Nature NSW
@naturensw.bsky.social
Fighting for nature and climate justice since 1955 🐨🌳💧🌞🌱🐟
Authorised by Jacqui Mumford, Level 3, 180 George Street Sydney 2000 NSW.
Authorised by Jacqui Mumford, Level 3, 180 George Street Sydney 2000 NSW.
Our new report, titled NSW's "INS" Label: How a misleading classification is driving broadscale clearing in NSW, looks at the so-called “Invasive Native Species” (INS) provision. We've found that it's a case of mistaken identity.
www.nature.org.au/report_finds...
www.nature.org.au/report_finds...
“A case of mistaken identity”: New report finds nonsense label is driving out of control habitat clearing in NSW
A new report from Nature Conservation Council NSW (NCC) has revealed that more than three million hectares of bushland across the state is at risk of clearing because of a misleading classification th...
www.nature.org.au
July 30, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Our new report, titled NSW's "INS" Label: How a misleading classification is driving broadscale clearing in NSW, looks at the so-called “Invasive Native Species” (INS) provision. We've found that it's a case of mistaken identity.
www.nature.org.au/report_finds...
www.nature.org.au/report_finds...
The NSW Liberal-National Coalition has decided to scale back the state’s largest renewable energy zone in the New England area by not proceeding with the 500kV transmission line corridor.
Read our media release: www.nature.org.au/irresponsibl...
Read our media release: www.nature.org.au/irresponsibl...
June 26, 2026 at 3:22 AM
The NSW Liberal-National Coalition has decided to scale back the state’s largest renewable energy zone in the New England area by not proceeding with the 500kV transmission line corridor.
Read our media release: www.nature.org.au/irresponsibl...
Read our media release: www.nature.org.au/irresponsibl...
“It is clear the environment is an afterthought when it comes to water management in this state.”
www.nature.org.au/_calls_to_pu...
www.nature.org.au/_calls_to_pu...
“Disturbing revelations”: Stepping up calls to put environmental water first
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC) is ramping up its calls for the NSW Government to prioritise environmental water after new "disturbing revelations” shows the state’s environment and water...
www.nature.org.au
May 5, 2026 at 1:52 AM
“It is clear the environment is an afterthought when it comes to water management in this state.”
www.nature.org.au/_calls_to_pu...
www.nature.org.au/_calls_to_pu...
Between October 2021 and April 2024, two landholders cleared more than 167,000 mature native trees, including more than 119,000 hollow-bearing trees, on their property in Western NSW.
www.nature.org.au/illegal_clea...
www.nature.org.au/illegal_clea...
Illegal clearing of more than 119,000 hollow-bearing trees draws fines of $3.60 per tree
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, is calling for urgent action to prevent runaway land clearing after landholders were fined just $...
www.nature.org.au
April 30, 2026 at 1:58 AM
Between October 2021 and April 2024, two landholders cleared more than 167,000 mature native trees, including more than 119,000 hollow-bearing trees, on their property in Western NSW.
www.nature.org.au/illegal_clea...
www.nature.org.au/illegal_clea...
Many of us would have seen the distressing news this week: hundreds of turtles, waterbirds, frogs and sheep left to die because of an ecological emergency caused by water bureaucracy.
‼️ Email the Water Minister to release the environmental flow: naturensw.good.do/gwydirwetlan...
‼️ Email the Water Minister to release the environmental flow: naturensw.good.do/gwydirwetlan...
Release the Water: Save the Gwydir Wetlands!
Right now, an environmental crisis is unfolding in the Gwydir Wetlands, and it is entirely preventable. Critical environmental water is being held back in Copeton Dam by WaterNSW because of a new, una...
naturensw.good.do
April 22, 2026 at 9:55 PM
Many of us would have seen the distressing news this week: hundreds of turtles, waterbirds, frogs and sheep left to die because of an ecological emergency caused by water bureaucracy.
‼️ Email the Water Minister to release the environmental flow: naturensw.good.do/gwydirwetlan...
‼️ Email the Water Minister to release the environmental flow: naturensw.good.do/gwydirwetlan...
