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A win for the Australian Alps - NCC applauds Minister Sharpe for evidence-based approach to feral horses
October 27, 2023
27th October 2023 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has welcomed today’s announcement that the NSW Government will allow aerial shooting as an additional control option for feral horses in the Alpine National Park. “We commend Minister Sharpe for the leadership she...
Read MoreEnvironment groups welcome progress of Water Bill with support of independent regional MPs
October 18, 2023
Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Leading environmental organisations from Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland have welcomed the progress of the Water Amendment (Restoring our Rivers) Bill through the House of Representatives today, saying it gives our rivers a chance of restoration after...
Read MoreEither blind or not looking: Analysis reveals Forestry Corporation ignores endangered gliders across NSW
October 17, 2023
Either blind or not looking: Analysis reveals Forestry Corporation ignores endangered gliders across NSW 17th October 2023 Analysis by the Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state's leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today revealed that Forestry Corporation NSW is logging forests...
Read MoreNSW climate bill welcomed, but targets unachievable without on-time retirement of coal-fired power stations
October 12, 2023
12th October 2023 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today welcomed the NSW Government's establishment of the Net Zero Commission, and the legislating of NSW's 2030 and 2050 emissions reduction targets. “It's great to...
Read MoreFormer NSW Premier Bob Carr backs campaign to end land clearing.
October 03, 2023
Thursday 28th September 2023 The campaign to stop habitat destruction has received the backing of former NSW Premier Bob Carr, whose government introduced much of the legislation to protect habitats, ecosystems and wildlife homes that were undone by the former NSW Liberal-National Government. Habitat...
Read MoreNCC welcomes the return of water to our coastal rivers and wetlands
October 03, 2023
27th September 2023 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC) has today welcomed NSW Water Minister Rose Jackson’s announcement that the NSW Government will rectify the flawed coastal water harvesting laws that allowed for unsustainable volumes of water to be withheld from our waterways. “This announcement could not have come at a better...
Read MoreUrgent action required to protect coastal waterways
September 21, 2023
21st September 2023 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today urged the NSW Government to take urgent action to protect our coastal waterways before the next drought sees many of them disappear. "As dry weather returns...
Read MoreNSW Budget fails to meet the climate and environment moment.
September 20, 2023
20th September 2023 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the states' leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today labelled the biodiversity and environment ‘missing’ from the budget. “Given the scale of the environmental crisis we’re in, spending 1.67% of the budget on the environment is inadequate” Dr Brad Smith, acting CEO said today. “The budget forecasts a surplus...
Read MoreCritical Koala Habitat protected from logging: NCC welcomes moratorium of logging
September 12, 2023
12th September 2023 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, today welcomes the announcement by Ministers Sharpe and Moriarty that critical koala habitat in the future Great Koala National Park will be granted immediate protection from logging. “This is a...
Read MoreLow-hanging fruit: Pet cat containment a vital step to protect NSW’s wildlife
September 11, 2023
11th September, 2023 The Nature Conservation Council and the Invasive Species Council have today called on the NSW government to introduce clear laws to ensure pet cats are kept safe at home in order to save millions of native animals every year. The call comes in the...
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