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04 Nov 09
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Towra Spit ready for the arrival of the Little Tern
Media release: 4 November 2009 Towra Point is well prepared for the annual arrival of Little Terns after extensive work by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and volunteers NPWS Ranger for Towra Point Nature Reserve, Jodie McGill said recently NPWS staff and a group of volunteers which included members of the St George Spearfishing Club and staff from Energy Australia and Baulder
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04 Nov 09
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NPWS fire fighters put out Deua fire
Media release: 4 November 2009 National Parks fire fighters are mopping up the remains of a small fire burning in wilderness within Deua National Park which began from a lightning strike The fire at Oulla Creek is located about 14km northwest of Moruya NPWS Area Manager, Preston Cope, said today that the fire was now contained "When the fire was first reported yesterday conditions were very diff
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02 Nov 09
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NPWS mops up remote fires in South East Forests National Park
Media release: 2 November 2009 Fire fighters from the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) are currently mopping up two small bushfires which began as the result of lightning strikes in a remote section of the South East Forests National Park overnight The two fires are five kilometres apart and are both less than half a hectare in size and burning quietly in the Big Jack Mountain area
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02 Nov 09
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Jindabyne to host 2009 Snowy Ride fundraiser checkpoint
Media release: 2 November 2009 Jindabyne will play a central role in this year's Snowy Ride fundraiser with the Snowy Region Visitor Centre, at Jindabyne, expected to be a hub of activity as more than 3000 motorcycle riders stop at the centre to experience some mountain hospitality The Snowy Ride 2009, through the Steven Walter Foundation, aims to raise money for research into childhood cancer f
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02 Nov 09
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Dead birds on beaches natural
Media release: 2 November 2009 The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) says that people should not be overly alarmed by the number of dead birds being found on south coast beaches at the moment explaining this as largely a 'natural event.' The NPWS has been receiving numerous reports of dead birds being found on beaches on the South Coast NPWS Wildlife Management Officer, Geoff Ross,
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30 Oct 09
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Community service and hefty fine for clearing threatened species
Media release: 30 October 2009 Mr Lance Rawson, of Chillingham, near Bilambil Heights, was convicted of seven charges and ordered to complete 200 hours of community service, pay fines totalling $135 000 as well as professional costs by the Land and Environment Court this week (28/10) after he pleaded guilty to destroying more than a thousand threatened plants on land at Bilambil Heights, Terrano
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30 Oct 09
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NPWS and mountain bikers meet
Media release: 30 October 2009 The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and a number of northern Sydney mountain bike groups met this week to work on ways to establish one of the finest urban mountain trail bike systems in Australia A key focus was addressing some of the immediate issues around impacts to parks following the explosion in the popularity of this type of outdoor recreation NP
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30 Oct 09
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Botany chemical plant shut down
Media release: 30 October 2009 A glycol ether chemical plant at Botany Industrial Park has ceased operations following the emission of the gas ethylene oxide into the atmosphere Approximately 750kg of ethylene oxide was emitted as the result of Huntsman chemical manufacturing plant production malfunction on Wednesday Deputy Director General of the Department of Environment, Climate Change and Wa
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29 Oct 09
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A Spring Clean Up for Stockton Beach
Media release: 29 October 2009 Stockton Beach in the Worimi Conservation Lands north of Newcastle is considerably cleaner and safer, thanks to the efforts of over 400 volunteers who removed around 10 tonnes of rubbish from the popular beach during last Sundays' annual clean-up National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Hunter Coast Area Manager Michael Murphy said that last Sunday was the 14th A
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28 Oct 09
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Second chance to do time on Goat Island
Media release: 28 October 2009 Due to overwhelming demand, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is offering the public a second opportunity to experience a few hours as either a convict or a soldier on Sydney Harbour's Goat Island NPWS Goat Island Ranger Rob Newton said the recent Father's Day Rogues and Villains event was so popular it sold out, so a second event has now been sche
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