Community Environment Network
Central Coast
The Community Environment Network (CEN) is a not-for-profit community organisation and a Deductible Gift Recipient with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC). We work to improve Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) on the Central Coast.
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AIRPORT VERSUS NATURE: HELP US PROTECT PORTERS CREEK WETLAND
Central Coast Council says it is going to put in place a Biodiversity Stewardship Agreement for Porters Creek Wetland which is great – but not until after its airport masterplan

COUNCILLORS ASKED TO DEFER AIRPORT MASTERPLAN UNTIL THEY HAVE ALL THE FACTS
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has asked Central Coast Councillors to defer approval of the Airport Masterplan until they have fully protected Porters Creek Wetland and are fully informed about

OVER 2000 VISITORS, 2400 TREES PLANTED, AT LEAST 800 BIRD SPECIES SPOTTED – CELEBRATING OUR WETLANDS OVER 20 YEARS OF BREAKFAST WITH THE BIRDS
A record number of Central Coast residents and out-of-area visitors celebrated World Wetlands Day at the 20th Breakfast with the Birds on Sunday, 2 February 2025. This event is held

EPA must come clean about landfill’s impact on our water catchment
The NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) must immediately conduct testing for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) in the creeks surrounding the Mangrove Mountain Landfill and must do so regularly, according to
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