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Media Alert: Press Conference calling on Minns government to rule out Eraring extension
August 24, 2023
9:15am, Thursday 24th August 2023 Climate, finance and civil society groups will host a press conference at NSW Parliament today calling on the Minns Government to rule out using public money to extend the life of Eraring coal fired power station, focusing on the...
Read MorePolling shows Majority of NSW residents want investment in renewables, not Eraring extension.
August 24, 2023
24th August, 2023 New polling released today shows that 60% of NSW residents agree that the Minns Government should prioritise investment in renewable energy generation instead of keeping the Eraring coal-fired power station open beyond its scheduled closure date in 2025. The new research...
Read MoreNew Murray-Darling deal breaks decade-long deadlock to deliver water to rivers
August 22, 2023
Environment groups from across four states have welcomed progress on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, saying the new agreement has the potential to move us beyond the unworkable barriers and delay tactics we've seen in the past decade. The new agreement for the Murray-Darling Basin...
Read MoreNSW will fail to meet already weak climate targets if the decision to subsidise Australia’s biggest coal plant goes ahead.
August 22, 2023
22nd August 2023 A report commissioned by the NSW government and written by former coal lobbyist Cameron O’Reilly is recommending that the NSW government spend hundreds of millions of dollars per year to extend the life of Eraring coal-fired power station beyond its current lifespan. “The fact that this report was leaked suggests factions within the NSW Labor government are attempting to lock in a yet...
Read MorePressure mounts on NSW Labor to side with democracy and protect the Australian Bush
August 17, 2023
17th August 2023 With the Federal Labor national conference today endorsing a watered-down version of the Labor Environmental Action Network (LEAN) motion to “move to 100% plantation timber and end broadscale land clearing”, pressure is rising on the NSW Government to take immediate action. The motion that...
Read MoreNCC applauds Minister Sharpe for evidence-based approach to feral horses
August 07, 2023
7th August 2023 NCC applauds Minister Sharpe for evidence-based approach to feral horses The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has welcomed today’s announcement that the NSW Government will seek feedback on a plan to “allow aerial shooting as an additional option for the control of wild...
Read MoreForestry Corp taking a wrecking ball to Gumbaynggirr culture and the Great Koala National Park
August 01, 2023
August 1st 2023 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the states leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today condemned targeted and intensive logging of forests within the proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP) by Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW). Newry State...
Read MoreNSW clearing 640 football fields of land per day, the majority unexplained
August 01, 2023
August 1st 2023 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the states leading environmental advocacy organisation, has called on the NSW Government to act on its commitment to stop the runaway land clearing that is decimating NSW bush. The latest land clearing...
Read MoreThe report card is in: NSW ranks last among states for forest protection
July 31, 2023
31st July 2023 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the states leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today called on the NSW Government to commit to turning around the state’s abysmal deforestation record. The Trees Scorecard report released today by WWF-Australia has ranked NSW...
Read MoreGet off the gas: Victoria is quitting gas, NSW should follow suit
July 28, 2023
Get off the gas: Victoria is quitting gas, NSW should follow suit 28th July 2023 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the states leading environmental advocacy organisation, welcomes the Victorian Government’s decision to quit gas in homes and government buildings, and...
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