News
02 Mar 2023
$10 million to restore Aboriginal land impacted by floods
Following last year’s floods, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is delivering up to $10 million to help Aboriginal communities restore culturally significant land as part of a new Aboriginal Lands Flood Recovery program.
News
28 Mar 2023
Officers in Narromine and Warren targeting spray drift
Farmers in Narromine and Warren may receive a visit from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) this week as part of a targeted education and compliance campaign aimed at reducing incidents of spray drift.
News
03 Apr 2023
Snowy Hydro & contractor fined $30,000 after two incidents in Kosciuszko National Park
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is reminding operators based within or around National Parks to ensure robust controls are in place to protect the environment or prepare to face serious regulatory action.
News
14 Apr 2023
Untreated sewage in Parramatta River costs Sydney Water $347K
Sydney Water has agreed to pay $347,100 for environmental and community works after more than three million litres of untreated sewage overflowed into Arnotts Reserve and Powells Creek in Homebush, as well as the Parramatta River.
News
19 Apr 2023
EPA investigation into Darling-Barka fish kill
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has determined that it will treat the Darling-Barka fish kill as a “pollution incident” under the Protection of the Environment Administration Act.
News
24 Apr 2023
No extension on deadline to move high-risk soft plastic stockpiles
Minister for the Environment, Penny Sharpe MLC, has welcomed that the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has maintained its position that Australia’s major retailers, Coles and Woolworths, will not receive more time to move high-risk soft plastic stockpiles.
News
22 Apr 2023
Government taking action to help protect Menindee
The NSW Government is taking proactive and precautionary action to help protect the Darling-Barka River as we move into cooler weather conditions.
News
28 Apr 2023
Builders urged to contain site litter and construction waste
With the construction industry generating more than 12 million tonnes of waste per annum, this year’s Get the Site Right campaign is reminding builders and developers that they have a critical role to play in reducing environmental impacts on waterways in NSW.
News
09 May 2023
EPA issues tougher licence for Metropolitan Collieries
Metropolitan Collieries has been ordered to overhaul their operations after the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) revised the mine’s licence imposing a suite of strict operating conditions.
News
22 May 2023
EPA officers in southwest NSW to discuss pesticide use
Farmers and pesticide users in Carrathool, Griffith, Murrumbidgee and Leeton this week may receive a visit from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) as part of a targeted education and compliance campaign aimed at proper pesticide use.