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    Summer December 2016

    03 May 2017

    Welcome to our final edition of EPA Connect for 2016. It’s been a busy couple of months since our last newsletter with some major initiatives and campaigns underway.

    1. From the Chair and CEO

      CEO Barry Buffier

      Welcome to our final edition of EPA Connect for 2016. It’s been a busy couple of months since our last newsletter with some major initiatives and campaigns underway. Read more

    2. We need you for a clean air future

      Clean air for NSW consultation paper

      In October the NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman released the Clean Air for NSW Consultation Paper encouraging everyone to have their say on how we can improve air quality in NSW over the next 10-years. Read more

    3. Have your say on Load Based Licensing

      Image of industry and smoke

      We’ve had an issues paper on Load Based Licensing in NSW open for consultation this month. Read more

    4. It's now even easier to be Lead Smart in Broken Hill

      Children washing their hands

      With some simple changes, residents of Broken Hill can reduce their risk of lead exposure thanks to the NSW Government’s Broken Hill Environmental Lead Program’s new campaign. Read more

    5. 337 Million waste boost for EPA

      Waste Less Recycle more snapshot

      The NSW EPA’s commitment to improving waste and recycling practices across the state has been given a boost with a $337 million extension to the Waste Less Recycle More grants and funding initiative. Read more

    6. Outcome focussed

      Image - EPA annual report achievements

      The EPA tabled the latest Annual Report in November. The report, which highlights the EPA’s achievements for the 2015 – 2016 financial year, has a new look, with infographics throughout the text illustrating some of the key outcomes for the EPA’s operations and programs. Read more

    7. Final report of Botany Mercury Independent Review

      Botany Mercury Indpendant Review Steering Panel

      The Botany Mercury Independent Review into offsite mercury contamination was one of the most comprehensive investigations of its type in Australia. Read more

    8. Stakeholder Profile - Dirtgirl

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      It’s not often that we meet a stakeholder whose best friend is a garden gnome, but that’s dirtgirl. Read more

    9. Staff Profile - Kate Gilroy Unit Head

      Kate Gilroy

      “A good website should meet the audience’s requirements and be accessible,” Kate Gilroy explains. Read more

    10. EPAs regulatory action

      The EPA has many regulatory tools it uses to achieve environmental compliance. The following table provides a tally of the regulatory actions undertaken by the EPA across the state from October to December 2016. Read more

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