Organisation Restructured but Programs Continue
In September 2003, Environment minister Bob Debus announced that a number of separate agencies within the NSW environment portfolio were being consolidated to create a new Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC). The new department incorporates the staff of the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), National Parks and Wildlife Service, Resource NSW and Botanic Gardens Trust. The DEC also has strong links to the Sydney Catchment Authority (SCA), which remains a separate organisation. The department is headed up by Ms Lisa Corbyn who was the Director-General of the EPA.
Clean Out & Drop Off Your Household Chemical Clutter
Resource NSW is working with your local council to provide drop off centres for old or leftover chemicals around the home.
Weekend drop off centres have been organised throughout the Sydney, Hunter and Illawarra regions.
Click here for a list of materials that will be accepted, drop off dates and venues, and information on how to safely transport chemicals.
NOTE: New dates have now been added up to February 2006
Privacy Protection at Department of Environment and Conservation
DEC, which incorporates
Resource NSW, must comply with the Privacy and Personal Information Protection
Act 1998 (NSW), which regulates the collection, storage, quality, use and
disclosure of personal information. For more information on DEC's commitment
to privacy and security, please refer to the privacy
page on the DEC website
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