Sydney Morning Herald, 22 Nov 2020
In August 2024 WaterNSW shut down Medlow Dam after high levels of PFAS forever chemicals were found. That was after reporting by The Sydney Morning Herald in June, which showed alarmingly high levels of PFAS forever chemicals waterways feeding into the Blue Mountains water supply, including Medlow Dam.
Greens MP Cate Faehrmann has sent an urgent letter to the Premier calling on him to follow the lead of the Tasmanian and Victorian Governments who have just announced free public transport as a way to help alleviate rising fuel costs and fuel shortages.
In April 2023 the Independent Planning Commission [IPC] approved an open-cut lead, zinc and silver mine in one of the State's premier food and wine regions. On 16 August 2024, the Court of Appeal overturned that decision. Documents released through the Freedom of Information Act reveal a sustained, coordinated effort...
That this House notes: (a)with sadness the passing of proud Widjabul Wia-bal woman Aunty Rhoda Roberts, AO, who passed away peacefully on Country on Saturday 21 March 2026 at 66 years old, after a seven-month fight with a rare type of ovarian cancer;