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December 21, 2023

WEPA - the Willoughby Environmental Protection Association, is a community strong organisation committed to preserving Willoughby's natural heritage, protecting local bushland and wildlife and mitigating the impacts of pollution. While their primary interest is the City of Willoughby on Sydney’s North Shore, WEPA members...

December 15, 2023

The Federal Government passed legislation in November 2023 that will finally get more water for the rivers and wetlands of the Murray-Darling Basin.   The Restoring Our Rivers Bill 2023 delivers a vital lifeline for inland rivers ahead of the looming drought. This is...

November 27, 2023

The Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance is a national voice for the rivers, wetlands and wildlife of the Murray-Darling. Members include conservation groups in every Basin state – NSW, Vic, SA and QLD – representing half a million people in rural communities and east-coast cities. Each...

October 25, 2023

            The Nature Coast Marine Group is a community-based organisation that was formed in 2008 to support the establishment of the Batemans Marine Park on the south coast of NSW.  With a vision to enhance protection of the marine...

August 30, 2023

When was your group formed and why?    The Tree Veneration Society (TVS) was formed in 2010 in response the founder, Louise Fowler-Smith’s growing concern for Native and Old Growth Forests and the importance of Trees to Climate Change. Louise had witnessed the protection of...

August 28, 2023

Ms Bowman, 89, a co-founder of Hunter Minewatch, was at the forefront of the community fight against the environmental and health impacts caused by the rampant expansion of the coal industry for more than three decades.  A mother of three and grandmother of six,...

July 26, 2023

When was your group formed and why?  The Coal-ash Community Alliance Inc. was formed early in 2019, following a public meeting in Wangi Wangi, where the Hunter Community Environment Centre presented their research about poisonous elements leaching from the coal-ash dams of Eraring and...

June 28, 2023

Hot spots and Large Forest Owls Projects  Threatened Large Forest Owls   NCC has been involved in two NSW Environment Trust funded projects specifically for the benefit of the threatened Large Forest Owls (Barking, Masked and Powerful Owl) on the North Coast of NSW...

June 28, 2023

LEG nature walks: Streamwatch Birth of Coxs River   Lithgow Environmental Group (LEG) was formed in 2005, and has been a member group with NCC since 2011.   I had the pleasure of speaking with Julie Favell, Project Officer of LEG which now has 60 members....

March 17, 2023

Which candidates will protect nature and act on climate? NCC and the Total Environment Centre conducted an independent assessment of candidates' and parties' policies, so see the scorecard for your electorate below to find out. Statewide | Coffs Harbour | Heathcote | Lane Cove | Manly | North Shore | Pittwater | Sydney | Vaucluse | Wakehurst | Willoughby