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Bad smells are a large cause of complaints to our Environment Line and generate a lot of ill will in the community. We work with industry on ways to prevent odour and issues heavy fines and penalties when odour becomes an issue.

The NSW EPA, with the help of Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW) scientists, has been sampling and monitoring Flat Rock Creek since the pollution incident in December 2022.

The EPA maintains a ‘Report noisy vehicles’ service. If someone reports you to the EPA for having a noisy vehicle, you may have to take it to an inspection station to ensure its exhaust noise level, noise control equipment and pollution control equipment comply with legal requirements. In some cases, noisy vehicle owners have to pay a fine or have their vehicle’s registration suspended.

Information about the issues involved in the use of synthetic turf in sports fields.

Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) is required to pay more than $100,000 after illegally felling hollow bearing trees in Mogo State Forest on the South Coast in March 2020.

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has extended a Stop Work Order for Compartment 34A in Flat Rock State Forest near Ulladulla that prevents harvesting by Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW).