Advocate urges residents to object
Forum – Even when we see a light at the end of the tunnel – with power stations and mining impacting on the lives of residents in the north by…
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Central Coast has the most reports of ‘tossers’
Central Coast residents have reported the largest number of “tossers” as part of the NSW Government’s Report A Tosser! program, launched in 2015 as part of the NSW Government’s anti-littering…
Hymix rejects claims it is still polluting Kincumber Creek
Hymix has “categorically” rejected claims that capital works underway at its Kincumber concrete batching site is further contaminating Kincumber Creek. Community activist Cori Hopper, who has been monitoring conditions at…
Pollution data and health records need to be integrated
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has urged the NSW Government to integrate National Pollution Inventory (NPI) data with known rates of Upper Respiratory Tract Infections (URTI) on the Central Coast…
Beaches remain closed
Beaches at Umina, Killcare and Pearl Beach will remain closed due to water quality concerns following the deluge of flooding experienced by the Coast over the last several weeks. The…
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…
Storm water pipes a source of waste
Forum – A significant contribution to the pollution of Ettalong Beach is via the four storm water pipes between Ferry Rd and Picnic Pde. The storm water pipes have no…
Colliery modification 4 is just another nail in the coffin
Forum – The proposed modifications to Chain Valley Colliery, Modification 4 (Chronicle p3 Dec 9), is just another nail in the coffin for our community and an extension of life…
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….
Deal of the century does nothing for local community
While the communities in and around the Vales Point and Eraring Power Stations suffer from unexplained cancers and pollution of our lakes, Sunset International Pty Ltd managers conveniently and suspiciously…
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…
Community group urges rethink on sand and soil supply facility
The Central Coast Community Better Planning Group (CCBPG) is urging refusal of an amended State Significant Development Application for the Kariong Sand and Soil Supplies facility at 90 Gindurra Road,…
Evidence of heavy metal pollution in Lake Macquarie to be presented
Hunter Community Environment Centre (HCEC) will present evidence of heavy metal pollution in Lake Macquarie at a public hearing on September 1, as part of the NSW Government Inquiry into…
Park groundwater contaminated
Central Coast Council is finalising a plan to manage contaminated groundwater at three parks in the region but says there is no immediate health risk. Adcock Park, West Gosford, Hylton…
Health, environment & community groups make legal complaint to EPA
[Vales Point] A coalition of health, environment and community groups has made a legal complaint to NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) calling for an investigation into pollution from Vales Point…
Power and pollution
Over 200 people from across the Central Coast attended the Power & Pollution Summit at Lake Macquarie over the weekend of February 8-9. Here are some of the highlights. A…
Power and Pollution Summit to be held
About 200 community representatives will converge at Gwandalan for a Power and Pollution Summit on February 8 and 9. The two-day national summit is being organised by the Hunter Community…
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)…
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…