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Dams don’t make water, they kill rivers and downstream communities

May 25, 2023

13th May 2023 Dams don’t make water, they kill rivers and downstream communities The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state's leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today criticised the misinformation being spread by members of the northern NSW agricultural elite, and...

NCC calls for halt on logging in Great Koala National Park

May 23, 2023

Map of the proposed Great Koala National Park (white outline). Red is areas Forestry Corporation NSW plans to log in the next 12 months, white polygons are ’koala hubs’ - the most important sites of koala habitat in NSW, and green is state forests that...

Special treatment for the worst polluters: Government admission highlights the need to stop new and expanded coal mines in NSW

May 19, 2023

19th May 2023 Special treatment for the worst polluters: Government admission highlights the need to stop new and expanded coal mines in NSW The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state's leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today argued that the recent submission by...

NCC appoints new CEO

May 18, 2023

The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, is excited to announce the appointment of Jacqui Mumford as CEO. The Executive Board of the NSW Nature Conservation Council has appointed Jacqui to run the organisation following...

Federal budget fails to deliver urgently needed Murray-Darling recovery funding

May 10, 2023

MEDIA RELEASE May 10th, 2023 The Albanese Government has committed $146.8m in this budget towards their election promise to complete the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, but failed to commit the funds needed to deliver on the final 450 gigalitres (GL) of water for the environment....

Snowy 2.0 delay an opportunity for NSW government to step up, says NCC

May 04, 2023

Snowy 2.0 delay an opportunity for NSW government to step up, says NCC 4th May 2023 With Snowy Hydro announcing an additional 12-24 month construction delay, Nature Conservation Council of NSW warns that climate goals will slip unless additional battery storage is commissioned. "These delays put our climate goals at...

Worth more standing: Blueprint report highlights the economic benefits of ending native forest logging, funding transition for workers

April 27, 2023

27th April 2023 Worth more standing: Blueprint report highlights the economic benefits of ending native forest logging, funding transition for workers The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the states leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today argued that the Blueprint Institute’s Branching Out report highlights...

Liddell retirement cuts pollution, not reliability, says NCC

April 21, 2023

21st April 2023 Liddell retirement cuts pollution, not reliability, says NCC The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the states leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today highlighted that over 1100 MW of dispatchable capacity has been added to the NSW electricity grid...

Giant trees almost felled: Suspension of logging highlights the need for greater oversight of NSW forestry Corporation

April 18, 2023

18th April 2023 Giant trees almost felled: Suspension of logging highlights the need for greater oversight of NSW forestry Corp The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today welcomed the cessation of logging operations...

NCC welcomes court decision on water theft, calls for stronger sentencing in the future

March 30, 2023

30th March 2023 NCC welcomes court decision on water theft, calls for stronger sentencing in the future The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC), the states peak body for climate and environment, has today welcomed the finding of criminal liability for Brewarrina...