This year Sydney Water celebrates its history, people and contributions to Sydney since 1888. In 1888, Sydney did not have adequate water and sewerage services and was at the mercy of limited water supply, droughts and sanitation problems causing serious …
The draft Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney sets out a new plan for the city’s future over the next two decades, with Sydney expected to have around 1.3 million additional people by 2031. You can play an important role in shaping …
Draft Metropolitan Strategy for Sydney, submissions close 31 May 2013 Read more »
The NSW Environmental Trust is an independent statutory body established by the NSW government to fund a broad range of organisations to undertake projects that enhance the environment of NSW. Applications for a wide range of NSW Environmental Trust grants …
The NSW State of the Environment (SoE) 2012 reports on the status of the main environmental issues facing NSW. SoE reports are prepared every three years following the Pressure – State (or condition) – Response (PSR) framework originally developed by …
Five NSW funding rounds are open for applications in February-March 2013. They are: Estuary Management Grants – Applications close 14 February 2013. Grants to support local government to improve the health of NSW estuaries and understand the potential risks from …
The final NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan has been released, setting a direction for transport in NSW for the next 20 years and covering all modes of transport and all regions of the state. The NSW Government has also …
NSW Long Term Transport Master Plan and Sydney’s Light Rail Future Read more »
The Hunter Environmental Institute (HEI) is a non-profit organisation established in 1988 to provide a forum for the interaction of people working in environmentally oriented fields in the Hunter Region of NSW. Major events are the bi-monthly afternoon meetings featuring …
Hunter Air and Health is a community resource on air quality and health in the rapidly developing Hunter Valley of NSW to improve planning, empower community environmental advocates, and support environmental conflict resolution. It includes an “infomap”, which is a …
The NSW Government has announced that from January 2014, new Local Land Services will deliver functions currently provided by 13 Catchment Management Authorities (CMAs) across NSW. You are invited to Have your say on the proposed Local Land Services Regional …
Have your say – changes to NSW Catchment Management Authority (CMA) arrangements Read more »
Less than a decade ago NSW had one of the worst records for land clearing in the world. Land clearing is recognised as the greatest threat to biodiversity in NSW as well as being a leading cause of salinity. In …