More than 200 million tonnes of coal ash waste dumped in unlined sites across NSW

Matthew Kelly
Updated April 15 2021 - 12:00am, first published September 1 2020 - 12:39pm
Wasteland: A Coal Ash dump on the shores of Lake Macquarie. It is estimated more than 200 million tonnes of coal ash waste is currently stored in unlined sites across the state, much of it in the Hunter and Lake Macquarie.
Wasteland: A Coal Ash dump on the shores of Lake Macquarie. It is estimated more than 200 million tonnes of coal ash waste is currently stored in unlined sites across the state, much of it in the Hunter and Lake Macquarie.

More than 200 million tonnes of coal ash waste is currently dumped in unlined sites across the state, with more than half of the material stored in the Hunter and Central Coast, a parliamentary inquiry has heard.

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Matthew Kelly

Matthew Kelly

Journalist

Matthew Kelly has worked as a journalist for more than 25 years. He has been working as a general reporter at the Newcastle Herald since 2018. In recent years he has reported on subjects including environment, energy, water security, manufacturing and higher education. He has previously covered issues including the health and environmental impacts of uncovered coal wagons in the Hunter Valley, the pollution of legacy of former industrial sites and freedom of information issues.

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