Fast ferries to come under NSW Opal cap The privately run Manly Fast Ferry service will come under Sydney's public transport cap and be converted to a hydrogen-diesel fuel blend under new plans. AAP · Dec 30, 2022
Wine industry sour on return and earn Almost all Australians are in favour of container recycling programs being expanded to include wine and spirit bottles, according to a new poll. AAP · Dec 14, 2022
Ex-indy MP supports fresh NSW contender The local GP who sparked a run of independent representation in the Sydney beachside electorate of Manly has thrown his support behind a new teal candidate. AAP · Nov 24, 2022
Release of rare honeyeaters in NSW Zoo-bred regent honeyeaters, one of Australia's rarest birds, are being released in NSW's Lower Hunter Valley to boost the wild population. AAP · Nov 20, 2022
Koala wars: NSW Liberal MP condemns native logging after environment minister refuses to publicly back government bill James Griffin repeatedly asked in parliament about controversial proposal, which Labor will oppose The Guardian - AU · Nov 10, 2022
Tourism campaign spruiks regional NSW NSW is spruiking its 890 national parks as premium travel destinations in a bid to help regional communities affected by bushfires, floods and the pandemic. AAP · Nov 3, 2022
Ecologist at NSW koala conference says beloved animals on 'slippery slope to extinction' A koala conference in NSW, held with the aim of building pressure ahead of next year's state election, also heard from an Indigenous conservationist who says cultural practices will play a key role in staving off extinction. ABC News · Oct 29, 2022
Resume culling now: NSW Farmers, Greens NSW Farmers and the Greens have formed an unlikely alliance, calling for the immediate resumption of the aerial culling of pests, which pose a biosecurity risk. AAP · Oct 26, 2022
Long-footed potoroo search in south-east NSW turns to DNA found in predator droppings Researchers are collecting predator droppings from forests in south-east NSW to see if they hold DNA evidence of long-footed potoroos, which are feared to be locally extinct. ABC News · Oct 12, 2022
NSW park name ditches blackbirding legacy NSW has renamed a national park in the state's south to Beowa, replacing its controversial settler namesake with a local Indigenous term for the killer whale. AAP · Sep 30, 2022
Police investigate threat to ‘firebomb’ national parks office over Kosciuszko horse cull National Parks and Wildlife Service says threat ‘should be condemned by all Australians’ The Guardian - AU · Sep 30, 2022
National Parks threatened with 'firebomb' in handwritten letter over feral horse plan A letter threatening to firebomb the Jindabyne National Parks office in relation to feral horses has sparked a police investigation. ABC News · Sep 30, 2022
Blue plaques a handy stand-in for statues Topics: A blue plaque in Maitland, a horse and sulky at Sandgate and air taxis. Newcastle Herald · Sep 19, 2022
Tiny solar backpacks could help save the plains wanderer – one of Australia’s most endangered birds Researchers hope to learn about movement of small birds using solar-powered devices tracked by satellite The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2022
The Canberra Times · Sep 16, 2022 Ground shooting suspended as Parks respond to cruelty allegations NPWS said it has a legal obligation to implement the Horse Heritage Management Plan.
ABC News · Sep 16, 2022 NSW Environment Minister asks for an evaluation of wild horse management plan in Kosciuszko National Park The NSW Environment Minister has called for an evaluation into the implementation of a wild horse management plan in the Snowy Mountains, following the discovery of horses shot dead in Kosciuszko National Park.
AAP · Sep 1, 2022 NSW 'underwater forests' to cut emissions Marine ecosystems can capture and store carbon while also improving foreshore protection, water quality, biodiversity and fisheries.
Newcastle Herald · Aug 24, 2022 EPA seeks top legal advice about power station pollution exemption The NSW Environment Protection Authority is under increasing pressure to reveal the legal advice it has received about the legality of a pollution exemption provided to Vales Point power station.
AAP · Aug 23, 2022 NSW calls for environment ministers meet The NSW government wants Canberra to summon the country's environment ministers to develop a united strategy to combat threats.
The Guardian - AU · Aug 22, 2022 Just two prosecutions for ‘unexplained land clearing’ made since NSW Coalition changed rules Clearing has risen by 73% since new laws allowing the clearing of native flora were introduced as independent MP criticises lack of action
The Guardian - AU · Aug 21, 2022 Living sea walls and kelp forests: the plans to lure marine life back to Sydney Harbour ‘Seabirds to Seascapes’ project aims to boost biodiversity and improve water quality, encouraging seals and penguins back to the harbour
AAP · Aug 19, 2022 Chlamydia vaccine underway for NSW koalas Scientists in NSW are conducting a clinical trial of a chlamydia vaccine for koalas, to give the endangered species a better chance of survival in the wild.
AAP · Aug 17, 2022 NSW plan to conserve western Sydney koalas Koala populations will be protected under a conservation plan that also allows more than 73,000 new homes built in western Sydney, the NSW government says.
ABC News · Aug 16, 2022 Critically endangered smoky mice released into wild in South East NSW The animals were bred in a specialised 18-hectare captive research and breeding facility in Canberra, which replicates the habitat of the forest.
AAP · Aug 15, 2022 Rare smoky mice back in the NSW wilderness It is hoped the release of 13 critically endangered smoky mice into a NSW national park will save a species that is on the brink of extinction.