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13 May 2024

Restoring animal habitat at a landscape scale | News

Annual autumn bird surveys in the Gwydir Wetlands have uncovered a diverse range of species, and not only the water-loving variety.
A poised stork standing in shallow waters, surrounded by budding plants, its reflection mirrored on the water’s surface
News
19 Jun 2024

Sacred Butterfly Cave safeguarded for future generations | Media release

The Minns Labor Government is protecting a sacred Aboriginal site, the Butterfly Cave, by acquiring an area of culturally significant bushland in the Hunter.
Five women standing together at the Butterfly Cave
News
28 Mar 2024

Safety first for Easter adventures in NSW national parks | Media release

With the long weekend fast approaching, the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) have two key messages for visitors this Easter.
Safety sign warning visitors to take care near cliff edges at an unfenced lookout in Blue Mountains National Park
News
20 Mar 2024

Saving the Booroolong frog - no croaking matter | Media release

The endangered Booroolong frog may be on the road to recovery after an army of NSW Government scientists teamed up to save it with a targeted conservation program and cutting-edge Environmental DNA (eDNA) science.
Frog on a rock
News
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
News
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