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Cape Byron Lighthouse, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area.
Credit: John Spencer/DCCEEW

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A photo showing the front exterior of Woolley Townhouse, a white two-storey residential building with fenced front door and garage door painted in dark green
Front exterior of Woolley Townhouse.
Credit: Heritage NSW
Paddington townhouse added to State Heritage Register
Danger Gorge and Falls
Danger Gorge and Falls.
Credit: Josh Smith/DCCEEW
Dangars Gorge closed for $1 million upgrade
A small brown and white cat stands next to a small cat toy and play tunnel
Domestic cat (Felis catus).
Credit: DCCEEW
Keeping cats home and wildlife safe
Two wind turbines on top of a dry hill. There are some trees in the foreground and a blue sky with fluffy white clouds behind the turbines.
Wind turbine at Hampton Wind Farm renewable energy source.
Credit: Simone Cottrell/DCCEEW
$140 million biodiversity investment for Central-West Orana REZ puts conservation and renewables hand-in-hand
Trees and houses flank a wide, golden sandy beach next to blue-green ocean and waves breaking
Shelly Beach, Ballina.
Credit: DCCEEW
NSW beaches are looking good for a summer of swimming
A mother koala sits upright in a forked tree branch with a joey at her front
Koala mother and joey (Phascolarctos cinereus).
Credit: Brayden Stanford/DCCEEW
Bellow hello to koalas in Morton National Park and surrounds
Group of people stand in a grassy paddock watching cattle graze on a lush green hills with plenty of trees
Wilmot paddock walk.
Credit: Mike Terry
$7.5 million boost to help farmers and land managers cut emissions and boost regional economies
A grassy clearing where small trees have been lopped off in an act of vandalism
Damage and vandalism at Saratoga Island Nature Reserve.
Credit: DCCEEW
Threats to Saratoga Island Nature Reserve by vandals and illegal campers
Aerial view of swimmers at Bronte Beach
Aerial view of swimmers at Bronte Beach.
Credit: C Board/DPE
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Clouds, weather pattern
Clouds, weather pattern.
Credit: V Duncan
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