Letter from the Hon Penny Sharpe MLC - 22 July 2026(PDF, 811KB)

Letter to Chris Minns - Inquiry into Energy From Waste (EfW) Projects - 30 July 2025

Letter to Hon Paul Scully - Referral to Independent Planning Panel - 21 August 2025

Letter from the Hon Penny Sharpe MLC - 26 November 2025

Letter to Premier Chris Minns - 5 December 2025

Letter to Premier Chris Minns - Formal Rejection of the Proposed Energy from Waste Facility - 24 February 2026(PDF, 271KB)

Letter from Hon Paul Scully - RE: Formal Rejection of the Proposed Energy from Waste Facility - 5 March 2026

Letter to the Hon Penny Sharpe MLC - Parkes Shire Council's Formal Rejection of the Proposed EfW Facility at Parkes - 24 February 2026 under Ministerial Liaison(PDF, 275KB)

Letter to the Hon Tara Moriarty MLC - Request for Establishment of a Community Consultative Committee for the Regional Growth NSW Development Corporation - 22 April 2026(PDF, 209KB)

Letter from the Hon Tara Moriarty MLC - Request for Establishment of a Community Consultative Committee for the Regional Growth NSW Development Corporation - 15 June 2026(PDF, 378KB)

Letter to Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure - Parkes Energy Recovery Project - 09 April 2025

Letter to Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure - Parkes Energy Recovery Project - 22 April 2025

Letter from Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure - Parkes Energy Recovery Project - 22 May 2025

Letter to Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure - Parkes Energy Recovery Project - 30 July 2025

Letter to Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure - Parkes Shire Council's Formal Rejection of the Proposed EfW Facility at Parkes - 24 February 2026 under Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure(PDF, 275KB)

Letter to NSW EPA - Parkes Energy Recovery Project - 04 April 2025

Letter from NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) - Parkes Energy Recovery Project - 2 May 2025

Letter to NSW EPA - Draft NSW Waste and Circular Infrastructure Plan - 25 June 2025

Letter to NSW EPA - Urgent Request for Establishment of an Air Quality Monitoring Network in Parkes - 30 March 2026(PDF, 337KB)

Mayoral Letter to Enquiry Members - 14 April 2026(PDF, 298KB)

Mayoral Letter EFW Parliamentary Inquiry Letter to Chair - 22 October 2025

Submission EFW Parliamentary Inquiry - 21 October 2025

Mayoral Letter EFW Parliamentary Inquiry Environment Minister The Hon Penny Sharpe MLC - 22 October 2025

Mayoral Letter EFW Parliamentary Inquiry Planning Minister The Hon Paul Scully MP - 22 October 2025

Letter to Hon Nichole Overall MLC - Select Committee on Proporsed Energy from Waste Facilities - Parkes Shire Council's Formal Rejection of the Proposed EfW Facility at Parkes - 24 February 2026(PDF, 275KB)

The SEARs (Planning Secretary's Environmental Assessment Requirements) , and all other project information, can be found at the project page on the Department’s Major Projects Portal.

The $4.2 billion Snowy Hydro Legacy Fund was established following the sale of the State’s share in the Snowy Hydro Scheme to the Australian Government.

The fund will deliver new and existing projects as outlined below. The NSW Government will consult with the community and stakeholders as these projects develop.

Snowy Hydro Legacy Fund | NSW Government

Special Activation Precincts are funded by the Snowy Hydro Legacy Fund, with joint planning, coordination and delivery by the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, the Department Planning, Housing and Infrastructure, and the Regional Growth NSW Development Corporation.

The recycling precinct and EfW facility was identified as a potential inclusion in the SAP the resultant structure plan was then prepared and published in 2019 - Parkes Special Activation Precinct Structure Plan.

This site includes exhibited plan, technical studies undertaken and submissions received during the consultation period. 

Parkes Special Activation Precinct Master Plan | NSW Planning Portal

Technical Studies listed by the NSW Planning Portal include:

• Air Quality and Odour Assessment
• Biodiversity Assessment Stage 1
• Bushfire Constraints and Opportunities Assessment
• Community and Social Infrastructure Needs Assessment
• Economic Analysis Report
• Environmental, Heritage and Sustainability Assessment Summary Report
• Environmentally Sustainable Development Plan
• Flood and Water Quality Management Study
• Geology, Soil and Contamination Preliminary Site Investigation
• Groundwater Desktop Study
• Infrastructure and Transport Plan
• Noise and Vibration Assessment
• Parkes Special Activation Precinct Structure Plan
• Parkes Biodiversity - Additional Survey Results (October 2022)

Information on the Parkes special activation precincts from the NSW government.

Parkes Special Activation Precinct | NSW Government

Chief scientist report on the establishment of working group to undertake a review of Energy from Waste (EFW) in NSW, to ensure proposals adopt international best practice standards and controls to protect human health and the environment.

Energy from Waste | Chief Scientist

Special Activation Precincts: to create jobs, attract businesses and investors, support local industries and fuel economic development across regional NSW. Precincts are located in Parkes, Wagga Wagga, Moree and the Snowy Mountains. 

Regional business and economy resource library | NSW Government