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The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a Clean-Up Notice to Metropolitan Collieries Pty Ltd in response to a landslip that occurred on Sunday at the colliery in Helensburgh, impacting Camp Gully Creek.

The NSW Minns Government is urging households to use, store and dispose of batteries safely to combat the surge in house, garbage truck and waste facility fires. The Government is raising awareness of how to prevent these potentially deadly fires and save lives.

The RID program contributes to combating and preventing illegal dumping. The program supports local councils by using a regional approach to illegal dumping and coordinating proactive deterrence measures across participating member councils.

The native forests of NSW are one of our most valuable assets, benefitting the community, wildlife, and the economy. Here are the ways we work with all of NSW to protect them.

The EPA is responsible for regulating native forestry operations on private and public (Crown) land in NSW.

We regulate native forestry operations on both public and private land in NSW. Our compliance program aims to protect the environment while enabling the sustainable supply of native timber.

Information about EPA inspections of crown forestry operations.

We encourage members of the community to report forestry operation incidents that they suspect may be illegal or threaten the environment.

Five million hectares in NSW were burnt in the 2019-20 bushfires, including more than 890,000 hectares of native State Forests. This is over 40% of the coastal and tablelands native State Forests in NSW.

We continue to advocate that FCNSW obtain site-specific operating conditions in areas recovering from the 2019–20 wildfires.