OEH Information Centre (Sydney CBD)

Visit the OEH Information Centre or call our Environment Line for information on a wide variety of conservation and environmental topics, including:

  • air quality
  • hazardous materials
  • legislation and environment protection licensing in NSW
  • national parks and reserves
  • noise
  • pesticides
  • threatened species
  • waste disposal
  • water
  • OEH publications.

The Information Centre can also assist with a wide range of environmental problems and pollution incidents not under the immediate jurisdiction of OEH. Fact sheets, technical guides and referral advice can be provided on these issues.

Our customers include industry representatives, consultants, students and the general public.

Reporting pollution and other incidents

The Environment Line receives reports on:

  • pollution occurring in NSW, where EPA has a direct regulatory role
  • motor vehicle pollution in NSW, including smoky vehicles, noisy exhaust and littering from vehicles. 

Publications

Many of our publications can be downloaded for free from our publications page or can be purchased through Shop NSW.

To find out if printed copies are available contact the Environment Line:

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Public information

The Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act) gives you the right to be given access to information you ask for unless there is an overriding public interest against release.

More information about obtaining information from OEH under the GIPA Act

Contact details

Phone: (02) 9995 5000

131 555 for environment information and publications requests
(local call from landlines within NSW)

1300 361 967 for national parks information and publications requests
(local call from landlines within Australia)

Fax: (02) 9995 5999

Email: info@environment.nsw.gov.au

Street address: Level 14, 59-61 Goulburn Street, Sydney
Travelling to our Goulburn Street office

Postal address: PO Box A290, Sydney South NSW 1232

Opening hours:

8:30 am-5:00 pm, Monday-Friday for general information inquiries.

24 hours a day, 7 days a week for reports of pollution incidents for which the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has regulatory responsibilities and reports relating to motor vehicles.

Page last updated: 27 February 2013