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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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

Celebrate World Wetlands Day at Breakfast with the Birds
The Community Environment Network and Waterwatch NSW invite you to Breakfast with the Birds to celebrate World Wetlands Day on Sunday, 2 February, at the Central Coast Wetlands. “2025 is

NSW GOVERNMENT MUST PUT NATURE FIRST IN STRATEGIC CONSERVATION PLAN
The Community Environment Network (CEN) has put the NSW Government on notice that it must adopt a ‘nature first’ approach to developing a Strategic Conservation Plan for any areas of
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