Acknowledgments

NSW State of the Environment Advisory Council

Tony Wright (Chairman), Deputy Chairman, NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Board; Managing Director, Wright Corporate Strategy
Dr Gerry Bates, NSW EPA Board member; environmental law and policy consultant, Adjunct Professor, Environmental Law, Australian National University
Jim Booth (DEC representative), Executive Director, Policy and Science Division, DEC
Bob Junor, NSW EPA Board member; Chair, Sydney Metro Catchment Management Authority

Independent scientific experts

Dr Lesley Hughes, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University
Professor Richard Kingsford, Professor of Environmental Science, University of New South Wales
Dr David Leece, Assistant Commissioner, Natural Resources Commission NSW
Professor Ian Lowe, Emeritus Professor, Griffith University
Professor Peter Newman, Director, Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy, Murdoch University
Dr Graeme Pearman, Director, Graeme Pearman Consulting; Visiting Academic, Monash University

Contributors – Government agencies

Department of Aboriginal Affairs

Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability
Department of Environment and Conservation
Department of Primary Industries
Department of Natural Resources
Department of Planning
Ministry of Transport
NSW Department of Health
NSW Food Authority

NSW Greenhouse Office
NSW Heritage Office
Railcorp

Roads and Traffic Authority
Rural Fire Service
State Transit Authority

State Water
Sydney Catchment Authority
Sydney Water Corporation

The Cabinet Office

Thanks also to the many individuals from state and federal government agencies whose contributions have added considerably to this report.