Governments, politicians ignore health concerns of power stations
We frown over the way Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping are oblivious to outside scrutiny, yet are the citizens of NSW copping the same treatment from the Labor Party or…
ash dams
Ash dams must be cleaned up before rezoning
Forum: Re: Major Doyalson project gets the go-ahead What is the State Government doing about the 17 recommendations of the Parliamentary Inquiry into the health impacts of the ash dams…
Inquiry report into costs of remediation of sites containing coal ash repositories welcomed
The Coal Ash Community Alliance (CCA) welcomes the findings of the Inquiry, Costs of remediation of sites containing coal ash repositories, and commends the committee on producing a report that…
Weekly News 5@5
The week’s top Central Coast News stories – October 23, 2020. Council receives a ministerial sacking notice. Greater Sydney Commission to drive Central Coast Strategy. Improved Job Listing Data. Gas…
Restorative Justice for Environmental Crime recommended
[Forum] The process of Restorative Justice for Environmental Crime has been successfully used in law as a means to have greater input into decision making, and a form of healing…
220,000 solar panels to be installed on Delta Electricity’s coal ash dam
News of a power partnership in a $75M solar project on Delta Electricity’s coal ash dam, comes only two weeks after the announcement of a Parliamentary Inquiry into rehabilitation of…
5@5 Video News Oct 11, 2019
The Central Coast’s lead news stories this week: 1. Coastal Twist LGBTIA Festival “It’s a wrap”. 2. Mardi Dam upgrade. 3. Coal ash dam inquiry 4. ING Call Centre expands…
Progress Association asks the hard questions
[Forum]I write in response to Gary Blaschke’s letter in edition 150 (Mischievous Community Terrorist not satisfied that Delta has our wellbeing at heart). We ask the hard questions in the…
Not satisfied that Delta has our wellbeing at heart
[Forum] I write regarding the article ‘Australian Lawyers concerned about 400-hectare ash dam’, published on Page 5, of the Wyong Regional Chronicle on August 22. Residents living in the northern part…
EPA says Ash Dam topping nothing to worry about
The Vales Point Power Station operates under strict Environment Protection Licence conditions to protect the community and the environment, according to the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). Wyong Regional Chronicle…
Environmental Justice Australia concerned about 400 hectare ash dam
Delta Electricity Company Secretary, Steve Gurney, has labelled community concerns about the structural integrity of the ash dam at Vales Point Power Station as “mischievous”. The Vales Point Power Station…
436 hectares of unlined ash dams require constant monitoring
The unlined, 40-year-old, ash dams at Munmorah and Vales Point Power Stations, cover a total of 436 hectares but, according to the NSW EPA, they are monitored carefully. Mr Gary…