By Charlie Pierce, Research Director, CommunityEnvironment Monitoring Background Transport for NSW (TfNSW) are required to monitorgroundwater, leachate and methane at the St PetersInterchange Landfill to comply with an EnvironmentProtection Licence (4627) issued by NSW EnvironmentProtection Authority (EPA). The exchange was built on the site of an old landfill that was closed in 2014 to make… Continue reading Monitoring Errors at St Peters Interchange – March 2025 Review
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Why nonsensical pollution monitoring by NSW government should concern us all
This comment by CEM Chairperson Chris Nash is about our latest St Peters Interchange report prepared by CEM research coordinator Charlie Pierce, a scientist with four decades experience in the United States and Australia in the monitoring and analysis of pollution in water, waste and landfill sites. His current report confirms the analysis and evaluation… Continue reading Why nonsensical pollution monitoring by NSW government should concern us all
Submission to Rozelle Interchange Parliamentary Inquiry
Since it opened in December 2023, the Rozelle Interchange in Sydney’s Inner West has been constantly in the news due to asbestos being found in recreational parkland and other areas around the Interchange and the traffic chaos that followed the opening of the Interchange. Asbestos is banned in Australia. On 7 February 2024, the NSW… Continue reading Submission to Rozelle Interchange Parliamentary Inquiry
Report: St Peters Interchange
February 13 Today, Community Environment Monitoring publishes its report on pollution and environmental regulation of the WestConnex’s St Peters Interchange. The NSW government promised two parks at the St Peters Interchange. One was supposed to open in 2020, the other in 2023. So far no open space of any kind has been delivered to compensate… Continue reading Report: St Peters Interchange
Leachate Monitoring at Westconnex St Peters Interchange -Update 2
Introduction Community Environmental Monitoring have been evaluating the monitoring test results from the Alexandria Landfill which is licensed by the EPA as the St Peters Interchange since theWestconnex construction project started. A few months ago the groundwater monitoring results were the focus of that assessment (See previous report). This evaluation focuses on the reported leachate… Continue reading Leachate Monitoring at Westconnex St Peters Interchange -Update 2
Finally, Malouf throws in the towel on his Waste to Energy incinerator in Western Sydney
TNG Pty Ltd’s challenge to the validity of the NSW Waste to Energy regulation that ruled out waste to energy in the Greater Sydney Basin has failed. With the validity proceedings over, the focus shifted back to Malouf’s appeal to NSW Land and Environment Court against the Independent Planning Commission’s refusal to approve his incinerator… Continue reading Finally, Malouf throws in the towel on his Waste to Energy incinerator in Western Sydney
NSW Court of Appeal upholds validity of Waste to Energy regulation -but Malouf still not down and out.
The NSW Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal by Ian Malouf’s The Next Generation (TNG) Pty Ltd against the NSW Land and Environment Court’s finding that the NSW Energy to Waste regulation is valid. Background The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) refused TNG’s application to build a Waste to Energy Incinerator at Eastern Creek in 2018.… Continue reading NSW Court of Appeal upholds validity of Waste to Energy regulation -but Malouf still not down and out.
NSW Court of Appeal reserves decision on validity of Waste to Energy regulations
Ian Malouf’s The Next Generation (TNG) appealed against the decision by the NSW Land and Environment Court that the NSW Thermal Waste to Energy regulation is valid. You can read earlier reports on the case here and here. The NSW Court of Appeal heard the appeal on March 6, 2023 and reserved its decision on… Continue reading NSW Court of Appeal reserves decision on validity of Waste to Energy regulations