Acknowledgement of Country

Animal product facility fined $30,000 for rotten odours
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Howlong animal product facility Cool Off $30,000 following community complaints of offensive odours described as smelling like rotting carcasses and egg-gas.

Metropolitan Collieries to pay over $500,000 after polluting creek with coal
Metropolitan Collieries Pty Ltd will pay more than half a million dollars for polluting Camp Gully Creek in Sydney's south.

Tomago concrete recyclers fined $30,000 for exceeding waste limits
A Tomago-based concrete recycling facility has been fined $30,000 for exceeding its licensed waste limits.


Legacy contamination in Port Kembla and Wollongong LGA
The Wollongong LGA, and particularly the suburb of Port Kembla, has a strong industrial heritage.

Grants open for the $81 million FOGO fund
$31.4 million in grants is now open for councils to support the roll out of FOGO recycling.

Remediation of legacy smelter-related contamination in Port Kembla
The NSW EPA recently entered an Enforceable Undertaking with Port Kembla Copper and Port Kembla Properties Pty Ltd (PKC), the previous owner and occupier of the historic Port Kembla copper smelter and refinery, which aims to address legacy contamination surrounding the premises caused by historic smelting activities.

EPA secures $18 million Enforceable Undertaking for Port Kembla
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has agreed to its largest Enforceable Undertaking ever.

EPA investigation continues into corella bird deaths
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is continuing its investigation into the suspected poisoning of hundreds of corella birds.
