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Environment in Freefall: NSW State of the Environment Report “Truly Alarming”
June 26, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE 26th June 2025 Today’s NSW State of the Environment Report paints a grim picture of the health of NSW ecosystems according to the Nature Conservation Council of NSW, the state’s leading environmental organisation. The State of the Environment report is NSW’s premier...
Read MoreKoalas miss out in NSW budget as climate costs hit hard
June 24, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE 24th June 2025 Today’s budget is a sad indictment on the cost of global inaction on climate and protecting nature, according to the Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental organisation. NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey today announced $4.2...
Read MoreNature, communities and First Nations need to be at centre of renewable energy transition nationally
June 23, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE Nature, communities and First Nations need to be at centre of renewable energy transition nationally 23rd June 2025 Australia’s leading environment groups have come together to release a new report tracking states and territories’ progress towards electricity decarbonisation, finding that protecting nature and improved regional...
Read MoreForestry Corporation Fails to Meet Legal Habitat Survey Requirements Before Logging in NSW Public Forests
June 16, 2025
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC), and the South East Forest Rescue (SEFR) and North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) have today exposed the Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) for again cutting corners and apparently breaching species protection laws by failing to conduct legally...
Read MoreDevastating Impact of Mismanaged Rivers Laid Bare in Powerful New Report
June 10, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE 10th June 2025 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW has today launched a landmark report which reveals the deep cultural, social and economic toll of poor water management in the Murray-Darling Basin. The Lifeblood of Inland NSW: The Socio-Economic and Cultural Importance of Healthy Rivers...
Read MoreShooting Lobby’s Bill Puts Public Safety and Nature at Risk
June 04, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE 4th June 2025 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC) and the National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) strongly condemn a new Bill introduced by the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, which would undermine conservation efforts, put public safety at risk, and hand over...
Read MoreYancoal Faces Backlash at AGM Over Mine Expansion Proposal
May 28, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE 28th May 2025 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC), Rising Tide, and the Knitting Nannas have staged a protest outside Yancoal Australia’s AGM to protest their plans to expand their controversial Moolarben coal mine, which will clear over 100 hectares of endangered...
Read MoreNSW Taxpayers on the Hook for Biggest Native Logging Loss in History
May 15, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE 15th MAY 2025 Forestry Corporation squandered $14.9m of taxpayer funds in just six months logging the state’s natural forests, according to its half-year report tabled in parliament last week. "It's not environmentally sustainable and it's not economically sustainable,” Nature Conservation Council NSW (NCC) Policy...
Read MoreAvalanche of clean energy a turning point for NSW households and climate
May 08, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE 8th May 2025 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC) has welcomed today’s announcement that major renewable energy projects have been granted grid access in the Central West of the state, unlocking a huge wave of clean power that will help transition the state...
Read MoreWin for the Macquarie Marshes as Mining Application Withdrawn
April 25, 2025
MEDIA RELEASE 24th April 2025 Win for the Macquarie Marshes as Mining Application Withdrawn The Nature Conservation Council of NSW has welcomed the withdrawal of a controversial mining-related application affecting the Macquarie Marshes, one of Australia’s most precious wetland ecosystems. Canadian-owned Australian Consolidated Gold...
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