, which runs into the Hawkesbury-Nepean catchment in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney
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You can now manage your EPA radiation user licence online
If you’re one of 14,500 professionals in NSW who operate radiation equipment, including dentists, GPs, scientists and vets, you can now renew and manage your licence online through the EPA’s eConnect portal.
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Helping a small community when their water supply was affected by a petrol leak
A leak from an underground fuel tank at the local store into the town’s groundwater supply in February last year has meant residents in the small community of Woolomin, north of Tamworth, have had to make significant changes to their home water use.
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Nominations for the 2017 Green Globe Awards open soon
The Green Globe Awards celebrate excellence in environmental sustainability, showcasing businesses, community groups and individuals who are leading the way in building a cleaner and greener NSW.
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The EPA Connect Newsletter is changing - have your say
The EPA Connect Newsletter is your regular way of keeping in touch with what’s happening across the NSW EPA and our stakeholders have told us they enjoy receiving it. Over the next few months we will be looking at how we can improve the stories and topics we bring to you and ensure they continue to be interesting and relevant
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Environment Commissioner and EPA working across Sydney’s ‘three cities’
Rod Simpson describes Sydney as not one, but three cities. "In Sydney, there’s the existing city, the emerging city and the future city."
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EPA welcomes Asela Atapattu Director Hazardous Materials, Chemicals and Radiation
At the start of February Asela Atapattu joined the NSW Environment Protection Authority as Director Hazardous Materials, Chemicals and Radiation.