JULIA ZEMIRO & SAM WOOD
A COMMUNITY UPDATE
WITHOUT THE RIGHT LEGAL REPRESENTATION THIS PLASTICS PLANT WILL LIKELY GO AHEAD
DONATE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN $5,000 WORTH OF ESTABLISHED TREES AND PLANTS
For every $50 or more you donate , you’ll receive one entry into the draw to win $5,000 worth of established trees and plants, generously donated by Winter Hill Tree Farm.
This is our final push. The court hearing begins on 19 October, and we need to raise the last $30,000 to fund our community’s legal fight against RePoly.
Winter Hill Tree Farm Prize Lottery – Terms and Conditions
1. The draw is conducted by Reject RePoly Incorporated on behalf of Southern Highlands Matters Incorporated to raise funds for the legal case against RePoly Pty Ltd in the Land and Environment Court.
2. Entries open at 9:00 am AEST on Monday 28 September 2026. Each donation of $50 or more received during the promotion period earns one entry into the Lottery draw. Multiple qualifying donations earn one entry each.
3. The prize is $5,000 worth of established trees or plants, kindly donated by Winter Hill Tree Farm. The prize is not redeemable for cash. The winner will be contacted about details of how to claim their prize.
4. Entries close at 11:59 pm AEDT on Sunday 18 October 2026. Donations received after this time will not be entered.
5. One winner will be selected at random at 10 am AEDT on Monday 19 October 2026. Reject RePoly Inc will contact the winner using the details provided with their donation.
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The community has already spoken.
The Independent Planning Commission rejected RePoly. Now RePoly is appealing that decision in the Land and Environment Court this October. This is our last chance.
We, as a community have already funded much of the legal fight, but to present the strongest possible case we urgently need to raise a further $30,000. Without these funds, we'll face difficult decisions about how many expert witnesses we can engage and the level of senior legal representation we can afford in court.
We are not opposed to innovation or recycling.
We are focused on protecting the community, public health and the environment, and ensuring decisions are based on common sense.
We support recycling. But we do not support untested, high-risk industrial processes being placed beside schools, daycares, homes, rural communities or productive agricultural land.
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WHAT IS THE REPOLY PROPOSAL?
RePoly is a large plastics reprocessing plant previously known as Plasrefine. The proposal was rejected by the Independent Planning Commission (IPC) in January 2025 after years of community opposition.
The proponent has now lodged a Class 1 Merit Appeal in the NSW Land and Environment Court. They are seeking to overturn the IPC’s refusal of their State Significant Development application to build one of Australia’s largest plastics recycling facilities in Moss Vale.
WHERE IS THE FACILITY PROPOSED?
The proposed site is located close to:
– homes and family properties
– productive farmland
– vineyards and gardens
– local schools and children’s services
– waterways and wildlife habitat
– Australia’s leading cancer research facility
THIS IS THE WRONG FACILITY IN THE WRONG LOCATION
We are not opposed to innovation or recycling. Our focus is on protecting the community, public health, the environment, and ensuring planning decisions are based on common sense. We support recycling, but not hazardous industrial activity placed beside rural communities and agricultural land.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
The fight now moves to the Land and Environment Court. This is a different process, with limited opportunities for community participation and significant legal costs.
Join us to learn how you can help support the community’s efforts to Reject RePoly.
WE MUST PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT, OUR ECONOMY AND OUR COMMUNITY IDENTITY.
WHY THIS MATTERS: RISKS TO HEALTH, WATER & RESEARCH
If approved, RePoly would become Australia’s largest plastics recycling and remanufacturing facility. It would operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week, within the Sydney Water Catchment - a system that supplies drinking water to more than five million people.
The proposed site sits directly on riparian waterways that flow into the Wingecarribee River and Warragamba Dam. It is also located in a high-risk bushfire zone and there is no local hazardous-materials response capability.
Research into microplastic and nanoplastic contamination is rapidly expanding. Early findings — including the presence of degrading plastics in breast milk and human brain tissue - have already raised significant concerns. Industrial processes that generate micro - and nanoplastics present additional, unavoidable risks.
