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EPA must invite public submissions on Vales Point pollution standards

January 22, 2021

The Nature Conservation Council has asked the Environment Protection Authority to consult the public and health professionals before deciding whether to grant Vales Point power station a further five-year exemption from nitrogen oxide pollution limits in the NSW Clean Air Regulation. “We have written...

NSW Government must take back control of public forests

January 22, 2021

The NSW Government must take back control of the state’s public forests to ensure they are managed for the benefit of all citizens, not just a handful of large resource companies. “NSW Forestry Corporation has become a rogue organisation that disregards the law and...

Sydney Water set to vandalise Wolli Creek Regional Park

January 19, 2021

Sydney Water is planning to destroy a patch of urban bushland and a sandstone cliff previously earmarked as part of Wolli Creek Regional Park, Earlwood, to build a sewage odour control facility up to 14m high.The land is the eastern gateway to the park...

Classifying the Wollemi Pine as an “Asset of Intergenerational Significance” sets a great precedent

January 15, 2021

The Nature Conservation Council welcomes Premier Gladys Berejiklian’s decision to give the Wollemi Pine greater protection by designating it an Asset of Intergenerational Significance. [1] NCC Acting Chief Executive Jacqui Mumford said: “This is a very welcome development. The conservation movement has for years...

Coal power should not be above the law on clean air

January 14, 2021

Vales Point power station, one of the state’s biggest polluters, must not be granted another five-year exemption from the Clean Air Regulation, according to the Nature Conservation Council. “Vales Point is a massively polluting business that makes mega profits for its billionaire owner because...

Feral horse numbers in Kosciuszko could fall 95% under new proposal

January 13, 2021

The infestation of feral horses destroying rare ecosystems and killing threatened species in Kosciuszko National Park could be reduced by 95% if targets agreed by Nationals Leader John Barilaro today are met. Mr Barilaro reportedly now supports reducing the feral horse population in the...

Government’s response to the koala crisis falls short

January 11, 2021

The NSW Government’s response [1] to the 42 recommendations of the NSW Parliament’s koala inquiry [2] is woefully inadequate, according to the Nature Conservation Council of NSW. “The government’s response is alarmingly relaxed about the looming extinction of an iconic native species,” Nature Conservation...

Wide consultation is key to koala conservation

December 22, 2020

The Nature Conservation Council urges the NSW Government to consult widely when drafting its new koala planning policy. It has been reported that Environment Minister Matt Kean and Deputy Premier Nationals Leader John Barilaro are working on a new deal to protect koalas that...

Let the floodwaters flow to replenish the Darling-Baaka and revive river communities

December 22, 2020

The NSW Government is putting town water supplies and fish stocks on the Darling-Baaka River at risk by telling irrigators at the top of the system they can take river water virtually at will. Water Minister Melinda Pavey and the Department of Planning, Industry...

Government abdicates responsibility for flood water harvesting in the Gwydir

December 18, 2020

The government has told landholders in the Gwydir to seek their own legal advice before diverting and capturing floodwaters that are likely to spill over the river’s banks in coming days. The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment issued a statement at 6.30pm yesterday...