Media releases
17 November, 2017
Four regions in NSW have been identified as potential clean-energy superpowers that could replace the state’s five coal-burning power stations with clean energy by 2030, a new report has found.
Climate and energyNSW Parliament
27 November 2017
The NSW Nature Conservation Council today launched legal proceedings in the Land and Environment Court seeking to overturn land-clearing codes made under the Local Land Services Act earlier this year.
14 November 2017
The Inland Rivers Network is taking legal action to force Peter Harris, a big irrigator in the state’s northwest and a Nationals Party donor, to return more than five billion litres of water he took, allegedly illegally, from the Barwon-Darling River.
3 November, 2017
The best environmental campaigners and campaigns in the state have been recognised at the 2017 NSW Environment Awards in Sydney.
NSW Parliament
2 November 2017
The Nature Conservation Council has renewed calls for the NSW Planning Assessment Commission to reject the Wallarah 2 longwall coal mine expansion because of the risks it poses to the Central Coast’s drinking water supply and local wildlife.
Coal and gas
31 October, 2017
Vital protection for the greater Sydney region’s marine environment is one step closer with the release of a statewide Marine Estate Management Strategy, according to the Nature Conservation Council and Australian Marine Conservation Society.
Marine Conservation
25 October 2017
The Nature Conservation Council welcomes the record fines awarded against the family of murderer Ian Turnbull for illegal land clearing on the family’s properties in northwest NSW.
Forests and wildlife
17 October, 2017
The Nature Conservation Council is calling on the Berejiklian government to take the lead in climate and energy policy now the Turnbull government’s failure in this space has become fully apparent.
Air pollutionClimate and energy