5@5 Central Coast News Nov 22, 2019
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Mangrove Mountain landfill
Council has commenced proceedings against the EPA & Verde Terra
In the latest development on the issue of the controversial landfill at Mangrove Mountain, Central Coast Council has commenced proceedings in the Land and Environment Court (LEC) against both the…
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…
“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…
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…
Martin is on the Mountain community’s side
Taylor Martin, member of the NSW Legislative Council, is happy to speak with NSW Premier, Gladys Berejiklian, about the need for an independent inquiry into the Mangrove Mountain Landfill. Martin,…
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…
Minister rejects Mangrove Mountain landfill inquiry recommendation
The NSW Minister for the Environment, Danielle Upton, has failed to support a recommendation for an independent inquiry to investigate the operation, regulation and approvals of the Mangrove Mountain landfill….
Council supports calls for Special Commission of Inquiry into landfill
A Special Commission of Inquiry into the Mangrove Mountain landfill and illegal dumping at Spencer should be convened by the NSW Government, according to Central Coast Council. Clr Kyle MacGregor…
Council to join court case over Mangrove Mountain landfill
Central Coast Council has joined the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) as second respondent in the Land and Environment Court (LEC) in two pending appeal proceedings applied for by Verde…
Parliamentary report recommends inquiry into Landfill
The NSW Parliamentary Inquiry into Waste and Waste from Energy has recommended that the NSW Government establish an independent inquiry into the operation, regulation and approvals of the Mangrove Mountain…
Mangrove Mountain & Spencer Advisory Committee agenda
The next meeting of the Central Coast Council’s Mangrove Mountain and Spencer Advisory Committee will be held at the Mangrove Mountain Community Hall on February 27 at 5:00pm. The meeting…
Mangrove Mountain landfill committee members announced
All 11 community members who put in Expressions of Interest have been appointed to the Committee to advise Council on actions, and to address issues, relating to the Mangrove Mountain…
Mountain Districts Association receives Community Group Award
The Mountain Districts Association (MDA) has received the Community Group Award for 2017 from the Community Environment Network (CEN). “We are honoured to be recognised by a group as esteemed…
New advisory committee on the Mangrove Mountain landfill and illegal dumping at Spencer
Expressions of interest have been invited to fill community stakeholder positions on the Central Coast Council’s new advisory committee to look into the Mangrove Mountain landfill and illegal dumping at…
Mountain Districts Association wins the major Nature Conservation Council Award
A Nature Conservation Council Award for the most outstanding environment group has been won by the Mountain Districts Association (MDA). The Group Award is given annually to a Member Group…
Government ministers contradict each other about potential contamination
The NSW Opposition has revealed that two Berejiklian Government ministers have contradicted each other about the potential contamination of groundwater from the Mangrove Mountain landfill site. Parliamentary questions have exposed…
Independent report calls for more safeguards for Mangrove Mountain landfill
The Community Environment Network (CEN) and Mountain Districts Association (MDA) have called for Central Coast Council to require a new Development Application (DA) and a new Environmental Impact Study (EIS)…
Independent technical consultant appointed for landfill site
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), in consultation with Mountain Districts Association representatives, has appointed a technical consultant to provide information and independent advice on the Verde Terra landfill at…