There are many issues that currently affect Western & South Western Sydney. As the urban sprawl of Sydney moves west and south west, development is a challenging issue for both local and state governments. Problems such as water supplies, air/water quality, transport, urbanisation, waste, the environment and the location of the Second Sydney Airport are of major concern. Other concerns include social issues such as health and crime. This page is designed to direct users to information and resources reflecting some of these current issues.
LINKS FOR CURRENT ISSUES
AGRICULTURE
NSW Agriculture
http://www.agric.nsw.gov.au/
BUSINESS & INDUSTRY
Western Sydney Reports [from the Australian Financial Review]
http://www.afr.com.au/reports/dates/990322/index.html
CULTURE & THE ARTS
http://www.writeaway.net/sydneyscene/west.htm
ENVIRONMENT
Current Management Issues - Hawkesbury Nepean
http://www.hncmt.nsw.gov.au/about/issues.html
WSROC State of Environment Web Site
http://people.enternet.com.au/~airwaves/wsrocsoe/index.html
State of the Environment - Penrith City Council
http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/Lib/LocalSuburbs/SE/soe97_1.htm
Environment Australia Online
http://www.environment.gov.au/
RTA Environment
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/frames/environment/n_f.htm?/frames/environment/n&/environment/n_c.htm&Environment&0
Parks & Leisure Australia
http://www.parks-leisure.com.au/nfindex.htm
This is Australia
http://www.unsw.edu.au/clients/unisearch/links/laussie.htm
Australian Geographic Place Names (Gazetteer)
http://www.erin.gov.au/database/MAN200R.html
Auslig - Facts About Australia
http://www.auslig.gov.au/facts/facts.htm
Environment Protection Authority of NSW
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/index.asp
Royal Botanic Gardens
http://www.rbgsyd.gov.au/
NSW Department of Mineral Resources
http://www.minerals.nsw.gov.au/
NSW Dept of Land & Water Conservation
http://www.dlwc.nsw.gov.au/
Australian Geological Survey Organisation
http://www.agso.gov.au/
State Forests of NSW
http://www.forest.nsw.gov.au/
Economically Viable Alternative Green
http://www.altgreen.com.au/
Hawkesbury environmental issues
http://www.slnsw.gov.au/plb/libs/hawkesbury/
Bureau of Meteorology
http://www.bom.gov.au/
Australia's National Mapping Agency
http://www.auslig.gov.au/
AIR POLLUTION
Air Quality Update
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/air/aqupd.htm
The Management of Sydney Harbour Foreshores
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/air/aqupd.htm
NSW Health
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/
Managing air locally
http://www.eidn.com.au/airassessmenttecharticle2.htm
Toxic Chemicals in Your Environment
http://tec.nccnsw.org.au/member/tec/projects/
Australian Conservation Foundation
http://www.acfonline.org.au/
Environment Australia
http://www.erin.gov.au/
NSW Environment Protection Authority. NSW EPA
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/index.asp
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
http://www.npws.nsw.gov.au/
NSW Dept of Land and Water Conservation-DLWC Home Page
http://www.dlwc.nsw.gov.au/
State Forests of NSW, Australia- Home Page
http://www.forest.nsw.gov.au/
ICMISS/ACA Development Site - natural resources
http://www.nrims.nsw.gov.au/
Western Sydney Waste Board
http://www.wswaste.nsw.gov.au/cycle.shtml
World Map (World Heritage Centre)
http://www.unesco.org/whc/
Threatened Species (World Conservation Monitoring Centre)
http://www.panda.org/resources/publications/species/threatened/main.htm
Vegetation
Bushland in Western Sydney
http://nccnsw.org.au/bushland/reference/westsydney/Contents.htmlp
Remnant Native Vegetation Survey - Penrith City Council
http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/Lib/LocalSuburbs/rbsindex.htm
Hawkesbury Landcare
http://www.slnsw.gov.au/plb/libs/hawkesbury/
Air Quality
Air Quality Update
http://www.epa.nsw.gov.au/air/aqupd.htm
Australia Water Quality Centre
