Media releases
22 January 2020
The NSW Government must take back control of the state’s public forests to ensure they are managed for the benefit of all citizens, not just a handful of large resource companies.
Forests and wildlife
22 January 2021
The Nature Conservation Council has asked the Environment Protection Authority to consult the public and health professionals before deciding whether to grant Vales Point power station a further five-year exemption from nitrogen oxide pollution limits in the NSW Clean Air Regulation.
Air pollutionClimate and energy
19 January 2021
Sydney Water is planning to destroy a patch of urban bushland and a sandstone cliff previously earmarked as part of Wolli Creek Regional Park, Earlwood, to build a sewage odour control facility up to 14m high.
Forests and wildlife
15 January 2021
The Nature Conservation Council welcomes Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s decision to give the Wollemi Pine greater protection by designating it an Asset of Intergenerational Significance.
Forests and wildlife
14 January, 2021
Vales Point power station, one of the state’s biggest polluters, must not be granted another five-year exemption from the Clean Air Regulation, according to the Nature Conservation Council.
Air pollutionClimate and energy
13 January 2021
The infestation of feral horses destroying rare ecosystems and killing threatened species in Kosciuszko National Park could be reduced by 95% if targets agreed by Nationals Leader John Barilaro today are met.
Forests and wildlifeRivers and wetlands
11 January 2019
The NSW Government’s response to the 42 recommendations of the NSW Parliament’s koala inquiry is woefully inadequate, according to the Nature Conservation Council of NSW.
Forests and wildlife
22 December 2020
The NSW Government is putting town water supplies and fish stocks on the Darling-Baaka River at risk by telling irrigators at the top of the system they can take river water virtually at will.
Rivers and wetlands
22 December 2020
The Nature Conservation Council urges the NSW Government to consult widely when drafting its new koala planning policy.
Forests and wildlife