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20 Jun 2024

Soil PET project wins Sustainable Agriculture Landcare Award | News

A partnership between the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, the Little River Landcare Group and the Soil Knowledge Network improves soil knowledge and land management in Central West NSW.
Two individuals hold a certificate with botanical illustrations
News
22 May 2024

Speeding up connection of batteries to NSW electricity grid | Media release

The NSW Government is accelerating the roll out of major battery projects across the state, boosting electricity reliability to keep the lights on in New South Wales.
Ropes Creek Corridor. Oxley Park, north of Great Western Highway, showing power lines
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26 Feb 2024

SS Nemesis: 120-year-old shipwreck mystery solved and search for relatives begins | Media release

The 120-year-old mystery of SS Nemesis and the 32 crew members lost at sea has been solved, with the accidental discovery and subsequent identification of a shipwreck in waters off Port Kembla.
Murky blue water with fish and scallops on the starboard side of the wreck of the SS Nemesis on the seabed
News
08 Mar 2024

SS Nemesis: Call to find descendants of shipwreck victims answered | Media release

Twenty relatives of crew members who died at sea 120 years ago have come forward to share their family stories, after the wreck of SS Nemesis was found off Port Kembla on the NSW coast.
Shipwreck showing hole and barnacles
News
14 Feb 2024

State-of-the-art Platypus Rescue HQ opens in Dubbo | Media release

The world’s largest purpose-built platypus conservation centre, Platypus Rescue HQ, has been opened at Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo on Wiradjuri Country, providing a world-class refuge for wild platypus.
Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) swimming around.
News
22 Apr 2024

Storm damage closures in Blue Mountains National Park | Media release

Recent storms and flooding have caused significant damage in Blue Mountains National Park, with landslides and rockfalls impacting popular walking tracks.
Golden Stairs, Blue Mountains National Park
News
11 Apr 2024

Storm damage forces temporary closure of Wattamolla Visitor Precinct | Media release

The Wattamolla Visitor Precinct will be temporarily closed until at least Friday 19 April 2024 due to significant damage caused by recent storms and flooding.
Flooded pathway at the edge of a cliff overlooking a forest vista, with fallen railings and uprooted saplings and other storm-tossed soil and vegetation
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17 Apr 2024

Strong partnership underpins new $7 million facility for national parks and Worimi Conservation Lands board in Hunter Coast | Media release

A milestone event on Friday saw the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service and Worimi Conservation Lands board unveil a state-of-the-art facility catering to 40 staff members in Anna Bay, in the Hunter Coast area.
Man blowing smoke from flowering gum leaves, held in a carved wooden board filled with ash
News
26 Mar 2024

Take it easy when camping over the Easter holidays | Media release

With the popularity of the south coast’s national parks at an all-time high, campers are reminded to check availability and book ahead this Easter long weekend.
Couple sitting in campsite, with tent set up in left frame
News
10 Apr 2024

The surprising world of Sydney's coastal upland swamps | News

Carnivorous plants, giant prehistoric dragonflies and nest-building frogs – many plants, animals and other organisms have been inhabiting the steamy misrepresented ecosystems that we call ‘swamps’ for hundreds of millions of years.
A swamp with vibrant green grass and a few gum trees