Help Fund the Fight!

RePoly (formerly Plasrefine) is appealing the NSW Independent Planning Commission’s (IPC) decision to reject their massive plastic processing factory in Moss Vale — a proposal that the IPC already deemed unacceptable.

Southern Highlands Matters, represented by Samatha Wood is stepping up as a legal respondent in the NSW Land and Environment Court – defending the IPC’s decision with expert evidence and Southern Highlands community support. But legal action is expensive.  $180,000 is urgently needed to fund senior legal counsel, expert witnesses, and coordination of the full legal process — including barristers, expert witnesses and strategic coordination through the final hearing.

They may have changed their name, but what RePoly represent remains the same! If approved, this would be one of the largest facilities of its kind in Australia. It’s located dangerously close to residential areas, schools, the Garvan Institute of Medical Research and Sydney’s drinking water catchment. If RePoly wins, it could set a precedent for future plastic infrastructure right across NSW and forever change the Southern Highlands. Top-tier legal representation has been secured, are tracking court developments are being tracked, evidence is being prepared and experts coordinated — but it cannot be done without urgent community backing.

Lawyers appeared in court on Tuesday 29 July 2025.

The first directions hearing is scheduled for Thursday 7 August 2025.

The Section 34 conciliation will follow.

And the final outcome will shape our Southern Highlands region’s future.

This isn’t just about Moss Vale. It’s about what kind of industries we allow near our homes, schools and water. Help us show that community voices cannot be ignored.

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