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Aerial view over treed landscape with clouds in distance.
Aerial view over Bindarri National Park. 
Credit: DCCEEW
Historic day for koalas as landmark legislation passes NSW Parliament
Two people relax in chairs under an awning outside a caravan. Trees, grass and a white car are visible nearby.
Caravan in a NSW national park. 
Credit: DCCEEW
More ways to camp make exploring NSW national parks easier
A regent honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia) perched on a branch
Regent honeyeater (Anthochaera phrygia). 
Credit: Mick Roderick/DCCEEW
NSW reforms protect native wildlife in Central West NSW
Aerial view of a desert landscape with a white-rimmed pink lake in the centre under a bright blue sky
Pink Lake North, Pulgamurtie Station. 
Credit: DCCEEW
Land purchase brings pink lakes into the NSW national parks estate
View from a fire camera set up on a mountain peak of a heavily forested valley with a river flowing through it under blue sky
National Parks and Wildlife Service fire camera. 
Credit: DCCEEW
Fire readiness ramps up in proposed Great Koala National Park
A broad-shelled turtle (Chelodina expansa)
Broad-shelled turtle (Chelodina expansa). 
Credit: B Chessman/DPE
From rescue to recovery: 250 turtle eggs offer hope for Gwydir wetlands
A person in white scrubs and black gloves crouches on the ground holding a small, grey, fluffy penguin in a white bag
Vaccination of little penguins at Barunguba Montague Island. 
Credit: DCCEEW
Vaccination rollout expands to protect South Coast little penguins from bird flu threat
Waves breaking on a beach, houses going up the hill
Whale Beach, Sydney. 
Credit: Cameron Board/DCCEEW
Water quality improves at NSW beaches
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

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