EPA, council dodge responsibility after significant Sydney oil spill
On June 4 diesel fuel spilled into Alexandra Canal in Sydney’s inner west, leaving dozens of waterbirds coated in oil and triggering a weeks-long wildlife rescue operation. Questions remain about how quickly the pollution response began, who is responsible for enforcement action, and whether those to blame will actually face prosecution.
The controversial plan for a Cooks River data centre
A redevelopment proposal for the Kogarah Golf Course threatens to build a data centre on the banks of the Cooks River, across from Sydney Airport and near Botany Bay. Residents of Bayside Council, Wolli Creek and suburbs up and down the river express concern at the environmental impacts and lack of community consultation.