September 2023
CEO Tony Chappel reflects on his first 12 months in the job highlighting some significant milestones including the sustained efforts being taken towards enabling a circular, low carbon economy to safeguard our natural environment. In this edition you can also read about the work being done with industry and the community around the impacts of dust from mining operations, steps we are taking to better understand what support is needed to increase resilience to climate change and what we can all do to dispose of batteries safely.
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Message from the CEO
CEO Tony Chappel reflects on some significant milestones of his first year with the EPA including the sustained efforts being taken towards enabling a circular, low carbon economy, safeguarding our natural environment and working towards a prosperous and sustainable tomorrow.
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Spotlight on battery safety as fires increase
Residents in NSW are being urged to use, store and dispose of batteries safely due to a sharp rise in battery related fires and explosions.
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First climate change survey for licensees
Earlier this year, we released our Climate Change Policy and Action Plan 2023-26 with the first step being to better understand industry practices.
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Cadia gold mine compliance operations ongoing
The EPA has been looking into activities at Newcrest’s Cadia Holdings Pty Ltd gold mine near Orange after community concerns were raised about dust emissions from the site.
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Regulation in Action
The EPA takes regulatory action to protect our environment by different means including prosecutions and enforceable undertakings. Read about some of our actions and incentives during the past months.
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Get Involved
Check if you're eligible to apply for a Go FOGO grant or a grant to transform hard to recycle plastics and have your say on the Biosolids Regulatory Review.
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Waste Watch
We put a spotlight on the latest waste news including priority actions we’re taking to support the circular economy.