A large amount of rubbish was left in the Etoo State Forest, near the village of Pilliga.
Stephen Budgen from the Environment Protection Authority said the incident was captured on camera, as part of a crackdown by the EPA, state Forestry Corporation and Narrabri Shire Council.
“Coordination between agencies means our state forests are very well monitored and protected,” Mr Budgen said.
“Keeping our forests clean is a priority and anyone considering dumping waste illegally is at significant risk of getting caught.”
The man was fined $4,000 for dumping the waste, which included a mattress, a sofa frame and a large barrel of household waste.
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Massive cracks in the Yallourn coal mine caused by recent flooding have left a multimillion-dollar damage bill as the owner grapples with long-term repair works needed to avert further disruption to the state’s power supply.
Major flooding at Yallourn has drawn comparisons with the nearby former Hazelwood coal mine and power station, where a massive fire in 2014 precipitated the facility’s abrupt closure less than three years later.
Damage to the mine, which was evacuated after recent wild weather, prompted the state government to declare an energy emergency last month.
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Power giant EnergyAustralia confirmed it expects repairs to run to tens of millions of dollars at the Yallourn coal mine. The company is working on short-term measures to seal the cracks that are visible as it seeks a permanent solution to repair the damage.
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KUWAIT CITY, July 1: Minister of Municipality and Minister of State for Housing and Urban Development Shaya Al-Shaya during a meeting with the Director-General of Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and Chairman of the Board of Directors Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sabah and member of the Municipal Council and Chairperson of the Environment Committee Maha Al-Baghli and representatives of the Ministry of Commerce and Kuwait Municipality discussed the integrated system to deal with the current situation of waste of all kinds in the country and to find the best solutions.
Minister Al-Shaya presiding over the meeting
Al-Shaya then toured the Environmental Data Department, where he was briefed on the Environmental Control Information System concerned with providing information and data. During the tour the minister said he is proud of the efforts and services provided by the authority to protect the environment.
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The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has ruled out pesticide as causing the recent deaths of beach worms at beaches on the NSW Mid North Coast.
Commercial fisherman reported dead beach worms on Yagon Beach, near Seal Rocks, on 3 June 2021.
Laboratory testing of beach worms, pipis, sea water and sand from this location has found no evidence of pesticide or algal toxins.
The Department of Primary Industries laboratory has also ruled out disease as a cause of the deaths.
The EPA was informed that National Parks and Wildlife Service had sprayed bitou bush at Yagon Beach with pesticides in May and June, however a review of tidal conditions, groundwater and beach recession has led the EPA to conclude that the beach worm mortality was caused by natural events.