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A large, placid koala resting among branches gazes down towards the camera
Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus).
Credit: Harrison Ritchie/DCCEEW
Securing our future: $221 million to deliver a new era of threatened species protection
Close view of bright yellow pea flowers with spiky green leaves.
Dillwynia retorta, Muogamarra Nature Reserve.
Credit: P Goldie/DCCEEW
Blooming lovely bonanza at Sydney’s secret garden
A small building mounted with a platform and measuring equipment on its roof, behind a black metal fence
Greenhouse gas monitoring station in the upper Hunter.
Credit: DCCEEW
World Environment Day: launch of Australia’s first greenhouse gas monitoring network
A group of people at the Mawonga Cultural Burn stand in a grassy clearing at night, observing small controlled fires burning on the ground. Smoke rises from the flames, and tall trees form a dark backdrop under the night sky.A group of people stand in a grassy clearing at night, observing small controlled fires burning on the ground. Smoke rises from the flames, and tall trees form a dark backdrop under the night sky.
Mawonga Cultural Burn.
Credit: Vanessa Cavanagh/DCCEEW
NSW releases its first Cultural Fire Strategy
Four boys in ceremonial dress and paint dance on a lawn before a crowd. Behind this, there are 4 blue marquees and a forested hillside
Gulaga dancers.
Credit: DCCEEW
Celebrating 20 years of joint management at Biamanga and Gulaga national parks
Cyclist rides dirt road through Pilliga National Park with Acacia in foreground.
Cycling in the Pilliga National Park.
Credit: DCCEEW
Time to hit the trails for the 2026 Tour de Gorge
A small, brown lizard with distinct patterns rests on a rock, surrounded by out-of-focus green grass
Monaro Grassland Earless Dragon.
Credit: Jesse Campbell/DCCEEW
From classroom to conservation: Monaro school students leave their mark on endangered dragons
Two people study rocky shore ecology by the bay, one takes notes on a clipboard, and the other examines rocks
Researchers from Macquarie University gathering data at Lavender Bay as part of their project 'Living Boulders for reviving marine life on coastal defences'.
Credit: Aria Lee/DCCEEW
$1.34 million in research grants to target fungus, fishways, frogs and foxes
Aerial view of swimmers at Bronte Beach
Aerial view of swimmers at Bronte Beach.
Credit: C Board/DPE
Beachwatch

Discover why the Beachwatch monitoring program was started, who we are and what we do.

Clouds, weather pattern
Clouds, weather pattern.
Credit: V Duncan
Air quality

Air quality concentration data - updated hourly.