Funding boost to tackle illegal dumping in Angus

The NSW Government is investing in cleaner, safer communities in Western Sydney, securing $200,000 in funding to tackle illegal dumping hotspots in Angus, part of the Blacktown LGA.

The Planning Ministerial Corporation, part of the Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, will partner with Blacktown City Council and the Western Sydney Regional Illegal Dumping (RID) Squad on the “Keep Angus clean. Waste belongs in the bin, not in the bush” project.

The project aims to protect the area’s bushland, streets and shared spaces from illegal dumping, particularly of bulky household items, construction materials and green waste.

Illegal dumping in Angus has damaged the environment, detracted from local amenity and costs thousands of dollars each year to clean up.

The ‘Keep Angus clean’ initiative will focus on local hotspots, combining both strategic interventions with practical, community-led actions to reduce and prevent dumping.

This includes targeted clean-ups, installing barriers to restrict access to vulnerable areas, strengthening surveillance, educating the community about how to legally dispose of waste, and encouraging residents to report illegal dumping.

Over the next 12 months, the project will deliver visible improvements across Angus, making many Planning Ministerial Corporation-owned bushland sites, and adjoining public spaces, cleaner, safer and more welcoming for everyone.

The project is funded through the NSW Government’s Illegal Dumping Prevention Program, delivered by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), which supports projects that reduce the impact of illegal dumping on communities, bushland and public spaces across NSW.

For further information on illegal dumping visit the EPA website: Illegal Dumping Prevention.

Blacktown City Council residents can download the B informed waste and recycling app to find more information on waste removal and recycling.

Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure Deputy Secretary of Property, Workplace and Development Leon Walker said:

“Residents in Angus deserve clean and safe public spaces and well-maintained and protected bushland which they should be able to enjoy without the blight of dumped rubbish.

“This project will directly target known dumping hotspots and deliver real improvements to the natural environment that the community will notice.

“By partnering with Blacktown City Council and the Western Sydney RID Squad we are taking a collaborative and strategic approach to protect public land, waterways and communities.”

Mayor of Blacktown City, Councillor Brad Bunting said:

“Illegal dumping is not just ugly, it damages local bushland, spoils public spaces and leaves residents to deal with someone else’s mess.

“It costs the community money, harms the environment and leaves Council and local residents to clean up after people who do the wrong thing.

“Council is pleased to work with the NSW Government and the Western Sydney RID Squad on practical action to target problem areas in Angus and keep local streets, bushland and shared spaces cleaner, safer and better cared for.”