Fish kill after major fuel spill at Budgong on NSW South Coast

A 'Can Do Petroleum' tanker spilled 2,500 litres of fuel

"A fuel tanker travelling on Budgong Road west of Nowra ruptured its load on a rock shelf near a causeway, spilling about 2,500 litres of fuel into a nearby creek...Ecologists have grave concerns for hundreds of fish and native eels on the NSW South Coast after a major fuel spill." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-16/epa-investigates-fish-kill-after-fuel-spill-at-budgong/106798690
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EPA investigates fish kill after major fuel spill from tanker truck

About 2,500 litres of fuel spilled into a creek on the NSW South Coast after a tanker became stuck on a dirt road 30 kilometres south of its scheduled delivery location.