The NSW Government Green Globe Awards recognise environmental excellence, leadership and innovation. Businesses, government, community groups and individuals who can demonstrate significant environmental achievements in NSW are encouraged to apply. Submit your nomination before 5pm Monday 21 July 2014.
The NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer has released a report addressing cumulative impacts of activities in the Sydney water catchment, such as long wall mining and coal seam gas extraction, finding no evidence to suggest current activities in the catchment …
The National Parks Association of New South Wales in partnership with BirdLife Australia’s Birds in Backyards Program and The University of Sydney invite participation in the citizen science initiative: Bathing Birds, exploring which birds are using bird baths and how …
The Draft NSW Biodiversity Offsets Policy for Major Projects aims to clarify, standardise and improve biodiversity offsetting for major project approvals. The policy will apply to state significant development and state significant infrastructure under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act …
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Stage One of the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley Flood Management Review has been completed. The review has found that there is no simple solution or single infrastructure option that can address all of the flood risk, and that infrastructure options can reduce, …
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UTS is conducting an evaluation of the Who Cares about the Environment? research program and invites you to participate in an online survey by Friday 14 March 2014. Who Cares about the Environment? is a social research program that measures …
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Local Government NSW (LGNSW) has announced the winners and finalists in the LGNSW Excellence in the Environment Awards.
In July 2011, the NSW Government commenced a comprehensive review of the state’s planning system, with the aim of creating a new planning system that is more strategic and streamlined and which facilitates sustainable economic growth and upfront community participation. …
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The new Look Learn Act campaign is highlighting the impacts of weeds on everyone in northern NSW through TV and radio advertising and social media, and encouraging people to identify and report new weed infestations through the innovative website www.looklearnact.com. …
In August 2010, the Australian Government committed to a strategic study on the implementation of high speed rail (HSR) on the east coast of Australia. The Phase 1 report was launched on 4 August 2011, and identified corridors and station …
Report: ‘High Speed Rail Study Phase 2’, and perspectives Read more »