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Budget boost for threatened wildlife, but underlying habitat destruction unchecked

June 23, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE 23 June 2026 New funding to help prevent the extinction of threatened and endangered wildlife in the budget is a much-needed investment, but stopping critical habitat destruction in the first place should be the priority, according to the Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC). Today, NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey announced the NSW Budget 2026-27, including threatened species protection...

New analysis proves habitat clearing laws need urgent reform

June 18, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE June 18, 2026 A new report by Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists, released this morning, has confirmed what we already know: Habitat clearing in NSW has spiralled since changes to the law in 2017. Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC) says the group’s analysis highlights the failure of our current nature laws and the...

NSW fails key test to protect communities from climate harm from dirty coal

June 12, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE June 12, 2026 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC) is disappointed the NSW government has failed to rule out mega-polluting coal mine expansions in its response to a key Net Zero Commission report, leaving the door open to assessment of the biggest expansion in the state’s history. The NSW Government response to the Net Zero...

Electricity prices to fall as Liddell power station demolished and clean power takes over

May 26, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE 26 May 2026 Today's demolition of the chimney stacks at the decommissioned Liddell power station, alongside the release of the final default price determination by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), shows the shift to clean energy is working. NSW’s peak environment group, the Nature Conservation Council NSW, says businesses and households are...

Federal Budget: funding prioritises “dangerous” devolution of federal environmental decision-making to states and territories over nature protection

May 14, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE Thursday 14 May 2026 Australia’s State and Territory Conservation Councils have raised concerns that the Federal Budget will undermine protections for world heritage places like Kakadu, the Tasmanian Wilderness and the Great Barrier Reef, by accelerating a handover of federal environmental...

Coal mine pollution still surging into Sydney drinking water despite clean up notice

May 08, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE Friday 8 May 2026 The Gardens of Stone Alliance is calling for bold action to protect Sydney’s drinking water, as a clean up notice imposed on Centennial Coal has failed to bring down high levels of toxic pollution in the Coxs River. New readings show pollution in...

“Disturbing revelations”: Stepping up calls to put environmental water first

May 05, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE 5th May 2026 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC) is ramping up its calls for the NSW Government to prioritise environmental water after new "disturbing revelations” shows the state’s environment and water department has, for years, delayed waterflow to critical wetlands, to suit farming activities. “The fact that the NSW water department has routinely held back environmental water is outrageous.” said Mel Gray,...

Illegal clearing of more than 119,000 hollow-bearing trees draws fines of $3.60 per tree

April 30, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE 30 April 2026 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, is calling for urgent action to prevent runaway land clearing after landholders were fined just $431,250 for illegally clearing 2,400 hectares and 119,851 hollow bearing trees. What happened: Between October 2021 and...

Federal Intervention Needed to Save Styx River Endangered Greater Glider Population

April 29, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE 29 April 2026 The failure of Federal and State Governments to protect endangered Greater Gliders has been dramatically highlighted in Styx River State Forest on the New England tablelands near Armidale, according to Forest Alliance NSW. Citizen scientists in Styx River State...

Delta Electricity mass fish kill guilty verdict warrants maximum penalty

April 10, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE 10th April 2026 Environmental and community groups Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC), Community Environment Network (CEN) and Future Sooner are calling for the NSW Land and Environment Court to use the maximum penalties available when sentencing Delta Power and Energy for causing...