The New South Wales Government is seeking feedback from councils regarding a set of reviews into the state waste levy and a survey of the workforce of local water utilities (LWU).
As part of the transition to a circular economy, the New South Wales Government is reviewing the waste levy and is proposing to mandate food organics and garden organics recycling.
Two papers have been released to seek feedback from stakeholders and the community.
The Review of NSW Waste Levy: Issues Paper and the Food and Garden Organics Mandates Proposal Paper are now available on the New South Wales Environmental Protection Authority’s Have Your Say website.
The Local Government Association of New South Wales (LGNSW) has encouraged councils to provide feedback via the survey or a written submission via email. Public consultation is open until 15 July 2024.
To gather a detailed understanding of the water industry’s workforce and to support future resourcing, the State Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is undertaking a survey on staffing at LWUs.
This survey is supported by LGNSW, which has encouraged LWUs to participate.
The department is seeking data from LWUs, such as staffing numbers, vacancies, employee demographics and training requirements.
Data collected will be used to support strategies for workforce development within LWUs, specifically relating to operational roles. Individual LWUs will not be identified in the reporting and the information provided will be treated as confidential by the department.
The survey is open until 22 July 2024.
Due to the survey’s detailed nature, LWUs are being directly contacted by the survey team, who will provide support in the form of one-on-one meetings, drop-in sessions, and a webinar.
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