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Drinking Water Treatment

Colin Storey spoke to the society at our May meeting on Drinking water treatment.

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The curse of King-Coal on Sydney Basin Waters

Dr Ian Wright talk on the impact of mining in Sydney’s water catchment areas, including water pollution from coal mine wastewater discharges, subsidence and water pollution, coal ash and water pollution, and fly-ash, concrete and water contamination.

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Turtle Rescue

Turtle Rescue – Saving animals from urbanisation

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Svalbard & surrounds

Geoff Innes dazzled us with the beauty and diversity of of the European Arctic

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From where the Cicada Calls

“The Great Cicada Blitz” and annual surveys in the Cumberland Plain Woodland.

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Harry Burkitt – Give a Dam

Harry Burkitt, from community group ‘Give a Dam’ discussed the NSW Government’s controversial plan to raise the height of the Warragamba dam. This is likely to have a significant impacts on threatened species in the Blue Mountains as well as potentially put the Blue Mountains in danger of losing its UNESCO status.

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Long Wall Mining in Sydney Water Catchment

On 27 April 2020  Aquatic Ecology Specialist Catherine Cunningham from Sydney Water shared her knowledge of long wall mining within Sydney’s water catchment areas and the potential impact on drinking water supply infrastructure. This is very timely as the NSW Government has recently approved the extension of coal mining under the Woronora reservoir. Please note: […]