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All EPA and Minister's Office media releases and news articles from the beginning of 2023.

Latest EPA media releases

21 Oct 2026

A chemical production company in Riverstone NSW has been fined $45,000 and issued three Formal Warnings for multiple breaches including failing to store chemicals properly and poor onsite water...

19 Oct 2026

Councils, communities and waste industry leaders are being called to provide feedback on a new plan to increase recycling and address landfill constraints in regional NSW.

Waste and recycling facility
15 Oct 2026

Leading environmental and regulatory law expert Professor Penelope Crossley has been appointed to the Board of the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).

Professor Penelope Crossley appointed to EPA Board
13 Oct 2026

ROBBOR Pty Ltd has been fined $30,000 for operating an illegal waste facility on a rural property in Woodberry.

Maitland illegal waste operation
12 Oct 2026

More than $2.24 million will be invested in environmental, community and fire prevention initiatives after the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) agreed to an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) with...

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Latest media releases from the Minister for Environment and Heritage, Penny Sharpe MLC

21 Sep 2026

The Minns Labor Government is consulting on Australia's first mandatory solar panel recycling scheme.

Image - The solar power system at Commodore Mine, Queensland
06 Aug 2026

Minister for the Environment, the Hon. Penny Sharpe MLC, thanks NSW EPA Tony Chappel for his service over the past four years.

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06 Jul 2026

The NSW Government is launching an Asbestos Plan of Action and will conduct a two-year trial allowing NSW households to have asbestos waste picked up and disposed of for free.

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03 Jul 2026

A $1 million community fund will help eligible residents in Captains Flat carry out voluntary remediation works on their properties to reduce exposure to legacy lead contamination.

hand-held X-ray fluorescence analyser being used to test soil samples
03 Jul 2026

The NSW Government is committing a record $37.3 million to strengthen and expand its response to legacy lead contamination in Broken Hill.

Broken Hill NSW

Latest news items

06 Nov 2024
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has been working closely with NSW Maritime, Randwick City Council, and scientists to determine the origin of thousands of black balls that washed up on Eastern...
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