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Nature NSW welcomes protection of our oceans from offshore fossil fuel extraction

February 08, 2024

7th February 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today welcomed the introduction of legislation to ban offshore mineral, coal and petroleum exploration, mining and gas drilling (and associated infrastructure) in NSW waters. “I...

EPA decision fails endangered gliders

February 02, 2024

February 2, 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today criticised in the strongest possible terms the EPA’s changes to pre-logging forest surveys. The changes announced today will remove the requirements for Forestry Corporation...

Federal Court ruling fails NSW’s threatened and endangered species

January 10, 2024

January 10, 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has expressed disappointment in today’s Federal Court decision to dismiss the North East Forest Alliance’s challenge to the 2018 North East NSW Regional Forest Agreement. “It’s...

EPA refuses to release reports on toxic pollution from Vales Point Power Station

December 14, 2023

MEDIA RELEASEDecember 14th, 2023 For nearly a year, the NSW EPA has refused to publicly release two reports that would reveal options to slash toxic coal pollution from Vales Point Power Station despite community members calling for greater transparency. On behalf of the Nature...

Good news for communities and environment: NCC welcomes decision to rein in unregulated water harvesting.

December 08, 2023

7th December 2023 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today congratulated the Minns Government, and commended Minister for Water Rose Jackson on the decision to reign in floodplain harvesting in the Namoi Valley. The Minister announced...

Forestry Corporation's reckless record of illegal logging continues, Greater Gliders only safe thanks to local forest defenders.

December 07, 2023

December 6th, 2023. With Forestry Corporation NSW (FCNSW) yesterday agreeing to cease forestry operations in Styx River State Forest and undertake an ecological assessment of Greater Glider den trees, the Nature Conservation Council of NSW has today called on Ministers Sharpe and Moriarity to fix the broken...

$15 million in taxpayer money used to cut down endangered glider and koala habitat. Past time to stop subsidising native forest logging.

December 01, 2023

1st December 2023 The release of Forestry Corporations' Annual report, which shows that taxpayers will again be asked to spend $15 million to subsidise native forest logging, has today been labelled “a damning indictment on our state” by Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC) CEO Jacqui Mumford ...

Climate bill sets foundation for a cleaner and greener NSW

November 30, 2023

29th November 2023 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today welcomed the passing of the Climate Change (Net Zero Future) Bill. “This is a milestone in the shift to a clean, green energy system powered by the wind...

Breakthrough for Murray-Darling – new legislation throws rivers a lifeline after decade of neglect

November 30, 2023

MEDIA RELEASE Breakthrough for Murray-Darling – new legislation throws rivers a lifeline after decade of neglect The successful passage of the Restoring our Rivers Bill through the Senate heralds a breakthrough in efforts to revive Australia’s largest river system to health, leading environment organisations...

A win for the Murray Darling - agreement to strengthen Restoring our Rivers (2023) Bill offers our a rivers a lifeline

November 27, 2023

Monday 27th November Leading environmental organisations from Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland have strongly welcomed an agreement between the Australian Greens and the Albanese Government to strengthen the Water Amendment (Restoring our Rivers) Bill, saying the proposed amendments will give Basin...