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Paying Aussies to pollute - Peak environment groups denounce Jemena Energy for incentivising gas switch
June 02, 2023
2nd June 2023Paying Aussies to pollute - Peak environment groups denounce Jemena Energy for incentivising gas switch While the Victorian and NSW state governments are implementing policies designed to break Australia's toxic gas addiction, one gas company is blatantly undermining these programs by offering...
Read MoreNSW metering policy not holding water: plans to meter all water pumping in NSW float away as deadline once again not met
June 01, 2023
1st June 2023 NSW metering policy not holding water: plans to meter all water pumping in NSW float away as deadline once again not met As the June 1 deadline arrives, the Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, wishes to...
Read MoreDams don’t make water, they kill rivers and downstream communities
May 25, 2023
13th May 2023 Dams don’t make water, they kill rivers and downstream communities The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state's leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today criticised the misinformation being spread by members of the northern NSW agricultural elite, and...
Read MoreNCC calls for halt on logging in Great Koala National Park
May 23, 2023
Map of the proposed Great Koala National Park (white outline). Red is areas Forestry Corporation NSW plans to log in the next 12 months, white polygons are ’koala hubs’ - the most important sites of koala habitat in NSW, and green is state forests that...
Read MoreSpecial treatment for the worst polluters: Government admission highlights the need to stop new and expanded coal mines in NSW
May 19, 2023
19th May 2023 Special treatment for the worst polluters: Government admission highlights the need to stop new and expanded coal mines in NSW The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state's leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today argued that the recent submission by...
Read MoreNCC appoints new CEO
May 18, 2023
The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, is excited to announce the appointment of Jacqui Mumford as CEO. The Executive Board of the NSW Nature Conservation Council has appointed Jacqui to run the organisation following...
Read MoreFederal budget fails to deliver urgently needed Murray-Darling recovery funding
May 10, 2023
MEDIA RELEASE May 10th, 2023 The Albanese Government has committed $146.8m in this budget towards their election promise to complete the Murray-Darling Basin Plan, but failed to commit the funds needed to deliver on the final 450 gigalitres (GL) of water for the environment....
Read MoreSnowy 2.0 delay an opportunity for NSW government to step up, says NCC
May 04, 2023
Snowy 2.0 delay an opportunity for NSW government to step up, says NCC 4th May 2023 With Snowy Hydro announcing an additional 12-24 month construction delay, Nature Conservation Council of NSW warns that climate goals will slip unless additional battery storage is commissioned. "These delays put our climate goals at...
Read MoreWorth more standing: Blueprint report highlights the economic benefits of ending native forest logging, funding transition for workers
April 27, 2023
27th April 2023 Worth more standing: Blueprint report highlights the economic benefits of ending native forest logging, funding transition for workers The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the states leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today argued that the Blueprint Institute’s Branching Out report highlights...
Read MoreLiddell retirement cuts pollution, not reliability, says NCC
April 21, 2023
21st April 2023 Liddell retirement cuts pollution, not reliability, says NCC The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the states leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today highlighted that over 1100 MW of dispatchable capacity has been added to the NSW electricity grid...
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