http://www.awqc.com.au/
Water
Streamwatch
http://www.streamwatch.org.au/regions/
Hawkesbury-Nepean Catchment Management Trust
http://www.hncmt.nsw.gov.au/
Sydney Water, water cycle, sewage & environment issues
http://www.sydneywater.com.au/environment/index.html
Wastewater Management - Plumpton
http://www.eidn.com.au/plumpton1.htm
Hawkesbury Blue-Green algae, wetlands project etc
http://www.slnsw.gov.au/plb/libs/hawkesbury/
Australia Water Quality Centre
http://www.awqc.com.au/
Water supply resources
http://www.lgsa.org.au/water/index.htm
Waste & recyling
Western Sydney Waste Board
http://www.wswaste.nsw.gov.au/cycle.shtml
Hawkesbury Effluent reuse & recycling
http://www.slnsw.gov.au/plb/libs/hawkesbury/
GOVERNMENT
Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils Ltd
http://www.peg.apc.org/~wsroc/
Australian Local Councils
http://powerup.com.au/~apis/councils.htm
NSW Government
http://www.nsw.gov.au/
Australian Commonwealth Government
http://www.fed.gov.au/
Australian Local Government Association
http://www.alga.com.au/
Australian Electoral Commission
http://www.aec.gov.au/
NSW.net
http://www.slnsw.gov.au/NSWnet/
HERITAGE & HISTORY
NSW Heritage Office
http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/
Australian Heritage Commission
http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/
State Records NSW
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au/
National Archives of Australia
http://www.naa.gov.au/
National Trust of Australia
http://www.nationaltrust.org.au/
Royal Australian Historical Society
http://www.rahs.org.au/
Australian War Memorial
http://www.awm.gov.au/
State Library of NSW
http://www.slnsw.gov.au/
National Library of Australia
http://www.nla.gov.au/
First Fleet Home Page
http://www.gsat.edu.au/~markw/firstfleet/FirstFleetHomePage.htm
History Places in Australia
http://www.zades.com.au/ozindex/ozindex.html
Images from the National Library Image Database
http://www2.nla.gov.au/imagecoll/
Register of the National Estate Place Finder
http://www.erin.gov.au/heritage/register/
PICMAN index to Pictures and Manuscript collections, Mitchell Library
http://www.slnsw.gov.au/picman/picman.htm
Hawkesbury Historical Society
http://www.ar.com.au/~aldrich/society.html
Historical Research Using Computers (UWS-Nepean)
http://edtech.nepean.uws.edu.au/wslh/studentprojects.htm
OLYMPIC GAMES
Olympic Co-ordination Authority
http://www.oca.nsw.gov.au/
Sydney 2000 Home Page
http://www.sydney.olympic.org/
Official site of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games
http://www.olympics.com/eng/
Sports Links (State Library NSW)
http://www.slnsw.gov.au/links/sport.htm
Sydney Olympic Games 2000 Current Issues (NSW Parliament Library)
http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/gi/library/olymphot.html
Australian Sport WWW
http://www.ausport.gov.au/
Australian Sports Drug Agency
http://www.ausport.gov.au/asda/
Penrith Olympic Venues
http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/Lib/ReaderServices/Syd2000.htm
Greater Western Sydney
ABS 1996 Census of Population and Housing - Basic Community Profiles (Click
on "Outer Western Sydney (Statistical Subdivision)" for Hawkesbury
statistics)
http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310108.NSF/fa765a30ff0ef2f64a25650700277f63/2d3983d144d95c0f4a256514000eed4a?OpenDocument
Greater Western Sydney Region
http://www.business.nsw.gov.au/regional_maps_gws.html
Western Sydney Regional Information & Research Service (WESTIR)
http://www.infoxchange.net.au/westir/
Community sector network Western Sydney
http://www.infoxchange.net.au/westnet
Greater Western Sydney catchment study
http://www.nepean.uws.edu.au/community/catchment/index.html
Western News Review
http://www.nepean.uws.edu.au/community/wnr/
WSROC State of Environment Web Site
http://people.enternet.com.au/~airwaves/wsrocsoe/index.html
SOCIAL
Aboriginal
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission
http://www.atsic.gov.au
Aboriginal Australia
