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Minister for Climate Change and Energy Penny Sharpe has visited an electrical substation slated for upgrades under the Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) as Ausgrid kicks off community consultation in the region.

NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is asking visitors to stop and look before cooling off in waterways this long weekend.

The Dorrigo Escarpment Great Walk is a $22 million proposed multi-day walk that will connect visitors to Gumbaynggirr Country and the wonders of Gondwana Rainforests of Australia World Heritage.

An emergency translocation project aimed at saving endangered Brush-tailed Rock-wallabies has been successfully carried out within Warrumbungle National Park, in the state’s north-west.

Power has now been restored to around 300,000 homes, businesses and other properties which were blacked out when severe storms swept across NSW, and energy crews and NSW State Emergency Service volunteers are working hard to connect the remaining 8,600 customers.

To ensure a safer and more enjoyable experience for all visitors, the Bonnie Vale boat launch in Bundeena will be closed temporarily over the busy Australia Day long weekend.

Pterostylis pedina (D.L.Jones) Janes & Duretto has been provisionally listed as an Endangered species.

Port Stephens and surrounding communities are experiencing an electricity outage after electrical storms swept across large parts of New South Wales on Wednesday 15 January.

Scientists are asking for landholders help to save one of Australia’s most threatened reptiles, the Bathurst Grassland Earless Dragon.

Local artists are sharing their love for the river red gum through a new exhibition at Wagga Wagga City Library.

The iconic Palace Hotel in Broken Hill has officially had its LGBTQIA+ history recognised, by an amendment to its listing on the NSW State Heritage Register.

Landholders in the Moree region have been convicted and fined by the Land and Environment Court of NSW for the unlawful clearing of 475 hectares of native vegetation on their property

The much-loved Pigeon House Mountain Didthul walking track in Morton National Park has reopened to the public following a four-month closure, allowing visitors to once again experience this culturally and environmentally significant landscape.

The Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) has entered into a Deed with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) after admitting to illegally clearing 1.44 hectares of Bindarri National Park near Coffs Harbour in 2019 and 2020. 

The new Lost City Walking Track is now open in the Gardens of Stone State Conservation Area (SCA), providing visitors with another great option to get out and explore the Lithgow region these summer holidays. The track is part of the $2.3 million Lost City Visitor Precinct project.

The overall health of Kosciuszko National Park, the largest national park in the state, has been assessed for the first time through the EcoHealth Scorecard.

Walk-in campers and canyoners can once again enjoy Deep Pass in Wollemi National Park, with the canyon now re-opened following a significant rockfall and the installation of a new toilet at the adjacent campground.

The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) has extended the closure of the Wollumbin summit track to allow additional time for careful consideration of the site’s future.

An improved I Spy Koala app has been released that allows anyone in NSW to record koala sightings. 

Creativity flowed at Gum Flat Reserve in the Gwydir catchment as artists gathered to celebrate the iconic river red gum.