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Face to Face with a Yellow-bellied Glider @ Pillar Valley NSW

April 28, 2026

When undertaking the retrieval of nestbox monitoring cameras placed in the canopy of forests in Pillar Valley NSW, Sue Bower from the Nature Conservation Council of NSW Large Forest Owls team did not expect she would come face to face with a Yellow-bellied Glider...

A once-in-a-decade chance to help our inland rivers

April 14, 2026

Written by: Mel Gray, NCC Inland Rivers Campaigner As we head into a challenging time in the Northern Basin with drought and another El Nino looming, it’s Basin Plan Review time. Submissions close Friday 1st May - links to submission guides are below. This is our long-awaited chance to correct...

I Saw Greater Glider

March 27, 2026

Author: Clancy Barnard, Forests Campaigner In state forests across NSW, citizen scientists are heading out into the scrub at night in search of den trees for the elusive Greater Glider before the logging trucks roll in. Every den tree found, secures a 50 metre buffer zone protected from logging. ...

Regeneration takes decades, destruction happens in a second.

March 21, 2026

Author: Candice Bartlett, Conservation Officer As a policy nerd with a science background, my environment campaigning is usually quite cerebral. My nose is usually in the detail, reading policies, advocating for nature to government and digesting the facts and figures of habitat destruction... so investigating and seeing...

Member Network Spotlight: Mambo Wanda Wetlands Conservation Group

February 24, 2026

The Mambo Wanda Wetlands Conservation Group is a community-based group working on Worimi Country to protect one of Port Stephens’ most fragile and important wetland systems. The group formed in 2017 after a development application was lodged to build on a 5.6-hectare section of...

Member Group Spotlight: WinZero

January 28, 2026

Wingecarribee Zero Emissions, or WinZero as they’re mostly known, is a great example of what’s possible when smart ideas, committed people and strong relationships come together. Based in the Southern Highlands (also known as the Wingecarribee Shire), on the lands of the Gundungurra and...

Act Now: Tell the EPA to set real emissions limits for coal mines

September 29, 2025

Submissions close 5pm Tuesday 7th October Link to the proposed documents here What is the NSW EPA’s public consultation on reducing coal mine greenhouse gas emissions? The NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is the state’s independent environment regulator. The EPA issues environmental protection licenses...

Submission Guide: Cease to Pump rules for the unregulated Gwydir, Namoi & Peel, Macquarie/Wambuul and Lachlan water sharing plans

September 24, 2025

See Fact Sheets are here for more information. Submissions close 11:59PM, Wednesday 8 October 2025. Background: This submission addresses proposed changes to cease-to-pump rules across several unregulated river water sources in NSW (Gwydir, Macquarie/Wambuul Bogan, Namoi/Peel, and Lachlan). The changes include replacing several “no...

Member Group Spotlight: Hawkesbury Environment Network

September 24, 2025

For more than 15 years, the Hawkesbury Environment Network (HEN) has been at the heart of conservation in their local area, protecting one of NSW’s most bushland-rich regions. What began as an alliance of groups has grown into a vibrant member organisation with deep...

Spotlight: Tabiea Climate Action Campaign

August 22, 2025

Western Sydney is one of the most culturally diverse regions in Australia, with almost half of residents from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and Arabic as one of the most widely spoken languages. Yet until recently, climate change conversations rarely reached Arabic-speaking households in...