Order extended to halt Doyalson land clearing
The Community Environment Network (CEN) can confirm that the Department of Planning and Environment (DPE) has extended by 40 days its Stop Work Order halting any removal of native vegetation…
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Bring back rubbish bins at Bateau Bay picnic area
National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has removed rubbish bins from Bateau Bay Beach picnic area in Wyrrabalong National Park because it says there was too much rubbish. Early last…
Join community focus group about Tuggerah Lakes
People with a keen interest in Tuggerah Lakes and The Entrance channel can apply to join a Community Focus Group organised by Central Coast Council. Expression of Interest applications are…
Six Cities plan “concerning and unsustainable”: CEN
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has labelled the NSW Government’s Six Cities Region strategy “concerning and unsustainable”, in responding to the Discussion Paper now on public exhibition. CEN undertook a…
Shorter deadline to cut power station emissions
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has given Delta Electricity a two-year deadline to comply with tighter emission controls for nitrogen oxides, imposed on Vales Point Power Station last December. Delta…
EPA decision fair says Future Sooner
Local environment group, Future Sooner, has congratulated the Environmental Protection Authority on its decision to reduce the Vales Point coal-fired power station’s exemption licence from five years to two. Future…
Norah Head first National Surfing Reserve on Central Coast
The Norah Head coastline between Hargraves Beach in the north and Pelican Point in the south is the first stretch of seashore on the Central Coast to attain National Surfing…
Smart buoy tracking water quality in Wyee Bay
A custom-built smart buoy is now stationed in Lake Macquarie’s Wyee Bay to assess water quality, in response to significant fish kills in August and September. The buoy, which looks…
Ecovillage meets another sustainability goal
Narara Ecovillage has reached another milestone towards sustainable living with the installation of a large solar-powered community battery and supporting smart grid. It enables the village of 100-plus residents to…
Govt steps in to stop land clearing at Doyalson
The Department of Planning and Environment has issued a Stop Work Order over a large tract of land at Doyalson following reports of unauthorised clearing in a conservation zone. A…
Toxic cane toad colony found at Mandalong
NSW biosecurity specialists were called to a property at Mandalong last week following the detection of a colony of cane toads lurking under a sheet of tin. The NSW Department…
Exclusion zone for Little Tern breeding
An exclusion zone has been set up at Karagi Point, The Entrance North to protect the Little Terns during their annual breeding season until late February. Little Terns are endangered…
Power station investigated over fish kills
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) announced on Tuesday that Vales Point Power Station is being investigated over two separate fish kills at Wyee Bay in a month. An EPA spokesperson…
“Significant” tree destined for the chop
A strong community campaign has failed to save a 60-year-old Norfolk Island Pine at Killarney Vale even though it’s on Central Coast Council’s Significant Tree Register. The Local Planning Panel…
More dead fish in Wyee Bay
The Hunter Community Environment Centre has called on Delta Electricity to explain why the second fish kill in one month has taken place in Wyee Bay at Mannering Park. In…
Call for funding of EV chargers near The Entrance
The Entrance MP, David Mehan, has written to Central Coast Council requesting it applies for funding to install electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at locations near the The Entrance. He…
Water temperature, weather caused mass fish kill – EPA
The Environment Protection Authority claims that the outcome of fish autopsy analysis has reinforced its previous findings that the mass fish kill in Lake Macquarie at Mannering Park was a…
EPA says mass fish kill likely a “natural event”
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says that results from water sampling show that a “natural event” was the most likely cause of hundreds of fish dying in Wyee Bay on…