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NSW Budget raises alarm on electricity shortage in two years

June 27, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE27th June 2025 NSW budget papers confirm a forecast energy supply gap in 2027-28, unless renewable energy construction speeds up.[1] “We’re calling on the NSW government to urgently commit to resolving this energy security gap,” said Jacqui Mumford, CEO of the Nature Conservation...

Environment in Freefall: NSW State of the Environment Report “Truly Alarming”

June 26, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE 26th June 2025 Today’s NSW State of the Environment Report paints a grim picture of the health of NSW ecosystems according to the Nature Conservation Council of NSW, the state’s leading environmental organisation. The State of the Environment report is NSW’s premier...

Koalas miss out in NSW budget as climate costs hit hard

June 24, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE 24th June 2025 Today’s budget is a sad indictment on the cost of global inaction on climate and protecting nature, according to the Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental organisation. NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey today announced $4.2...

Nature, communities and First Nations need to be at centre of renewable energy transition nationally

June 23, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE 23rd June 2025 Australia’s leading environment groups have come together to release a new report tracking states and territories’ progress towards electricity decarbonisation, finding that protecting nature and improved regional planning are the missing link to accelerating Australia’s renewable energy rollout. The report, States of...

Forestry Corporation Fails to Meet Legal Habitat Survey Requirements Before Logging in NSW Public Forests

June 16, 2025

The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC), and the South East Forest Rescue (SEFR) and North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) have today exposed the Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) for again cutting corners and apparently breaching species protection laws by failing to conduct legally...

Devastating Impact of Mismanaged Rivers Laid Bare in Powerful New Report

June 10, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE 10th June 2025 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW has today launched a landmark report which reveals the deep cultural, social and economic toll of poor water management in the Murray-Darling Basin. The Lifeblood of Inland NSW: The Socio-Economic and Cultural Importance of Healthy Rivers...

Shooting Lobby’s Bill Puts Public Safety and Nature at Risk

June 04, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE 4th June 2025 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC) and the National Parks Association of NSW (NPA) strongly condemn a new Bill introduced by the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party, which would undermine conservation efforts, put public safety at risk, and hand over...

Yancoal Faces Backlash at AGM Over Mine Expansion Proposal

May 28, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE 28th May 2025 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC), Rising Tide, and the Knitting Nannas have staged a protest outside Yancoal Australia’s AGM to protest their plans to expand their controversial Moolarben coal mine, which will clear over 100 hectares of endangered...

NSW Taxpayers on the Hook for Biggest Native Logging Loss in History

May 15, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE 15th MAY 2025 Forestry Corporation squandered $14.9m of taxpayer funds in just six months logging the state’s natural forests, according to its half-year report tabled in parliament last week. "It's not environmentally sustainable and it's not economically sustainable,” Nature Conservation Council NSW (NCC) Policy...

Avalanche of clean energy a turning point for NSW households and climate

May 08, 2025

MEDIA RELEASE 8th May 2025 The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC) has welcomed today’s announcement that major renewable energy projects have been granted grid access in the Central West of the state, unlocking a huge wave of clean power that will help transition the state...