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Environmental and social justice.

Our mission is:

  • To maintain a community environment information, resource and advocacy centre.

  • To educate and inform the community about biodiversity and the need to protect it. To provide and promote the dissemination of information and views regarding environmental matters.

 
  • To promote and assist cooperation, sharing of resources and coordination of activities amongst environment and community groups.

  • To protect and conserve ecological processes, genetic diversity and the natural environment.

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Out of the Ashes: Water pollution and Lake Macquarie's ageing coal-fired power stations

In March 2019 the silence on coal-ash pollution was finally broken when the ABC broadcast an exclusive report based on the findings of Hunter Community Environment Centre’s research on heavy metal contamination in Lake Macquarie. Find out more about our coal ash campaign.

 
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Power & Pollution Summit

We invite you to join this summit to learn what communities affected by coal fired power stations need to do for people, the environment and regional economies to prosper as our energy sector diversifies.

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“I see the HCEC as playing an important role in our community by providing environmental movements across the region with the necessary research and resources for an effective movement.”

— Tom Patterson, Volunteer

Volunteer with us

Want to join us? We are a volunteer-based environment centre, so your time and contribution would be valued. Find out about volunteer opportunities here.

 

Community events & actions

Find out about a wide variety of events and opportunities hosted by our environment centre, as well as those organised and run by the grassroots environmental movement in the Hunter.

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