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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...

Forestry Corporation posts another multi-million-dollar loss in native forest division

December 03, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE 3rd December 2025 Forestry Corporation has posted another multi-million-dollar loss in its native forest division, continuing a decade-long trend of unprofitable operations. Forestry Corporation’s annual report outlines a loss of $32 million for the 2024–25 financial year. This follows losses of 29 million dollars...

Wildlife at risk as Redbank biomass-fired power station appeal commences

December 03, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE 3rd December 2025 Verdant Technology has appealed the Independent Planning Commission’s (IPC) rejection of their Redbank biomass power station proposal with the first directions hearing held in the Land and Environment Court yesterday. The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC)...

MDBA climate outlook report confirms climate change as a defining issue for the next basin plan

November 28, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE 28th November 2025 The Climate Outlook report from the Murray-Darling Basin Authority reinforces what communities, scientists and First Nations have warned for years – addressing worsening climate impacts will be crucial to the survival of Australia’s largest river system. We know Basin ecosystems are in...

Federal deal on nature laws could finally stop logging in nationally important habitat across NSW

November 28, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE 27 November 2025 The Forest Alliance NSW has welcomed today’s deal between the Labor Government and the Greens to remove the long-standing exemption that allowed native forest logging to avoid federal environment laws. Forest Alliance NSW Senior Campaigner Clancy Barnard said the...

New environment laws fall short: gains for nature could be undermined by handing powers to the states

November 27, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE 27 November 2025 Australia’s State and Territory Conservation Councils congratulate the Greens for clawing back some big wins in negotiations with Labor, including removing the Regional Forest Agreement exemption and stopping the fast-tracking of fossil fuel projects. However, they say the Albanese Government has...

Environmental regulator urged to investigate spike in coal pollution in Sydney’s drinking water catchment

November 17, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE 17th November 2025 The Gardens of Stone Alliance is demanding answers following a recent spike in pollutants entering a local creek downstream from Energy Australia’s Mt Piper Power Station and Centennial Coal's Western Coal Services site near Lithgow. “We tested water in Wangcol Creek on Monday, November 10, that contained dissolved salts...

Crime no longer pays: Stronger water laws passed in NSW Parliament

November 14, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE 14th November 2025 The Nature Conservation Council NSW (NCC) has welcomed the passing of the Water Management Legislation Amendment (Stronger Enforcement and Penalties) Bill 2025, describing it as a historic step to protect rivers, wetlands and communities across NSW. The new laws give the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR)...

Minns Government Fast Tracks Destruction as Planning Bill Passes

November 12, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE12th November 2025 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental organisation, is alarmed at the passage of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025, which will set environmental protection in NSW back decades. ...