Previous State of the Environment reports
State of the Environment reports from 2012 and 2021.
Waste Levy lifted for more storm-hit areas
Residents in more storm-affected areas across NSW can now dispose of damaged items and storm debris at the tip without paying the waste levy.
Company fined for ignoring EPA asbestos waste clean-up notice
Civil contracting company Rahme Civil Pty Ltd (Rahme Civil) has been fined $33,750 by Parramatta Local Court for failing to comply with an EPA clean-up notice and EPA notices for information and records after soil contaminated with asbestos was dumped at a rural property in Fernances Crossing, in the Cessnock area.
EPA calling for community help on poisoned magpies
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is appealing for information from the Bonny Hills community after what it suspects may have been the deliberate poisoning of magpies in the area.
Western Sydney company fined $30,000 for dangerous chemicals storage
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a $30,000 fine to Sika Australia, a chemicals company in Wetherill Park, for stockpiling flammable chemicals and storing them outside, posing a risk to the environment.
EPA commences prosecutions against three companies in response to asbestos in mulch investigation
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has commenced a suite of prosecutions against three companies and one individual in response to its asbestos in mulch investigation.
Consultation opens to cut carbon emissions and prioritise recycled materials in NSW infrastructure
Consultation is now open on the state’s first ever Protection of the Environment Policy (PEP) for Sustainable Construction, which aims to reduce upfront carbon emissions and promote a circular economy in major public infrastructure projects such as hospitals, schools and roads.
Central Coast Council fined for spilling 1.8M litres of untreated sewage
Central Coast Council has been ordered to pay a total of $418,562 by the Land and Environment Court for failing to maintain a sewage pipeline which caused a significant water pollution event in Narara Creek near Gosford in April 2023.
Company fined $60,000 for breaches of tyre storage guidelines
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued two penalty notices totalling $60,000 and an official caution to a Western Sydney company for allegedly storing rubber waste tyres improperly and creating a serious fire hazard.
Pesticides the cause of Ourimbah peacock deaths
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) suspects the reckless misuse of pesticides is the cause of six recent peacock deaths in Ourimbah, after toxicology reports identified two chemicals ingested by the birds, one of which is commonly used in rat and mice baits.