http://www.aboriginalaustralia.com.au/home.htm
Aboriginal Culture & History - NSW National Parks & Wildlife
http://www.npws.nsw.gov.au/culture/index.html
The Darug
http://www.nepean.uws.edu.au/community/pix/darug.html
Crime
Crime links - Current Issues (NSW Parliament Library)
http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/gi/library/crimprev.html
Independent Commission Against Corruption
http://www.icac.nsw.gov.au/
Bureau of Crime Statistics & Research
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/bocsar/about.html
Australian Institute of Criminology
http://www.aic.gov.au/
Drugs
Drug Summit, Drug policy & Heroin trials Current Issues (NSW Parliament
Library)
http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/gi/library/drugsumt.html
Australian Sports Drug Agency
http://www.ausport.gov.au/asda/
Illicit Drugs NSW Health
http://www.search.nsw.gov.au/health/health_results.asp?SEARCH_KEYS=ILLEGAL_QUICK_HEALTH_SNSW&DISPLAY=Quick+Links+%3E+Illicit+Drugs&BANNER=quick
Health
Wentworth Health Services
http://www.pnc.com.au/~wamhs/
p NSW Government
http://www.nsw.gov.au/index.html
Health Services NSW Government
http://www.search.nsw.gov.au/health.asp
Australian Hospital Directory
http://www.cundle.com.au/hosp/aushosp.html
Australian Institute of Health & Welfare
http://www.aihw.gov.au/
Health of the People of NSW
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/public-health/chorep/chorep.html
Housing
Cobbitty & the urban sprawl
http://www.sublime.com.au/SaveCobbitty/
Postcode Snapshot
http://www.apm.com.au/snapshot/snapshot.htm
Housing in Greater Western Sydney
http://www.nepean.uws.edu.au/community/catchment/index.html
Current Management Issues - Hawkesbury Nepean
http://www.hncmt.nsw.gov.au/about/issues.html
Law & order
Law Foundation of NSW
http://lawfoundation.net.au/
LawLink NSW (NSW Attorney-General's Department Online)
http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/
Legal Help-links
http://www.lawsocnsw.asn.au/legalhelp/links
LIAC-access to the Law and Legal Information in NSW
http://www.slnsw.gov.au/liac
Multiculturalism
Dept.of Immigration & Multicultural Affairs
http://www.immi.gov.au/
Social indicators in Greater Western Sydney
http://www.nepean.uws.edu.au/community/catchment/index.html
News
Australian newspapers
http://www.ipl.org/cgi-bin/reading/news.out.pl?co=Australia
Infoquick - SMH Index
http://www.slnsw.gov.au/infoquick/
Australian News Network
http://www.news.com.au/pageone/
Sydney Morning Herald
http://www.smh.com.au/
The Australian
http://www.news.com.au/
The Australian Financial Review
http://www.afr.com.au/
Work
Labor Council of NSW
http://www.labor.net.au/cgi-bin/lcnsw/wwwwais
Employment in Greater Western Sydney
http://www.nepean.uws.edu.au/community/catchment/index.html
Labour force in Western Sydney
http://www.nepean.uws.edu.au/community/facts/
STATISTICS
Australian Bureau of Statistics
http://www.statistics.gov.au/
1996 Census of Population & Housing
http://www.statistics.gov.au/websitedbs/d3310114.nsf/4a256353001af3ed4b2562bb00121564/af0931a42e92e59c4a25667b0081a2c5?OpenDocument
Catchment Study for Greater Western Sydney
http://www.nepean.uws.edu.au/community/catchment/index.html
Community profile
http://www.nepean.uws.edu.au/community/facts/
TRANSPORT
Roads & Traffic Authority
http://www.rta.nsw.gov.au/
NSW Department of Transport
http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/act2010/
Action for Transport 2010
http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/act2010/transindx.html
City Rail
http://www.cityrail.nsw.gov.au/
Roads & transport, Local Government & Shires Association
http://www.lgsa.org.au/transprt/Index.htm
Second Sydney Airport Proposal
http://www.environment.gov.au/portfolio/epg/eianet/notifications/GI1audit/GI1_audit.html
Badgery's Creek Airport - Penrith CC position
http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/PCC/noBCA.htm
Sydney's Second Airport
http://www.nepean.uws.edu.au/community/forums/2nd_syd_airport/