Media releases
7 December, 2020
The Nature Conservation Council welcomes Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s decision to visit Menindee Lakes today to see first-hand the impact water management decisions are having on local communities and ecosystems.
Rivers and wetlands
1 December, 2020
The Federal Government must withdraw its $8.7 million grant to Vales Point power station after revelations that owners Trevor St Baker and Brian Flannery took $62 million in dividends in FY2019-20.
Air pollutionClimate and energy
26 November, 2020
New Queensland and ACT water ministers must hold firm against NSW and Victorian attempts to delay water recovery at tomorrow’s Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial Council meeting.
Rivers and wetlands
25 November, 2020
The Nature Conservation Council welcomes the passage of the Electricity Infrastructure Investment Bill through NSW Parliament this afternoon with cross-party support after a marathon 32-hour sitting of the upper house.
Climate and energy
25 November 2020
Conservation groups have vowed to continue the campaign to stop the Narrabri gas project despoiling the largest temperate forest in NSW.
Forests and wildlifeCoal and gas
20 November 2020
The conservation movement applauds Liberal MLC Catherine Cusack’s principled decision to block the National Party’s Local Land Services Amendment Bill in the upper house last night.
Forests and wildlife
19 November, 2020
The NSW Government has used its response to the Black Summer bushfires to sneak through new land-clearing laws that will destroy thousands of hectares of forest and woodland.
Forests and wildlife
11 November, 2020
The NSW Government is pushing through changes to the Rural Fires Act that will lead to a 50m strip of bushland destruction around thousands of properties across the state.
Forests and wildlifeBushfires
11 November, 2020
Liberal MPs are starting to see through the Nationals’ deception about the changes to koala protections in NSW.
Forests and wildlife