The Namoi Region Air Quality Advisory Committee was established by the Minister for the Environment at the end of 2017. The Committee’s role is to provide advice to the EPA on matters specifically related to the monitoring and management of air quality in the Namoi region.
The Committee enables local communities in the Namoi region to engage with their industrial neighbours, the EPA and other government agencies involved in managing potential air quality impacts on the community and environment. The Committee also provides advice on how the community would like to be notified and kept informed on matters related to regional air quality.
Membership
The EPA is calling for nominations for the 2021-23 term of the Namoi Region Air Quality Advisory Committee.
The new Committee membership represents a broad range of views, ensuring a balanced approach between community, government and industry to achieve positive environmental outcomes for the region, and comprises the following members
- Chair of the Committee
- One person being an elected local Council representative in Narrabri Shire Council
- One person being an elected local Council representative in Gunnedah Shire Council
- One person being an elected local Council representative in Liverpool Plains Shire Council
- One person representing the community’s environmental interests in the Narrabri local government area
- One person representing the community’s environmental interests in the Gunnedah local government area
- One person representing the community’s environmental interests in the Liverpool Plains local government area
- One person representing the indigenous communities of the Narrabri Local Aboriginal Land Council (LALC) Area
- One person representing the indigenous communities of the Red Chief LALC Area
- One person representing the indigenous communities of the Nungaroo LALC Area
- Three representatives for Namoi region mining companies (one from each company with a presence in the region)
- One representative of Namoi region commerce or industries other than mining
Terms of reference
The EPA has prepared terms of reference to support and guide the Namoi Region Air Quality Advisory Committee.
Minutes
- 12 March 2020 (PDF 104KB)
- 13 August 2019 (PDF 91KB)
- 28 May 2019 (PDF 150KB)
- 12 February 2019 (PDF 145KB)
- 6 December 2018 (PDF 137KB)
- 6 September 2018 (PDF 223KB)
- 14 June 2018 (PDF 318KB)
Presentations
- DPIE planning and assessments (PPT 6.3MB)
- Regional air quality monitoring reports
- Air quality monitoring in the Namoi-North-West Slopes Region Summer 2018-19 seasonal newsletter
- Air quality monitoring in the Namoi/North-West Slopes Region Spring 2018 seasonal newsletter
- Evolution of the Upper Hunter Air Quality Advisory Committee (PDF 592KB)
- Review of Namoi Air Quality – Winter 2018 (PDF 1.9MB)
- Air Quality Monitoring North West Newsletter - Winter 2018 (PDF 1MB)
- Namoi air quality data, presentation 1 (PDF 1000KB) 6 September 2018
- Namoi air quality data, presentation 2 (PDF 1700KB) 6 September 2018
- Air Quality Monitoring Network Namoi/North-West slopes May 2017 to July 2018 seasonal newsletter
- Existing air quality network (PDF 2680KB) 14 June 2018
- Namoi air quality network (PDF 2160KB) 14 June 2018
Community feedback
If you have any feedback or comments on the Namoi Region Air Quality Advisory Committee, email nraqac@epa.nsw.gov.au