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The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is pleased to announce the reopening of large sections of Bald Rock and Boonoo Boonoo National Parks along with several other locations being opened in time for the Australia Day long weekend.

The NSW south coast community wanting to help fire-affected wildlife are reminded the only safe way to do so is by using injured wildlife hotlines to only report injured wildlife and by not entering firegrounds.

Key visitor attractions in the fire-affected Blue Mountain National Park and other key sites in the Greater Blue Mountains World Heritage Area have re-opened to help attract visitors back to the mountains.

After being temporarily closed due to fire risk Myall Lakes National Park has reopened following recent widespread rainfall.

The National Parks and Wildlife Service is pleased to announce the reopening of Mount Yarrowyck Nature Reserve, Mother of Ducks Nature Reserve and parts of Oxley Wild Rivers National Park.

A specialist team of remote area firefighters have helped to save the prehistoric Wollemi Pines from this season’s bushfires, confirmed Environment Minister Matt Kean.

Thousands of kilograms of carrots and sweet potato are being delivered to endangered Brush-tailed Rock-wallabies in fire affected areas as the NSW Government steps in to help.

Barangaroo has become the first urban precinct in Australia to be awarded carbon neutral status.

Minister for Local Government Shelley Hancock today announced an additional $175,000 of funding for the City of Newcastle Council to begin work to boost sand volumes on Stockton Beach.

Households across NSW are expected to save $40 per year on their electricity bills and the State will have one of the highest reliability targets in the world under the NSW Electricity Strategy, released today.