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Community forum about the Great Koala National Park proposal
April 22, 2022
A community forum in Coffs Harbour on April 28 will give federal election candidates a chance to publicly state their position on the proposed Great Koala National Park (GKNP). The forum will coincide with public hearings by the NSW parliamentary inquiry into the future...
Read MoreEnding native forest logging will reduce extreme bushfire risk, new study shows
April 22, 2022
Ground-breaking research by the Australian National University has found logging native forests increases the risk of catastrophic bushfires. [1] The study's authors warn that logging is not just increasing the risk of severe fires, but also the risk to human lives and safety. Lead...
Read MoreExtinction debt keeps climbing thanks to Coalition’s lax land-clearing laws
April 22, 2022
Latest figures show the NSW Government has rubber-stamped the clearing of more than 1,000 square kilometres of native vegetation in the past four years to expand pastureland. [1] The area of woodland that can be cleared under these approvals is about half the size...
Read MoreLabor revives the Murray-Darling Basin Plan to revive rivers
April 08, 2022
JOINT STATEMENT: Nature Conservation Council of NSW | Environment Victoria | Conservation South Australia State conservation councils today congratulated Labor on its five-point plan to revive the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, saying it was a refreshing change after years of the Coalition seeking to undermine...
Read MoreDitching the Design and Place planning reform is a big step back
April 06, 2022
Yesterday's decision by Planning Minister Anthony Roberts to abandon the Design and Place SEPP is an unequivocal step backwards for NSW, according to the state’s peak environment group.
Read MoreAir pollution inches lower as clean energy begins to replace coal power in NSW
April 06, 2022
New National Pollutant Inventory data show toxic air emissions from the state’s coal-fired power stations fell by 4% in the year to June 2021, but they are still the most polluting industrial facilities in NSW. [1]
Read MoreClosure of Liddell Unit 3 is another milestone on the road to a cleaner future
March 30, 2022
The Hunter Valley will pass another milestone on the road to a cleaner future this Friday when one of Liddell power station’s four units stops burning coal, once and for all. AGL plans to turn off the other three units in April 1, 2023,...
Read MoreAn alternative vision for South Coast forests — free public forum, Moruya, April 4
March 28, 2022
Internationally acclaimed forest ecologist Professor David Lindenmayer is headline speaker at a public forum in Moruya next Monday, April 4, called to discuss on the future of native forest management on the South Coast. The forum, titled An Alternative Vision for South Coast Forests,...
Read MoreRobust accounting key for successful farm carbon and biodiversity markets
March 22, 2022
The Nature Conservation Council welcomes the NSW Government’s $125 million Primary Industries Productivity and Abatement Program. [1] “The farm sector has an enormous role to play in tackling the climate and extinction crises,” NCC Chief Executive Chris Gambian said. “The Primary Industries Productivity and Abatement...
Read More‘Environment assessment streamlining’ — a phrase to strike terror into every koala’s heart
March 15, 2022
“The federal government’s so-called environmental reform package [1] is a gift to coal and gas giants and a kick in the guts for threatened wildlife and the Australian bush," Nature Conservation Council Chief Executive Chris Gambian said. “This package is just a green...
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