A decade of community campaigning has finally paid off with Lake Macquarie to get a new air quality monitoring station.
Environment Minister, Matt Kean has announced the state government will fund the independently-operated monitoring station.
Coal dust emissions are currently monitored by 20 industry monitors and it's hoped the independent facility operated by the Environment Protection Authority will provide further information to the community about air pollution.
Lake Macquarie MP, Greg Piper hopes the facility will be established near Morisset before the end of the year.
