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Cape Byron Lighthouse, Walgun Cape Byron State Conservation Area.
Credit: John Spencer/DCCEEW

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Three men in high-vis clothing stand in a factory surrounded by manufacturing equipment
Sell & Parker manufacturing site, Smithfield.
Credit: Melanie Garrick/DCCEEW
Anchoring renewable jobs in western Sydney
A female officer is helping a woman to read her energy bill in a household environment
Inclusive Energy Outreach Program.
Credit: Katherine Griffiths/DCCEEW
$2 million energy literacy fund to support vulnerable residents
A green turtle hatchling waddling on the sand
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) hatchling, Evans Head .
Credit: Rick Pagotto
NSW Government and wildlife organisations investigate green turtles in Port Stephens
Three hikers are shown smiling when walking in Broad Swamp Loop Walk at Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area
Bushwalkers enjoying the new walking track at Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area.
Credit: DCCEEW
Wander Through Wonder – the Magic of Gardens of Stone
A clear night sky over Warrumbungle National Park, with two-thirds of the photo filled with shining stars. The bottom third featuring vegetation and mountains, creating a striking contrast against the starry sky.
Clear night sky with stars, Warrumbungle National Park.
Credit: Robert Mulally
A night of cosmic discovery in Australia’s first International Dark Sky Park
Two ministers in hi vis and hard hats look out towards horizon with wind farms.
Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Penny Sharpe and Minister for Regional New South Wales Tara Moriarty, Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone .
Credit: DCCEEW
$6 million awarded to First Nations projects in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone
A large feral pig followed by four smaller ones traversing through a dry grassland with sparse vegetation and trees in the background
Feral pigs in the wild, Tilpa.
Credit: Terry Cooke/DPE
Feral animal shooting program heralds results
A koala clings to a thin tree branch
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus).
Credit: DCCEEW
The Great Koala National Park
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
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