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A tranquil waterfall cascades over rock ledges into a reflective pool, surrounded by lush green trees
Grand Cliff Top Walk waterfall.
Credit: Caro Ryan/DCCEEW
Connecting to Country: Protecting Our Places grants program now open
Small hopping mammal being released at night with two seated people in background.
Rufous bettong being released by NPWS staff.
Credit: DCCEEW
First-ever reintroduction of threatened rufous bettongs in Ngambaa Nature Reserve
Aerial view of people walking on a winding path across a rocky mountain top, with a spectacular panorama of mountains, clouds and sky behind them
Mount Bushwalker walking track, Morton National Park.
Credit: John Spencer/DCCEEW
$130 million boost to make NSW national parks safer and more accessible for families
Historic house with a wraparound screened porch, surrounded by a lush garden
Hamilton Park Homestead.
Credit: Andrew Hull/DCCEEW
Hamilton Park Homestead opens to visitors in Gundabooka National Park
Four people in brightly coloured National Parks and Wildlife Service clothing and life jackets sit at the back of a boat smiling at the camera. Their boat is towing another small boat, visible on the sea behind them.
National Parks and Wildlife Service Large Whale Disentanglement Team members (from left to right): James Ratcliff, Layla Cattell, Andrew Ferguson and Adam Gietzelt.
Credit: NSW Marine Rescue
Humpback whale successfully freed from entanglement off NSW South Coast
Several walking tracks cross vegetation on hills next to a deep blue ocean
Wallarah National Park and Munmorah State Conservation Area.
Credit: John Spencer/DCCEEW
Have your say on the Caves Beach to Budgewoi Coastal Trail draft master plan
A large, placid koala resting among branches gazes down towards the camera
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus).
Credit: Harrison Ritchie/DCCEEW
Securing our future: $221 million to deliver a new era of threatened species protection
Cyclist rides dirt road through Pilliga National Park with Acacia in foreground.
Cycling in the Pilliga National Park.
Credit: DCCEEW
Time to hit the trails for the 2026 Tour de Gorge
Aerial view of swimmers at Bronte Beach
Aerial view of swimmers at Bronte Beach.
Credit: C Board/DPE
Beachwatch

Discover why the Beachwatch monitoring program was started, who we are and what we do.

Clouds, weather pattern
Clouds, weather pattern.
Credit: V Duncan
Air quality

Air quality concentration data - updated hourly.