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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
Close view of bright yellow pea flowers with spiky green leaves.
Dillwynia retorta, Muogamarra Nature Reserve.
Credit: P Goldie/DCCEEW
Blooming lovely bonanza at Sydney’s secret garden
A small building mounted with a platform and measuring equipment on its roof, behind a black metal fence
Greenhouse gas monitoring station in the upper Hunter.
Credit: DCCEEW
World Environment Day: launch of Australia’s first greenhouse gas monitoring network
A group of people at the Mawonga Cultural Burn stand in a grassy clearing at night, observing small controlled fires burning on the ground. Smoke rises from the flames, and tall trees form a dark backdrop under the night sky.A group of people stand in a grassy clearing at night, observing small controlled fires burning on the ground. Smoke rises from the flames, and tall trees form a dark backdrop under the night sky.
Mawonga Cultural Burn.
Credit: Vanessa Cavanagh/DCCEEW
NSW releases its first Cultural Fire Strategy
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

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

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