The latest in a recent string of legal stumbling blocks that have slowed down the release of water for the environment. There has been a long running campaign from those who do not support environmental water to undermine its release and it's working for them.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
WaterNSW criticised for ‘appalling’ decision after hundreds of turtles left to die in wetlands
River ecologist says ‘classic bureaucratic tangle’ led to government agency stopping flows to Gwydir wetlands region in March
www.theguardian.com
April 21, 2026 at 12:33 AM
The latest in a recent string of legal stumbling blocks that have slowed down the release of water for the environment. There has been a long running campaign from those who do not support environmental water to undermine its release and it's working for them.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Requiring DAs for large developments would be a great opportunity to introduce requirements to stop harmful chemical drift. 🫐🌳💧
Sign our petition calling for the NSW Government to lift the standards for all horticultural developments to make them safer.
www.nature.org.au/protect_nsw_...
Sign our petition calling for the NSW Government to lift the standards for all horticultural developments to make them safer.
www.nature.org.au/protect_nsw_...
Protect NSW from toxic pesticides
Since 1955 the Nature Conservation Council has been the voice for nature in NSW. We advocate and campaign to protect nature and for a safe climate.
www.nature.org.au
March 30, 2026 at 12:25 AM
Requiring DAs for large developments would be a great opportunity to introduce requirements to stop harmful chemical drift. 🫐🌳💧
Sign our petition calling for the NSW Government to lift the standards for all horticultural developments to make them safer.
www.nature.org.au/protect_nsw_...
Sign our petition calling for the NSW Government to lift the standards for all horticultural developments to make them safer.
www.nature.org.au/protect_nsw_...
We love citizen science! The Australian Museum's FrogID project is testament to the power of community in environmental monitoring. In just 7 years 92% of frog species were recorded by citizen science in NSW. 🐸
Read more ➡️ theconversation.com/citizen-scie...
Read more ➡️ theconversation.com/citizen-scie...
Citizen scientists are spotting more and more rare frogs on private land
Threatened frogs aren’t just found in national parks – citizen scientists are finding them throughout private land too.
theconversation.com
March 10, 2026 at 10:40 PM
We love citizen science! The Australian Museum's FrogID project is testament to the power of community in environmental monitoring. In just 7 years 92% of frog species were recorded by citizen science in NSW. 🐸
Read more ➡️ theconversation.com/citizen-scie...
Read more ➡️ theconversation.com/citizen-scie...
In the face of the AI boom and rapid data centre development, new data centre developments need to be environmentally responsible, transparent, and truly benefit the community. 🌱🔋 🤝
Read the 8 Public Interest Principles for Data Centres: bit.ly/4rKj9Xz
Read the 8 Public Interest Principles for Data Centres: bit.ly/4rKj9Xz
March 2, 2026 at 1:44 AM
In the face of the AI boom and rapid data centre development, new data centre developments need to be environmentally responsible, transparent, and truly benefit the community. 🌱🔋 🤝
Read the 8 Public Interest Principles for Data Centres: bit.ly/4rKj9Xz
Read the 8 Public Interest Principles for Data Centres: bit.ly/4rKj9Xz
Big Spotty is the tallest Spotted Gum on earth, yet the Brooman State Forest is due to be logged in 3 months time.
Help us protect this 71m tall icon permanently by declaring the Big Spotty Flora Reserve before the chainsaws arrive.
Sign the petition: www.nature.org.au/protect_big_...
Help us protect this 71m tall icon permanently by declaring the Big Spotty Flora Reserve before the chainsaws arrive.
Sign the petition: www.nature.org.au/protect_big_...
Protect Big Spotty’s Forest
Since 1955 the Nature Conservation Council has been the voice for nature in NSW. We advocate and campaign to protect nature and for a safe climate.
www.nature.org.au
February 19, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Big Spotty is the tallest Spotted Gum on earth, yet the Brooman State Forest is due to be logged in 3 months time.
Help us protect this 71m tall icon permanently by declaring the Big Spotty Flora Reserve before the chainsaws arrive.
Sign the petition: www.nature.org.au/protect_big_...
Help us protect this 71m tall icon permanently by declaring the Big Spotty Flora Reserve before the chainsaws arrive.
Sign the petition: www.nature.org.au/protect_big_...
