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Stop work order highlights the need to overhaul forestry surveys, and search for nocturnal animals at night

November 15, 2023

15th November 2023       With the Environmental Protection Agency issuing another stop work order for the failure to identify endangered glider dens, the Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC) is calling on the Minns government to take decisive action to protect endangered wildlife across...

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Murray-Darling bill needs to go much further to deliver real water to rivers and justice for First Nations

November 10, 2023

November 10, 2023 A Senate inquiry report tabled today shows cross-party support for improving legislation to restore rivers in the Murray-Darling, giving the Albanese Government an opportunity to significantly improve its bill. Peak environment groups across NSW, VIC, QLD and SA have called on...

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Despite $246.9 million in taxpayer money, Forestry Corporation still lost $28 million, report finds.

November 10, 2023

10th November 2023  The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC) has today released a new report from Frontier Economics which reveals for the first time that hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars have been gifted to the taxpayer owned logging business Forestry...

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Water Bill must go further to deliver for the Darling

November 01, 2023

November 1st 2023  Leading environmental organisations from Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland will today present evidence to a Senate Committee on the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill.  As it stands the Water Amendment (Restoring Our Rivers) Bill would allow 450...

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A win for the Australian Alps - NCC applauds Minister Sharpe for evidence-based approach to feral horses

October 27, 2023

27th October 2023  The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has welcomed today’s announcement that the NSW Government will allow aerial shooting as an additional control option for feral horses in the Alpine National Park.   “We commend Minister Sharpe for the leadership she...

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Environment groups welcome progress of Water Bill with support of independent regional MPs

October 18, 2023

Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Leading environmental organisations from Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland have welcomed the progress of the Water Amendment (Restoring our Rivers) Bill through the House of Representatives today, saying it gives our rivers a chance of restoration after...

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Either blind or not looking: Analysis reveals Forestry Corporation ignores endangered gliders across NSW

October 17, 2023

Either blind or not looking: Analysis reveals Forestry Corporation ignores endangered gliders across NSW   17th October 2023  Analysis by the Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state's leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today revealed that Forestry Corporation NSW is logging forests...

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NSW climate bill welcomed, but targets unachievable without on-time retirement of coal-fired power stations

October 12, 2023

12th October 2023  The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today welcomed the NSW Government's establishment of the Net Zero Commission, and the legislating of NSW's 2030 and 2050 emissions reduction targets.   “It's great to...

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Former NSW Premier Bob Carr backs campaign to end land clearing.

October 03, 2023

Thursday 28th September 2023 The campaign to stop habitat destruction has received the backing of former NSW Premier Bob Carr, whose government introduced much of the legislation to protect habitats, ecosystems and wildlife homes that were undone by the former NSW Liberal-National Government.  Habitat...

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