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25 Nov 2024
Coastal IFOA remake
The NSW Government has updated the rules for how forestry operations can be carried out on State forests and other Crown timber lands in coastal NSW.
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03 Aug 2023
Trial of the Coastal IFOA
The NSW Government trialled some of the conditions proposed for the Coastal Integrated Forestry Operations Approval (IFOA) to assess how effective they were in an actual logging environment and ensure they were clear, efficient and enforceable.
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03 Aug 2023
Threatened Species Expert Panel
To ensure the remake of the Coastal Integrated Forestry Operations Approval (IFOA) is underpinned by the best available knowledge, the NSW Government convened an expert panel of scientists as part of the process to determine the effectiveness of the multi-scale landscape approach in protecting threatened species and their habitats.
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03 Aug 2023
Review of the Threatened Species Licence Framework
The Forest Practices Authority of Tasmania reviewed the proposed threatened species licence framework for the Coastal Integrated Forestry Operations Approval (IFOA) to ensure it would adequately protect threatened species and their habitats.
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04 Feb 2026
Noise camera trial
The NSW Government has concluded a noise camera trial in response to community concerns about anti-social behaviour and noisy vehicles, with cameras installed in Bayside and Wollongong Council areas.
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22 Aug 2023
Intensive horticulture and protected cropping
Guidance for farmers on the safe use of pesticides and requirements for training, record keeping and pesticide storage.
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29 Aug 2024
Macquarie Valley monitoring program
We are undertaking proactive environmental monitoring for pesticides in targeted agricultural regions.
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08 Apr 2024
Nambucca Valley waterways monitoring
We are undertaking proactive environmental monitoring for pesticides in targeted agricultural regions.
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22 Aug 2023
Woolgoolga compliance inspections
As part of the Pesticides Compliance Priority Program, the EPA is focussed on intensive horticulture in the Hearnes Lake catchment near Woolgoolga on the NSW Mid-North Coast.