NEW REPORT: Future Proofing NSW Small to Medium Sized Industry: A Decarbonisation Roadmap. Small to medium manufacturing sector can reduce gas consumption by 75% by 2050 with the right policy support, future-proofing industry and helping to tackle climate change.
bit.ly/4agejtg
bit.ly/4agejtg
February 10, 2026 at 12:02 AM
NEW REPORT: Future Proofing NSW Small to Medium Sized Industry: A Decarbonisation Roadmap. Small to medium manufacturing sector can reduce gas consumption by 75% by 2050 with the right policy support, future-proofing industry and helping to tackle climate change.
bit.ly/4agejtg
bit.ly/4agejtg
Minister Watt has flagged that the federal government is considering purchasing water from the northern part of the basin for the first time. However, unless NSW water rules provide enough basic flows at the right time, that water won't get far.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Murray-Darling Basin stoush looms over more water buybacks
More water rights in the Murray-Darling Basin will be purchased from farmers and irrigators in a renewed push by the federal government to return 450 gigalitres of water to the environment.
www.abc.net.au
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Minister Watt has flagged that the federal government is considering purchasing water from the northern part of the basin for the first time. However, unless NSW water rules provide enough basic flows at the right time, that water won't get far.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
NEWS: Minns Government Fast Tracks Destruction as Planning Bill Passes
NSW is facing an extinction crisis and worsening climate disasters, yet the government’s response is to make it easier to destroy nature faster.
www.nature.org.au/minns_govern...
NSW is facing an extinction crisis and worsening climate disasters, yet the government’s response is to make it easier to destroy nature faster.
www.nature.org.au/minns_govern...
November 12, 2025 at 5:11 AM
NEWS: Minns Government Fast Tracks Destruction as Planning Bill Passes
NSW is facing an extinction crisis and worsening climate disasters, yet the government’s response is to make it easier to destroy nature faster.
www.nature.org.au/minns_govern...
NSW is facing an extinction crisis and worsening climate disasters, yet the government’s response is to make it easier to destroy nature faster.
www.nature.org.au/minns_govern...
Looks like the only ones consulted about the Minns Government's new planning laws were the miners and the developer's lobby.
The laws look set to pass next time Parliament sits – a gift to big business just in time for Christmas.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The laws look set to pass next time Parliament sits – a gift to big business just in time for Christmas.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Minns admits mining and power projects can be fast-tracked under contentious NSW approval laws
Premier has been spruiking to business how changes will facilitate investment in major projects in NSW
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Looks like the only ones consulted about the Minns Government's new planning laws were the miners and the developer's lobby.
The laws look set to pass next time Parliament sits – a gift to big business just in time for Christmas.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
The laws look set to pass next time Parliament sits – a gift to big business just in time for Christmas.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Check out this Murray Cod's mighty marathon!
Like Golden Perch, Murray-Cod need to be able to swim hundreds of kms as they seek new breeding territory and food sources. Unfortunately, humans have made that very hard by building thousands of dams and weirs.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Like Golden Perch, Murray-Cod need to be able to swim hundreds of kms as they seek new breeding territory and food sources. Unfortunately, humans have made that very hard by building thousands of dams and weirs.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The not-so-little Murray cod that could: fish tracked swimming 900km along Australia’s biggest river system
Fish named after Olympic swimming champion Ariarne Titmus was most recently tracked at a section of the mid-Murray, near Belsar Island
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Check out this Murray Cod's mighty marathon!
Like Golden Perch, Murray-Cod need to be able to swim hundreds of kms as they seek new breeding territory and food sources. Unfortunately, humans have made that very hard by building thousands of dams and weirs.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Like Golden Perch, Murray-Cod need to be able to swim hundreds of kms as they seek new breeding territory and food sources. Unfortunately, humans have made that very hard by building thousands of dams and weirs.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
WEBINAR: Stop the next Mudgee coal expansion - Wilpinjong Coal Submission Writing Webinar
📆 When: Monday 27th October, 6:30-7:30pm
Learn how to write a submission step by step, and hear about the next steps for stopping coal expansion in Mudgee.
www.nature.org.au/stop_the_nex...
📆 When: Monday 27th October, 6:30-7:30pm
Learn how to write a submission step by step, and hear about the next steps for stopping coal expansion in Mudgee.
www.nature.org.au/stop_the_nex...
Webinar: Stop the next Mudgee coal expansion - Submissions due 30 October!
Since 1955 the Nature Conservation Council has been the voice for nature in NSW. We advocate and campaign to protect nature and for a safe climate.
www.nature.org.au
October 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
WEBINAR: Stop the next Mudgee coal expansion - Wilpinjong Coal Submission Writing Webinar
📆 When: Monday 27th October, 6:30-7:30pm
Learn how to write a submission step by step, and hear about the next steps for stopping coal expansion in Mudgee.
www.nature.org.au/stop_the_nex...
