EPA defends its recent track record
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has hit back at claims by member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, that it has let down the Central Coast with a drastic reduction in…
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Groundskeeper fined $48,000
The NSW Land and Environment Court has convicted and fined a groundskeeper $48,000 after an autistic man almost died after consuming a highly toxic pesticide from an unmarked drink bottle….
Paltry fine “will not be a disincentive to pollute”
Environmental Justice Australia (EJA) says that the paltry fine of $30,000 for pollution at Vales Point Power Station sends the signal that public health is worth less than corporate welfare….
300 tonnes of pollutants will leach into Lake Macquarie
The Out of the Ashes II report by Hunter Community Environment Centre estimates that 302 tonnes of harmful heavy metal pollutants will leach into Lake Macquarie from the region’s two…
Vales Point Power Station receives $11M grant despite being fined for pollution
Within weeks of Vales Point Power Station being fined $30,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority for pollution, the Federal Government announced an $11M upgrade to be funded through the…
Concrete waste leaking into Kincumber Creek
Community concerns are escalating over concrete waste which residents say continues to pour into Kincumber Creek via a stormwater outlet from the Hymix batching plant in Cochrane St.
Independent air quality monitor to be installed
[Lake Macquarie] After a decade of lobbying and community campaigning, an independently operated air quality monitor will be installed in the local area. Lake Macquarie MP, Greg Piper, said he…
Recycling company fined
Recycling company IQ Renew has been fined a total of $33,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) for allegedly breaching its environment protection licence at two Central Coast facilities…
Building sites faced sediment control blitz
Building sites on the Woy Woy Peninsula were targeted in a one-day blitz last month, to protect the waterways from run-off. The blitz aims to build on a month-long campaign…
Power station pollution control licence renewed
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has renewed the five-year licence without significant change to pollution controls at Delta Electricity’s Vales Point Power Station at Mannering Park. The licence renewal…
Mangrove Mountain Landfill community meeting unanimous
At a packed meeting at Mangrove Mountain Hall on Wednesday, November 28, guest speaker, Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, pledged that a future Labor Government would establish an independent inquiry…
Gosford MP calls for community support on landfill
Over 100 concerned community members braved torrential rain to express their concerns about the future of the Mangrove Mountain Landfill, at a community meeting on Wednesday, November 28. The Mangrove…
Local MP encourages residents to make submissions over landfill
NSW Member for Gosford, Liesl Tesch, has encouraged residents in her electorate to make submissions in relation to a currently advertised application for increased waste dumping on Mangrove Mountain. She…
“It stinks, it is toxic” Stephen Goodwin
Stephen Goodwin from the Mountain Districts Association has called for all who use tap water to make a submission to the EPA to stop another 1.3 million tonne of waste…
Central Coast residents stand up to State Government over coal mine
Around 70 residents from across the Central Coast travelled to Sydney on Monday, November 12, to participate in a Water not Coal rally in the Domain, against the approval of…
Support sought to oppose the re-opening of the Mangrove Mountain landfill
Residents in the southern areas of the Central Coast have been asked to support a campaign to protect the region’s water supply by opposing the reopening of the Mangrove Mountain…
Call for help to protect water supply from dump
Residents in the northern areas of the Central Coast have been asked to support a campaign to protect the region’s water supply by opposing the reopening of the Mangrove Mountain…
Landfill leachate holding-sediment ponds built outside licensed area
A leachate holding pond and three sediment ponds were located outside the licensed area of the Mangrove Mountain Landfill, according to the Mountain Districts Association (MDA). MDA spokesperson, Stephen Goodwin,…
Land and Environment Court yet to determine future of landfill
The Land and Environment Court was yet to determine whether or not it would allow Central Coast Council to join the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in matters brought before…
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…