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29 Sep 2023

National Parks and Wildlife Service implements park fire bans across the south coast | Media release

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has introduced a ban on solid fuel fires within national parks and nature reserves across the south coast from today.
Fire Ban interpretive sign
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14 Sep 2023

National parks seeking volunteers for annual koala survey | Media release

If you’ve got the eye for spotting fluffy, iconic Australian species, then the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) needs you. NPWS is seeking volunteers for the 2023 Community Koala Surveys in Bongil Bongil National Park, which begins on Tuesday 26 September.
Koala (Phascolartos cinereus) sitting on a branch
News
08 Sep 2023

National Parks undertaking hazard reduction burns across Sydney this weekend | Media release

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) are conducting multiple hazard reduction burns in national parks across Greater Sydney this weekend, pending appropriate weather conditions.
Porto Hazard reduction Burn, Kuring-gai-chase National Park, August 2021.
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23 Oct 2023

National Skills Agreement supporting NSW journey to Net Zero | Media release

Following the signing of the National Skills Agreement the NSW Government is continuing to bolster its commitment to reskill NSW and transform the economy to Net Zero with TAFE NSW launching 8 new microskills related to renewables.
Workers set up solar panels at Moree Solar Farm. Moree, NSW
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25 Aug 2023

NSW Threatened Species Scientific Committee final determination Neophema chrysostoma | Media release

Blue-winged parrot Neophema chrysostoma (Kuhl 1820) has been listed as a Vulnerable species.
Blue-winged parrot (Neophema chrysostoma)
News
30 Aug 2023

New immersive 'digital doorway' makes the Border Ranges accessible from home | Media release

People can now experience some of Border Ranges National Park's most spectacular landscapes from the comfort of home thanks to four new immersive experiences which have been developed using innovative digital storytelling technology.
Antarctic beech trees (Nothofagus moorei), Border Ranges National Park
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20 Nov 2023

New round of Blue Plaques recognises the stories of NSW | Media release

Fourteen new Blue Plaque recipients have been chosen to highlight significant people and events which have contributed to the rich history of NSW.
Caroline Chisholm plaque installed
News
22 Nov 2023

New South Wales uses natural enemies to target weeds | Media release

The NSW Government is taking action to combat invasive weeds by investing nearly $500,000 into a program that manages 2 Weeds of National Significance with biocontrol agents.
An enlarged shot of a cabomba weevil caught in the act, perched on a sprig of the bright green aquatic cabomba plant
News
11 Aug 2023

NPWS complete large hazard reduction burn program east of Armidale | Media release

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is finishing 2 very large hazard reduction burns in the Oxley Wild Rivers National Park East of Armidale and Walcha starting 11 August and continuing over the weekend.
NPWS hazard reductions near Mathoura and Deniliquin protect urban areas
News
02 Aug 2023

NPWS undertaking numerous hazard reduction burns around Sydney | Media release

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service, with the Rural Fire Service and Fire Rescue NSW, will be undertaking 4 hazard reduction burns across the Sydney basin over next few days.
NPWS hazard reduction burn