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02 Apr 2025
Preventing neighbourhood noise
Neighbourhood noise, such as noise from alarms, noisy equipment and parties, can be very annoying. Find out how you can prevent noise from being an unpleasant issue and be a good neighbour yourself.
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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.
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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.
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31 Mar 2025
Regulatory, policy and legislative updates
Summary of recent regulatory, policy and legislative updates. Listed with most recent update first.
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31 Mar 2025
Product stewardship schemes
NSW, and all other Australian jurisdictions, are working towards nationally aligned product stewardship schemes.
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31 Mar 2025
What’s new in law
Recent significant changes to legislation administered by the EPA.
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31 Mar 2025
Quarterly results October to December 2024
In response to flooding events and fish deaths in March 2023, the EPA, in partnership with the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), is monitoring the health of the Darling-Baaka River.