EPA visit to Chain Valley Bay “positive”
About 50 people gathered earlier this month at Chain Valley Bay to hear what the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) had to offer in relation to the health and environmental problems…
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Vales Point Power Station review open to public
NSW Environment Protection Authority CEO Tony Chappel will address a public meeting of community action group Future Sooner at 12.30pm on Friday, December 1, at Chain Valley Bay community hall….
Kanwal petrol station fined over land contamination
A Kanwal petrol station and a company Director of Zoya Investments Pty Ltd have been convicted and fined over land contamination offences. Zoya Investments was convicted and fined $320,000 in…
Shorter deadline to cut power station emissions
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has given Delta Electricity a two-year deadline to comply with tighter emission controls for nitrogen oxides, imposed on Vales Point Power Station last December. Delta…
EPA decision fair says Future Sooner
Local environment group, Future Sooner, has congratulated the Environmental Protection Authority on its decision to reduce the Vales Point coal-fired power station’s exemption licence from five years to two. Future…
Power station investigated over fish kills
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) announced on Tuesday that Vales Point Power Station is being investigated over two separate fish kills at Wyee Bay in a month. An EPA spokesperson…
EPA says mass fish kill likely a “natural event”
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says that results from water sampling show that a “natural event” was the most likely cause of hundreds of fish dying in Wyee Bay on…
Council to clean-up hundreds of dead fish at Mannering Park
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has instructed Central Coast Council to remove many hundreds of dead fish and dispose of them following their discovery along of the foreshore of Wyee…
Killcare Wagstaffe Trust asks Federal Government to step up on biodiversity
Local community environment group, The Killcare Wagstaffe Trust, have sought clarification from the Federal Government over its environmental reforms, sharing their concerns about a loss of biodiversity and the impact…
$150,000 local litter grants available
Community groups, councils, regional waste groups, and businesses across NSW can access $2M in grants to help clean-up and prevent litter, Environment Protection Authority (EPA) Engagement, Education and Programs Executive…
Council responds to 4 Corners program allegations
Central Coast Council issued a statement following the 4 Corners program which said that it was aware that the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) was investigating issues arising from the…