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07 Apr 2025
Reducing cigarette butt litter
The Program includes guidelines and resources for stakeholders to tackle local cigarette butt litter hotspots, a new grants program and a broader behaviour change campaign.
Content page
07 Apr 2025
Hunter Environment Advisory Group
This group includes representatives from community, local industry and councils. It will engage with the EPA on existing, new or emerging environmental matters in the Hunter region.
News
04 Apr 2025
Investigation into debris balls continues
The EPA investigation into the source of debris balls on Sydney and South Coast beaches over recent months has determined they likely originated from Sydney Water’s land-based sewage treatment network.
News
04 Apr 2025
Central Coast companies to pay $57,000 for waste offences
Two related Central Coast companies must pay a total of $57,000 after being prosecuted in Wyong Local Court by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for waste offences.
Content page
02 Apr 2025
Noise guide for local government
The noise guide provides practical advice for council officers on planning, assessing, managing and preventing local noise problems.
News
02 Apr 2025
Cadia Holdings ordered to pay over $400,000 for air emissions offences
Newmont Mining’s (formerly Newcrest Mining’s) Cadia Holdings Pty Ltd has been ordered to pay more than $400,000 after being prosecuted by the NSW EPA for three dust emission offences.
News
01 Apr 2025
Surface water sampling at Medowie show PFAS levels below recreational guidelines
The NSW EPA has undertaken water sampling at Medowie in Port Stephens and confirmed PFAS levels were below relevant Australian water quality guidelines.
Content page
31 Mar 2025
Flood recovery program for water quality monitoring - Darling-Baaka River
A comprehensive river health monitoring program that extends the NSW Government’s incident response to the floods and mass fish death disasters that occurred in early 2023.
Content page
31 Mar 2025
Regulatory, policy and legislative updates
Summary of recent regulatory, policy and legislative updates. Listed with most recent update first.