City of Botany Bay State of Environmrnt Report 2000 - This report from the City of Botany Bay Council covers the entire Botany Bay local government area for the period July 1999 to June 2000. It addresses the eight environmental sectors of land, air, water, biodiversity, waste, noise and Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal heritage State of the Bay - Botany Bay 1998 - This report has been prepared by a team of environmental scientists working for the Bay Councils of City of Botany Bay, Hurstville, Randwick, Rockdale and the Sutherland Shire. It documents the decline of Botany Bay over the past four decades Orica - Waste Management Plant - Orica is proposing to build a waste processing plant at its Botany site to destroy hexachlorobenzene (HCB) waste currently stored on-site. The official website provide links to the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 2001, which assessed potential environmental and human health impacts associated with the proposal, and addressed issues raised by government and regulatory agencies. You can also find links to Commission of Inquiry and public submissions 2002 Sydney Airport - A Guide to Information resources about Sydney Airport; Second Sydney Airport Proposal and associated aviation resources Botany Bay National Park - Botany Bay National Park has a unique combination of natural and cultural heritage features. It's the site of first contact between Aboriginal people and the crew of James Cook's Endeavour in 1770. The National Parks & Wildlife Service website also include Plans of Management and information about the Natural Environment. Botany Bay - Recreational Fishing Area - The NSW Fisheries web site has information on a range of environmental and conservation issues relating to Botany Bay, including recreational vs commercial fishing and introduced marine pests amongst others. Turning the Tide - Turning the Tide is a draft discussion paper on management challenges and options for the Botany Bay Catchment by Jim Colman, July 2001. It was prepared for the Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) Proposed Port Botany Expansion Project - The State Government's proposal of the $260 million, 70 hectare expansion of Port Botany project - "Port Expansion for Sustainable Future" Urban Bushland & Wetland - Botany LGA - Information provided by Urban Bushland Program - Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales, Australia

Sydney & NSW

State of the Environment 2001-2002- City of Sydney - This web site was created by the City of Sydney and contains links to information about environmental programs and organisations dealing with the problems of water, energy, transport, waste, pollution and other issues relating to the environment Water Conservation and Recycling - Sydney Water website Water Wise Resources - provides links to relevant resources Urban Bushland Under Threat - Urban Bushland Under Threat was published in 1996 under a funding grant from the Department of Urban Affairs and Planning, Lane Cove River CMC, Middle Harbour CMC, and Hawkesbury-Nepean CMT. This report is from the Nature Conservation Council web site. It provides an overview of Sydney's bushland and makes recommendations for the protection, conservation, and better management of public and privately owned urban bushland both in Sydney and in the rest of the State. Resource NSW - Resource NSW has replaced the NSW Waste Boards. Their goal is to "develop and implement a comprehensive waste strategy for the whole of New South Wales". Of particular interest are the Resource NSW Programs NSW Environment Protection Authority - The Waste section of the NSW EPA site has lots of information about the environmental impact of waste and recycling. NSW Heritage Office - The web site of this state government department provides information about conserving our heritage. It includes the Heritage Inventory, a searchable database of heritage listings in New South Wales Community Access to Natural Resources Information (CANRI) - Community Access to Natural Resources Information (CANRI) brings together key environmental information from NSW Government agencies and other organisations. highly recommended for the content which includes natural resources & environment, land, air, water, vegetation, flora & fauna, minerals & energy, etc. National Parks & Wildlife Services - The official web site of the NPWS contains a great deal of information about conservation, history, Aboriginal heritage and plants and animals (including the NSW Wildlife Atlas) in the National Parks of NSW. The exploring your parks link enables you to view this information for individual parks and recreation areas and provides access to document including the role of NPWS in managing bushfire. Australia in drought - ABC Rural Online - Drought Coverage 2002. Other news and discussion on drought can be found from ABC Radio (NSW) Living with Drought - published by the Bureau of Meteorology Nature Conservation Council of NSW - Find links to around 120 conservation and environment groups in New South Wales, Australia. The Nature Conservation Council Web Link Index contains links to online resources dealing with many environmental issues. National Pollutant Inventory - The National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) is an internet database designed to provide the community, industry and government with information on the types and amounts of certain substances being emitted to the environment.

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Last update 15 November 2003