Media coverage

Carnage - environment groups declare war on government over habitat clearing, Newcastle Herald, MAY 2 2024

NatureNSW Alliance for Nature released this joint statement on May 1st urging “…the Minns government to look past the outdated narrative … and to a future for regional NSW where healthy ecosystems form the basis of flourishing regional economies”

Hunter Community Environment Centre coordinator Johanna Lynch said the region's environment and communities were already paying a high price for the housing and renewable energy infrastructure boom, and even more biodiversity could be lost if environment protection laws are not urgently updated.

Delays to urgent reform of NSW laws allowing rampant bushland loss

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Hunter Offshore Wind

Environment protection and community consultation key to offshore wind success, Newcastle Herald, February 2 2024

"The reform of Australia's national nature protection laws that will strengthen up front protections for wildlife and habitat, and enshrine a fair say for the community in the assessment and decision making processes are urgent," Hunter Community Environment Centre, coordinator Johanna Lynch said.

Coal-ash waste: pollution & recycling in NSW


“HCEC welcomes the listing of the Kerosene Vale ash dump under the Contaminated Lands Act by the NSW EPA, as it empowers them to appropriately remediate a hazardous waste site and protect surrounding water ways.

In light of the listing and requirement to remediate Kerosene Vale, the HCEC expect to see a marked improvement in the water quality of Sawyers Swamp Creek, which receives drainage from the Kerosene Vale ash dump.

The listing of Kerosene Vale ash dump will require NSW Treasury to re-evaluate its $2.2 billion contingent liability for the remediation of all formerly publicly-owned power station sites in NSW.

We are interested in the implications of this listing for ash dumps in Lake Macquarie and the Hunter, and will be watching closely the response of Origin, Delta and AGL to the EPA request to review their reporting requirements under the Act.”

The manufacture of lightweight construction materials from recycled coal-ash will provide jobs for coal regions and immediately begin reducing pollution from NSW biggest waste stream.
— Jo Lynch, Coordinator, HCEC
Eraring ash dump, 2020

Eraring ash dump, 2020

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Newcastle Herald, April 26 2022.

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Crabs in Lake Macquarie contaminated with 'unhealthy' levels of cadmium, ABC News, 11/04/2019

Crabs in Lake Macquarie contaminated with 'unhealthy' levels of cadmium, ABC News, 11/04/2019

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Offshore gas exploration: PEP11

The HCEC is a founding member of the Protect Our Coast Alliance, working to contest offshore gas exploration & extraction in our beautiful coastal waters and marine ecosystems