Ella and Billie returned to the sea
Members of Australian Seabird Rescue were jumping for joy recently as they re-released two green turtles into the sea after they had been cared for on the Central Coast for…
Water pollution
Terrigal water audit due for release
The long-awaited Terrigal water quality audit is finally complete, with the comprehensive report going online on October 2. Results of the year-long audit which set out to identify the cause…
Forresters Creek’s ‘blackwater’ is a naturally occurring event – Council
Forresters Beach residents are demanding more transparency from Central Coast Council Council over continuing poor water quality in Forresters Creek, which feeds the heavily utilised Wamberal Lagoon. Forresters Beach Neighbourhood…
Government report confirms Terrigal Beach water pollution
A report commissioned by the NSW Government has confirmed what locals have been saying for months, that human sewage regularly spills from stormwater drains onto Terrigal Beach. The Microbial Source…
Pollution problems at Terrigal still not resolved satisfactorily
User groups are far from impressed with Central Coast Councils Terrigal Catchment Audit, handed down on June 11. Although the report was an initial audit to be followed up with…
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…
Power station manager warns of unnecessarily alarming the public about PFAS
Mr Steve Saladine, Managing Director of Generator Property Management, the company that now owns Munmorah Power Station, said that it was important not to unnecessarily alarm the public about the…
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,…
Parliament hears about three million litres of leachate annually going into Coast water catchment
NSW Shadow Minister for Environment, Ms Penny Sharpe, has called on State Parliament to act on the Mangrove Mountain landfill. Ms Sharpe traced the origins of the site as a…
Council accused of ignoring major health issue
The Mountain Districts Association (MDA) has made a fresh demand for a forensic investigation into Mangrove Mountain Landfill. MDA spokesperson, Dr Stephen Goodwin, said he had written to Central Coast…
Hallards Creek polluted – water supply at risk
The Mountain Districts Association has called on the NSW minister for environment and heritage, Mr Mark Speakman to take a closer look at the current operations of the Mangrove Mountain…