FY26 Year in Review

End of financial year is a good time to take stock. At Breen Resources, we’ve been operating on the Kurnell Peninsula in Sydney’s Sutherland Shire for more than 75 years, and market cycles have taught us that the years worth remembering rarely feel easy at the time. FY26 was one of the tougher years for the construction and waste sectors, with a more competitive landscape, tightening margins across the industry, and shifting project timelines. It was also the year our Kurnell facility was independently verified against three separate external standards, our team processed record contract volumes, and we were recognised at the Southern Sydney Business Awards. Here’s how it played out.

Independent verification, every time

Compliance is not a marketing exercise for us. It is the operating standard.

In FY26, we completed an independent audit against the Green Star Construction and Demolition Waste Reporting Criteria. The audit, valid through to May 2027, confirmed that our Kurnell facility can be used for projects seeking Green Star certification. Across all three reporting criteria (EPA licensing and regulatory compliance, weighbridge tracking, and annual diversion rate), our operations were found compliant. Over the audit period, more than 85 per cent of all material coming through our gates was recovered or recycled rather than sent to landfill.

In April, the NSW EPA arrived at our facility for an unannounced inspection. Everything was in order.

During the year, the Sustainability team from a Tier 1 head contractor working on a major Sydney infrastructure project audited us on site. The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with no follow-up required.

Three independent processes, three sets of external eyes, three clean outcomes. That is the standard we hold ourselves to on every load, every day.

Community that runs deep

Breen Resources has been in Kurnell since 1949. The Breen family has been part of this business from the very beginning, and our roots in the Sutherland Shire remain the foundation of how we operate.

Our team completed Mental Health First Aid training this year with support from WCRA. Our long-standing partnership with the Elouera Surf Life Saving Club continued, extending a relationship that goes back more than five decades.

Behind the scenes, work on the Marang Parklands project continued to progress. The 91-hectare land rehabilitation on the Kurnell Peninsula will see materials processed at our facility form the foundations of a new public parkland returned to the Sutherland Shire community, with earthworks expected to commence around September 2026.

Looking ahead: FY27 and beyond

FY27 will not be a quiet year for the industry.

From 1 July 2026, the NSW metropolitan waste levy rises to $180.20 per tonne. Sydney faces a projected 1.1 million tonne annual landfill shortfall by 2030. The Infrastructure Cliff 2030 our CEO spoke to at WCRA is real, and the industry conversations about waste as essential infrastructure are finally being had at the level required.

For Breen Resources, the focus in FY27 remains where it has always been. We will keep processing certified recycled construction materials at our Kurnell facility, including engineered fill, recycled road base aggregate, bedding sand, mulch, and recovered metals, all independently NATA tested. We will continue to work alongside our joint venture partners at Eather Group, a Supply Nation certified Indigenous business, to support head contractors with Reconciliation Action Plan commitments. And we will keep operating six days a week, taking construction and civil waste from Sydney’s building sites and returning it to the loop.

FY26 was a year of standards proven. FY27 is a year of standards continued.

To find out how Breen Resources can support your next project, contact our team.