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INDEPENDENT LOCAL NEWS • COASTCOMMUNITYNEWS.COM.AU
ISSUE 406
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More controversy over Dogs in Open Spaces plan
Time to get ready for fire and storm season See page 8
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Davistown residents don’t want the Pippi Point off-leash area cut down
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thank them for their patience as we worked through the investigation.” The EPA alleges the incident is a breach of Delta’s environment protection license and an offence against section 64 of the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 (POEO Act) which carries penalties of up to $1M. Greens NSW MP and spokesperson for Energy and Hunter, Newcastle and Central Coast, Abigail Boyd, said the announcement was “hugely significant” for the people of the Central Coast. “(It seemingly confirms) the suspicions of most of us that the owners of Vales Point Power Station have been acting without social conscience for years,” she said.
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