Summer December 2016

Welcome to our final edition of EPA Connect for 2016. It’s been a busy couple of months since our last newsletter with some major initiatives and campaigns underway. Read more

In October the NSW Environment Minister Mark Speakman released the Clean Air for NSW Consultation Paper encouraging everyone to have their say on how we can improve air quality in NSW over the next 10-years. Read more

We’ve had an issues paper on Load Based Licensing in NSW open for consultation this month. Read more

With some simple changes, residents of Broken Hill can reduce their risk of lead exposure thanks to the NSW Government’s Broken Hill Environmental Lead Program’s new campaign. Read more

The NSW EPA’s commitment to improving waste and recycling practices across the state has been given a boost with a $337 million extension to the Waste Less Recycle More grants and funding initiative. Read more

The EPA tabled the latest Annual Report in November. The report, which highlights the EPA’s achievements for the 2015 – 2016 financial year, has a new look, with infographics throughout the text illustrating some of the key outcomes for the EPA’s operations and programs. Read more

The Botany Mercury Independent Review into offsite mercury contamination was one of the most comprehensive investigations of its type in Australia. Read more

It’s not often that we meet a stakeholder whose best friend is a garden gnome, but that’s dirtgirl. Read more

“A good website should meet the audience’s requirements and be accessible,” Kate Gilroy explains. Read more

The EPA has many regulatory tools it uses to achieve environmental compliance. The following table provides a tally of the regulatory actions undertaken by the EPA across the state from October to December 2016. Read more