Beaches Report: North Entrance Beach one of best
Beaches in the former Wyong Shire have been named some of the best to swim at in the entire Central Coast, according to the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH)…
pollution
Report says derelict oyster farms are major pollutant
A report from local clean-up organisation Clean4Shore has identified debris from derelict oyster farms as a major pollutant in Brisbane Water. Removal of the debris represents much of the voluntary…
Report to be sought on potential impacts of pollutants
The issue of the pollution risk posed by PFAS, ash dams and air pollution, will be discussed by Central Coast Council as a result of a notice of motion put…
Cancers blamed on coal
[Forum] It is of the utmost importance that the people of the Wyong Local Government Area read the facts about Wallarah 2 Coal Mine. I live in Blue Haven and…
All is not as good as it seems on the Central Coast
I moved my family to the Coast from the hustle and bustle of the big city to retire, after 37 years of being self employed as a Tradie. A sea…
All levels of government involved in beach asbestos pollution
Significant amounts of material, believed to contain asbestos fibre, have been found on both Wamberal and Terrigal Beach since Friday, April 13, causing community alarm, and calls for action from…
Contaminated Water at The Entrance Channel
PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT – THE ENTRANCE CHANNEL Council advises water quality in The Entrance Channel may have been affected following a sewer overflow on the northern side of the channel,…
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…
Southern Beaches given a good rating
Ocean and Umina Beaches were given a clean bill of health in the annual NSW Office of Environment and Heritage Beachwater Report. Pearl Beach rockpool also received a good rating….
EPA to advise on PFAS pollution in water
Local politicians and Central Coast Council both say that they are waiting for more information from the EPA about the presence of PFAS fire-fighting chemicals in surface water, ground water,…
Support sought to save our water supply from being contaminated
On behalf of Mountain Districts Association and all those who have been fighting Council and the EPA to get Mangrove Mountain Landfill closed and thus prevent the Central Coast drinking…
Delta Electricity deny evidence of leaching from ash dam
Delta Electricity claim that there is no evidence of leaching from the Vales Point Ash Dam (VPAD) into the groundwater table. According to Delta Electricity’s statement regarding the operation of…
Public meeting called over Coast’s majorenvironmental and public health issue
A public meeting will be held at Gosford Leagues Club on June 16 to alert Gosford and Wyong residents to the risks associated with the Mangrove Mountain landfill. The Mountain…
EPA accused of failure to regulate landfill run-off
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has continued to fail to meet community expectations over the environmental management of the waste landfill site at Mangrove Mountain golf course according to…