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Our Environmental Justice news provides insights into the intersection of social inequality and environmental issues at a local level on the Central Coast, and on a wider level too.

From the impact of pollution on marginalised communities to the efforts being made to promote environmental justice, explore our articles below to learn more about the movement towards a more just and sustainable future.

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NSW EPA says it is helping turn the tide on plastic pollution in world’s oceans

Jacquelene 6 June 2025

This World Environment Day, as nations across the globe commit to ending plastic pollution, the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) says it is proud to be at the forefront, delivering bold action and real solutions to tackle plastic waste in our state. Tackling plastic pollution and transforming how we manage […]

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University expands platypus program with funding help

Jacquelene 6 June 2025

UNSW Sydney’s Platypus Conservation Initiative has expanded its landmark program to restore species in the wild. Two years after the historic return of platypuses to Royal National Park, researchers from UNSW Sydney have launched the second phase of this landmark conservation program, with the introduction of three more platypuses to […]

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Victoria celebrates 50 years of National Parks Act but parks are ‘starved of funding’

Jacquelene 6 June 2025

Members of the newly formed Victorian Protected Areas Council (VPAC) have gathered at Grampians (Gariwerd) National Park to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Victorian National Parks Act. Over 30 former rangers, park managers and friends gathered in Halls Gap for a weekend of activities and celebration of Victoria’s protected areas. […]

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Victorian groups call for protection of natural gem

Jacquelene 5 June 2025

Community groups and conservationists have welcomed recognition of the Western Port Woodlands in the Victorian Government’s long-awaited land use blueprint for the Bass Coast, becoming just the fourth area in Victoria to go through the process. While the blueprint acknowledges the national ecological significance of the Western Port Woodlands, it […]

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Drones successfully detecting ghost nets off NT

Jacquelene 5 June 2025

Drones and Artificial Intelligence are uncovering ghost nets from 50 centimetres to larger than five metres along the coastline of the Gulf of Carpentaria, proving the success of a program aimed at maintaining the pristine environment of this region. The project, led by Charles Darwin University’s (CDU) North Australia Centre […]

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New alliance powering a greener future

Jacquelene 5 June 2025

EcoPHA, in partnership with award-winning Australian design company Terra Sol, is connecting biofuel and bioplastics in a unique circular model using pongamia trees, a native species now being embraced by major industry players including Rio Tinto. As global industry races to decarbonise, an unlikely hero is emerging from the Australian landscape: […]

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A step towards better battery recycling

Jacquelene 5 June 2025

A battery stewardship scheme aimed to increase battery collection and recycling in Australia has received interim and conditional authorisation by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The ACCC has granted interim authorisation until 26 September 2025 to allow the Battery Stewardship Scheme to continue with a limited levy and […]

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EPA investigates bee poisoning

Jacquelene 18 April 2025

The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is investigating potential pesticide misuse in Corowa after samples taken from local hives and deceased bees tested positive to pesticides. On 12 March 2025, local beekeepers alerted the EPA to an unusually high number of dead bees across at least three different hive locations. […]

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Working with nature: how economies can grow with the environment

Jacquelene 18 April 2025

Economic growth doesn’t have to come at a cost to the environment, and the ways in which this is possible will be on display at a global conference being held in Australia for the first time. This year the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) is holding its 11th global conference in Darwin and […]

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SAVING OUR WETLANDS PART 4: HAPPY ENDINGS CAN HAPPEN

Jacquelene 3 April 2025

Some communities, and politicians, have had the foresight to save and protect wetlands – the Central Coast Wetland on the site of the former Pioneer Dairy, south of the Wyong River, is one such fairy tale come true. By Jacquelene Pearson The Central Coast Wetland, on the site of the […]

Peak First Nations arts organisation to transition executive team

Information rights project seeks funds

Note to vegans – protein from cauliflower leaves could be your next dish

OUR KIDS CAN’T AFFORD MORE COAL – PARENTS TELL MINNS GOVERNMENT

Bowen urged to lead with ambition to accelerate fossil fuel phase out as energy crisis bites

Time for a woman to take UN top job

Growing strong through the riches of recovery

Webinar coming up on non-urban water metering rules

Inquiry may provide justice for the maligned dingo

Social outcomes partnerships used to solve UK’s most ‘wicked problems’

Questions remain over IPC coal expansion consent

Greenpeace calls on Australian government to uphold international law and ensure safe passage of peaceful Gaza flotilla

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