Pesticides the cause of Ourimbah peacock deaths
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) suspects the reckless misuse of pesticides is the cause of six recent peacock deaths in Ourimbah, after toxicology reports identified two chemicals ingested by the birds, one of which is commonly used in rat and mice baits.
Sealed radioactive sources
Free fill can cost you
The EPA is continuing its community awareness campaign prompting residents to check the fill they intend to use is clean before they accept it.
Central Coast tops the state for second hand shopping
Central Coast locals are leading the circular charge after re-homing more than 26,000 items and saving $323,000 by opting for pre-loved rather than new during Australia’s biggest annual second-hand shopping event, Garage Sale Trail.
Macquarie River - Wambuul flood recovery program complete
Approximately ten shipping containers worth of human-made debris have been removed from a 90-kilometre stretch of the Macquarie River - Wambuul near Warren, marking the completion of a complex flood recovery program led by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
Construction company fined $200,000 for providing false information to the EPA
A construction company and its director have each been fined $100,000 plus costs in the Parramatta Local Court for providing false information to the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) during an illegal dumping investigation in February 2023.
Spate of lithium-ion fires and NSW Government survey sparks community wakeup call on battery risks
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging the public to wake up to the risks of lithium-ion battery products amid a spate of dangerous fires.
Illawarra man fined $3000 for illegal solarium operations
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a Wollongong man two penalty notices—each carrying the maximum fine of $1500—for allegedly operating an illegal solarium business in the Illawarra region.
EPA calling for community help on poisoned magpies
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is appealing for information from the Bonny Hills community after what it suspects may have been the deliberate poisoning of magpies in the area.
