The Green Corridors program protects strategic areas of high conservation value vegetation and ensures more green spaces across Sydney and New South Wales. The program was implemented with $40 million of funding over 4 years (2011–12 to 2014–15).
The program was funded through the NSW Environmental Trust.
Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
The Great Eastern Ranges Initiative worked with over 120 organisations to build a conservation corridor on a continental scale from the Grampians in Victoria to far north Queensland along the Great Dividing Range and Eastern Escarpment. It has been the catalyst for building many linkages between existing natural reserves and isolated remnants of bushland on public and private land, and has secured habitat for the state's endangered wildlife.
The project received $4.4 million up to 2014–15 to expand the reach of the corridor and respond to the increasing demand from other groups to become involved.
Growth Centres Biodiversity Offset program
The NSW Government is protecting native vegetation by purchasing land for new reserves and establishing funding agreements with landowners to ensure conservation. These efforts help offset the biodiversity impacts from development in Sydney's north-west and south-west growth centres.
On 24 June 2026, the Minister for the Environment signed the order extending biodiversity certification of the Growth Centres State Environmental Planning Policy (Sydney Region Growth Centres) 2006 for 9 years to 30 June 2035.
This determination was published in the NSW Government Gazette (PDF 1MB) on 26 June 2026.
More information on the program can be found at Growth Centres Biodiversity Offset Program.
Linking Landscapes through local action
The Linking Landscapes through local action project included stakeholder participation to identify and protect core areas of bushland and biodiversity corridors within the Sydney Basin Bioregion. Funding of $10.1 million up to 2014–15 was allocated for the 3 components of this project:
- Biodiversity Investment Opportunities Map (BIO Map) – This identified priority investment areas for biodiversity management within 2 pilot subregions in the Sydney Basin Bioregion.
- Linking Landscapes through local action grant program – This established biobank sites to protect and manage public land with identified conservation values.