News
23 Jul 2024
More than 3000 tonnes of waste tyres cleaned up in Albury
Over 3,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste tyres, which is equivalent to more than 70 B-double truckloads, have been cleaned up from a property near Albury Airport, after the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) last year secured a successful prosecution and fine in excess of half a million dollars for tyres dumped at the site.
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24 Jul 2024
$4.6 million to fight food waste in NSW
The Minns Labor Government is helping businesses and food rescue organisations tackle food waste with $4.6 million in new grants to save more edible food from landfill.
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24 Jul 2024
Big Island Mining to pay $125,000 after wastewater overflows
Big Island Mining Pty Ltd must pay $125,000 towards a community project following two separate wastewater overflow incidents at Dargues Gold Mine in the NSW Southern Tablelands.
News
25 Jul 2024
$1.25M available for plastic pollution solutions
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is calling on industry innovators to help fight plastic pollution by developing bold and creative solutions to tackle the issue.
News
26 Jul 2024
NSW EPA investigating allegations of falsified sample results
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is investigating environmental consultant Noel Child of N G Child & Associates, in relation to allegations of falsified sampling results in a number of environmental reports across NSW.
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31 Jul 2024
FCNSW fined for breaking bushfire harvesting rules
Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) has been fined $360,000 for breaching conditions imposed by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) to help the recovery of the Yambulla State Forest, near Eden, after the Black Summer fires.
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02 Aug 2024
More than $4 million to tackle litter and illegal dumping
The Minns Labor Government is tackling illegal dumping and litter head on by rolling out more than $4 million to help councils, businesses, community groups and public land managers protect our local environments.
News
03 Aug 2024
Delivering a tougher environmental watchdog
The Minns Labor Government promised a tougher environmental watchdog and is delivering with the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) taking on 70 prosecutions last financial year, with a success rate of 97%.
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08 Aug 2024
Key NSW environment act celebrates 25 years
This year we marked 25 years since the groundbreaking Protection of the Environment Operations Act commenced in NSW.
News
09 Aug 2024
BlueScope Steel fined for control system failure
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued BlueScope Steel Pty Ltd a $30,000 fine after a failure in the coke ovens at its Port Kembla Steelworks allegedly caused significant air emissions.