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NSW failing to “save our species”: Auditor General

August 15, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE15th August 2024 The NSW Auditor General today released an audit highlighting the sorry state of threatened species protection in NSW, according to the state’s peak environmental organisation, the Nature Conservation Council. “Sadly, today’s Auditor General report shines light on the decline of...

‘Let the Baaka flow’: Voices from the Northern Basin front NSW Parliament

August 15, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE15th August 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, is today bringing a delegation of people from the Northern Murray-Darling Basin to NSW Parliament to advocate for the collapsing ecosystem of the Darling/Baaka. The...

Court fines Forestry Corporation $360,000

August 01, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE Court fines Forestry Corporation $360,0001st August, 2024 In a damning judgement handed down in the NSW Land and Environment Court, Justice Pepper pulled no punches. She found that the NSW Government’s logging company, Forestry Corporation, (FCNSW) had failed to protect areas that...

Peak environment body urges full adoption of connectivity report recommendations

July 29, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE29th July, 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today welcomed the release of the final report from the NSW Connectivity Expert Panel aimed at securing more water for the Darling/Baaka River, and...

Resources Regulator overturns Macquarie Marshes mining exploration decision

July 25, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE25th July, 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today expressed relief that the Resources Regulator overturned their decision to allow copper and gold mining exploration by Australian Consolidated Gold Holdings in the Macquarie...

NSW Government takes another step on road to biodiversity reform but nature can’t wait

July 17, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE17 July 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today cautiously welcomed the ambitious reform plan set out by the NSW Government in its response to the Henry Review of the Biodiversity Conservation...

Ramsar listed Macquarie Marshes under threat from mining

July 15, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE15 July, 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today expressed outrage at news of gold and copper mining exploration occurring in the Macquarie Marshes. The Resources Regulator has approved the exploration for...

NCC welcomes establishment of NSW Net Zero Commission

July 11, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE10th July 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has welcomed the establishment of the NSW Net Zero Commission and appointment of inaugural Commissioners. The independent, expert commission has been established to provide expert...

Albanese Government delivers on promises with new water purchasing program for the environment

July 05, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE July 5, 2024 An alliance of leading environment organisations across Victoria, NSW, QLD and South Australia has strongly welcomed the resumption of voluntary water purchases to benefit rivers, wetlands and wildlife. The Murray-Darling Conservation Alliance, which represents close to half a million...

Forestry Corporation targeting Great Koala National Park despite Minns Government commitment

June 28, 2024

MEDIA RELEASE June 28, 2024 The NSW Forestry Corporation is logging in areas of the proposed Great Koala National Park at a rate more than three times the rest of Northern NSW according to analysis conducted by the Forest Alliance NSW. Based on Forestry...