New South Wales News

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Illegal discharge of chemicals results in record penalty for chemical company in the Land and Environment Court

A chemicals company has been convicted and penalised $360,000 in the Land and Environment Court after being prosecuted by the…[Read More]

Consultation on Biosecurity Regulation 2016

The NSW Government has released for public consultation the Biosecurity Regulation 2016.The Biosecurity Act 2015 was passed in September 2015…[Read More]

Review of Gold Coast Per- and Poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) investigation results

The New South Wales Government has announced that their review of the results from Airservices Australia’s Preliminary Site Investigation for…[Read More]

NSW Parliament to consider repeal of Native Vegetation Action 2003

The NSW Government has introduced into Parliament the Biodiversity Conservation Bill 2016 and Local Land Services Amendment Bill 2016, as…[Read More]

Review of PFAS results for Commonwealth sites in NSW

The NSW Government has reviewed surface water and groundwater results from the Commonwealth Department of Defence’s preliminary sampling program for…[Read More]

NSW Government announces $500 million environmental funding package

The NSW Government has announced a $500 million environmental funding package and released two draft climate change and energy savings…[Read More]

Clean Air for NSW Consultation Paper – Have your say!

The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released the Clean Air for NSW Consultation Paper which presents a…[Read More]

NSW EPA review of load-based licensing scheme – Have your say!

The NSW EPA is undertaking a review of the load-based licensing scheme, the first since its introduction in 1999.The load-based…[Read More]

Draft Barwon-Darling Valley Floodplain Management Plan – Comment sought

The NSW Department of Primary Industries Water is inviting public comment on the draft Barwon-Darling Valley Floodplain Management Plan.The plan…[Read More]

Amended Regulations on Wood Heaters

The NSW Government has amended the Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Regulation 2010 to set tighter limits on…[Read More]

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