Environmental Management
Our journey to creating a more sustainable future.
We are committed to effectively managing our environmental performance and recognise that we are responsible for helping our local communities and supply chains to deliver value through effective management of environmental risks.
We do these through measures such as managing air quality, avoiding or offsetting impacts on native biodiversity, minimising noise, waste to landfill and water use through our operations. We also actively work with customers and supply chain partners to bring innovation and technical insights into intiiatives like coal dust management.
In 2020, we also published our first Climate Strategy and Action Plan (CSAP). The strategy builds on our existing work in reducing our carbon footprint, as detailed in our Sustainability Report each year since 2014.
Aurizon has a Safety, Health and Environment Commitment and an established environmental management system aligned with the principles of ISO14001.
We recognise that we all have a responsibility to act on climate change – government, business, and the general community – so we can achieve an effective transition to a low-carbon future. As Australia’s largest integrated rail freight business, we can have a significant and positive influence on the decarbonisation of Australian rail freight supply chains.
Watch the short animation to get an insight into the progress we have made to date and how we are determined to do even more, as we continue striving to net-zero operational emissions by 2050.
Hexham Train Support Facility Depot Relocation
The Hexham Train Support Facility (TSF) is located at Maitland Road, Hexham, NSW on approximately 38 hectares of zoned industrial land. State Significant Infrastructure (SSI) Approval MP07_0171 was issued for the project on the 10 October 2013. Construction of the TSF was finalised in 2016 with full operation commencing in 2016.
On the 21 September 2022 the Hexham TSF Depot Modification MP 07_0171 MOD 2 was approved. Construction of the Depot is scheduled to occur between November 2022 and August 2023.
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Aurizon New South Wales Environmental Protection Licence 21379PDF 5.0MBPDF 5.0MB
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Aurizon NSW Operations - Pollution Incident Response Management PlanPDF 573KBPDF 573KB
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Aurizon 2023 Annual Rolling Stock Performance ReportPDF 389KBPDF 389KB
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Aurizon 2022 Annual Rolling Stock Performance ReportPDF 392KBPDF 392KB
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Aurizon 2021 Annual Rolling Stock Performance ReportPDF 400KBPDF 400KB
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Aurizon 2020 Annual Rolling Stock Performance ReportPDF 394KBPDF 394KB
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Northern Territory Environment Protection LicencePDF 144KBPDF 144KB