August 5, 2026 — 6:20pm

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A former associate of the Rebels bikie gang has been found guilty of secretly dumping 73,000 tonnes of asbestos waste in Sydney’s north-west after one of the biggest pollution stings in the history of the NSW Environment Protection Authority.

Andrew Hughes and his company Ant Civil Pty Ltd are facing penalties of up to $4.2 million for creating a massive unlicensed waste dump at Wheeny Creek in the Hawkesbury region.

The Herald had previously revealed that thousands of truckloads of construction waste were taken to…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU