Media releases
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
18 December 2020
Today’s pledge to more than double feral-proof reserves in NSW to 45,000ha is a fine way to cap a year of very positive environmental pledges by NSW Environment Minister Matt Kean.
Forests and wildlife
18 December 2020
The government has told landholders in the Gwydir to seek their own legal advice before diverting and capturing floodwaters that are likely to spill over the river’s banks in coming days.
Rivers and wetlands
17 December, 2020
The National Party has taken cronyism to new heights with the appointment of a former NSW party leader as Interim Inspector-General of Water Compliance.
Rivers and wetlands
16 December, 2020
Energy giant AGL has paid a record amount in rehabilitation costs, legal fees and community payments after a pipeline at its Bayswater power station burst and released 1,440 cubic metres of hazardous coal ash into Bayswater Creek on September 4, 2019.
Air pollutionClimate and energy
10 December 2020
The code to operationalise the government’s new 25m land clearing law must protect threatened species habitat and be based on science and expert opinion, not political spin.
Forests and wildlife