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Water Buybacks a Drop in the Bucket Without NSW Rule Reform to Reconnect the Darling River

March 02, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE 2 March 2026 The Nature Conservations Council of NSW (NCC), New South Wales's leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today responded to the Australian Government's announcement that they are exploring water entitlement purchases in the northern Murray–Darling Basin. While further water recovery in the northern Basin is needed and welcome, NCC warns that only reform to...

Data centre rush must power itself says industry, unions and environment groups

February 26, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE THURSDAY 26 FEBRUARY Data centres setting up shop in Australia as part of the AI boom will be required to contribute to Australian energy and skills under a proposal put to the federal government by an alliance of industry groups, unions, community groups...

Another fine to add to Centennial Coal’s terrible track record

February 23, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE February 23, 2025 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC) has today applauded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for acting quickly to fine Centennial Coal for discharging untreated water into the Wollangambe River near the Blue Mountains World Heritage Area. The company was today fined $815,000 for five...

New analysis confirms ongoing destruction of high-value habitat under NSW land clearing laws

February 12, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE February 12, 2026 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC) today warned that NSW’s land clearing laws are actively driving the destruction of some of the state’s most important wildlife habitat, despite explicit election promises from the NSW Labor Government to stop it. New analysis...

Legal action against ‘closed’ coal mine that’s still wrecking protected landscapes

February 11, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE 11th February 2026 Environment group 4nature has launched action in the Land and Environment Court to force Centennial Coal to rehabilitate the long-dormant Angus Place coal mine near Lithgow. 4nature is a member of the Gardens of Stone Alliance that is calling for action to prevent coal mines...

NSW manufacturing can reduce gas consumption by 75% with the right policy support

February 10, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE 10th February 2026 NSW’s small to medium manufacturing sector has the potential to reduce its gas consumption by 75% by 2050 with the right policy support, future-proofing industry and helping to tackle climate change. A new report, Future Proofing NSW Small to Medium...

Another mass fish kill at Menindee Lakes highlights NSW government’s failure to act on Darling/Baaka River

February 04, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE 4th February 2025 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC) is today expressing profound concern and frustration following yet another mass fishkill at Menindee Lakes, where an estimated 100,000 native bony bream have perished. This latest event underscores the Minns government’s ongoing failure to protect the Darling/Baaka River, nearly three years after...

Environmental regulator issues clean-up notice to Centennial Coal for Sydney drinking water catchment

January 29, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE January 29, 2026The NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has substantiated reports from the Gardens of Stone Alliance finding huge spikes in pollutants from coal mining entering a local creek at the headwaters of Sydney’s drinking water catchment and Blue Mountains World Heritage area. ...

Critically Endangered listing of Lower Murray River ecosystem and Macquarie Marshes is a wake up call

January 15, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE 15th January 2026 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW has welcomed today’s decision by the Australian Government to list the Lower Murray River System as Critically Endangered, saying the announcement confirms what communities and scientists have warned for years.: Australia’s greatest river system is in serious trouble. The...

Coal mines no longer approvable in NSW

December 12, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE 12th of December 2025 Today’s Spotlight report from the Net Zero Commission is a line in the sand for new coal in NSW, according to the Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC), the state’s leading environmental organisation. “The Net Zero Commission’s audit...