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Waves breaking on a beach, houses going up the hill
Whale Beach, Sydney. 
Credit: Cameron Board/DCCEEW
Water quality improves at NSW beaches
White cottages with chimneys on a green lawn with blue sky behind.
Barunguba Montague Island. 
Credit: David Rogers/DCCEEW
H5 bird flu management measures in place at Barunguba Montague Island
At night, two people in Taronga Zoo uniforms crouch in vegetation with their equipment. One person is holding a penguin while the other person administers a vaccine.
A wild little penguin at Manly receiving a bird flu vaccine. 
Credit: DCCEEW
Wild little penguins at Manly begin receiving bird flu vaccine
Person standing at wooden fenced lookout looking over flat plain with sun shining over distant horizon
Mungo National Park, Mungo Lookout, Willandra Lakes World Heritage Region. 
Credit: John Spencer/DCCEEW
Help shape the future of NSW national parks
A Fitzroy Falls spiny crayfish raises and opens its nippers in an aggressive display when placed in a plastic container by scientists.
Aggressive display by Fitzroy Falls spiny crayfish (Euastacus dharawalus). 
Credit: Alex Pike/DCCEEW
In-cray-dible news for freshwater biodiversity
View from a tree-lined lookout of a wide bay where a small boat is moored near a beach. In the distance, shipping container cranes and the Sydney skyline are visible.
Port Botany viewed from Kamay Botany Bay National Park. 
Credit: John Spencer/DCCEEW
Eight additional H5 bird flu events in NSW
A group of young people with hard hats and a volunteer guide at the entrance to a mine in a forest.
Volunteer guide at Copeland Tops. 
Credit: DCCEEW
Exciting opportunity for volunteers to guide tours in rainforest and former gold mine with National Parks
A stunning view from Yarriabini Lookout in Yarriabini National Park, showcasing a landscape of farmland and mountains with a glimpse of the ocean in the distance. The scene is illuminated by bright sunshine, with fluffy white clouds scattered across a clear blue sky, creating a picturesque and tranquil atmosphere.
Yarriabini Lookout Yarriabini National Park farmland mountains and views to the ocean. 
Credit: Barry Collier/DCCEEW
Landholders delivered clarity for managing native vegetation
Aerial view of a wide sandy beach with clear, blue-green water next to suburbia
Bondi Beach, Sydney. 
Credit: Beachwatch/DCCEEW
Beachwatch

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

Blue sky dotted with high and low white clouds over tree tops
Brindingabba scenic drive, Brindingabba National Park. 
Credit: Jessica Stokes/DCCEEW
Air quality

See air quality concentration data – updated hourly.