📆 When: Monday 27th October, 6:30-7:30pm
Learn how to write a submission step by step, and hear about the next steps for stopping coal expansion in Mudgee.
www.nature.org.au/stop_the_nex...
MEDIA RELEASE: Climate groups and the Stop the Bill Shock coalition protest Origin Energy $1.4 billion profit windfall
Read: www.nature.org.au/stop_the_bil...
Read: www.nature.org.au/stop_the_bil...
Climate groups and the Stop the Bill Shock coalition protest Origin Energy $1.4 billion profit windfall
Since 1955 the Nature Conservation Council has been the voice for nature in NSW. We advocate and campaign to protect nature and for a safe climate.
www.nature.org.au
October 15, 2025 at 4:13 AM
MEDIA RELEASE: Climate groups and the Stop the Bill Shock coalition protest Origin Energy $1.4 billion profit windfall
Read: www.nature.org.au/stop_the_bil...
Read: www.nature.org.au/stop_the_bil...
"There are no platypus in that section of the Cox's now because it is heavily polluted with salt and other metal pollutants" – Professor Ian Wright
Amazing work from the Gardens of Stone Alliance for exposing coal mining impacts. Let's Rise Against Coal!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Amazing work from the Gardens of Stone Alliance for exposing coal mining impacts. Let's Rise Against Coal!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Platypus vanish from river where Charles Darwin pondered evolution
Almost 190 years on, in the place where Charles Darwin first spotted a platypus, the egg-laying mammal seems to have disappeared.
www.abc.net.au
October 14, 2025 at 9:50 PM
"There are no platypus in that section of the Cox's now because it is heavily polluted with salt and other metal pollutants" – Professor Ian Wright
Amazing work from the Gardens of Stone Alliance for exposing coal mining impacts. Let's Rise Against Coal!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Amazing work from the Gardens of Stone Alliance for exposing coal mining impacts. Let's Rise Against Coal!
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...
Join Forest Alliance NSW and WWF-Australia next week for an evening exploring the future of timber in New South Wales and showcasing structural bamboo, hemp, and engineered wood products (EWPs).
📅 Tuesday 14th October, 7-9pm
📍 NSW Parliament House
RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/sustainable-...
📅 Tuesday 14th October, 7-9pm
📍 NSW Parliament House
RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/sustainable-...
Sustainable Timber Solutions: A Parliamentary Showcase
We invite you to an evening to explore existing alternatives, showcasing structural bamboo, hemp and engineered wood products (EWPs).
events.humanitix.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Join Forest Alliance NSW and WWF-Australia next week for an evening exploring the future of timber in New South Wales and showcasing structural bamboo, hemp, and engineered wood products (EWPs).
📅 Tuesday 14th October, 7-9pm
📍 NSW Parliament House
RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/sustainable-...
📅 Tuesday 14th October, 7-9pm
📍 NSW Parliament House
RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/sustainable-...
EVENT: Fast-tracking destruction: NSW’s planning overhaul explained | Tuesday 7th October 5-6pm
www.nature.org.au/planning_ove...
www.nature.org.au/planning_ove...
Fast-tracking destruction: NSW’s planning overhaul explained
Since 1955 the Nature Conservation Council has been the voice for nature in NSW. We advocate and campaign to protect nature and for a safe climate.
www.nature.org.au
October 2, 2025 at 12:02 AM
EVENT: Fast-tracking destruction: NSW’s planning overhaul explained | Tuesday 7th October 5-6pm
www.nature.org.au/planning_ove...
www.nature.org.au/planning_ove...
MEDIA RELEASE: Nature groups blindsided by sweeping changes to environment laws
“These extreme changes to our environmental protection laws would strip away environmental scrutiny, making it easier for damaging developments to slip through”
www.nature.org.au/nature_group...
“These extreme changes to our environmental protection laws would strip away environmental scrutiny, making it easier for damaging developments to slip through”
www.nature.org.au/nature_group...
Nature groups blindsided by sweeping changes to environment laws
Since 1955 the Nature Conservation Council has been the voice for nature in NSW. We advocate and campaign to protect nature and for a safe climate.
www.nature.org.au
September 23, 2025 at 1:45 AM
MEDIA RELEASE: Nature groups blindsided by sweeping changes to environment laws
“These extreme changes to our environmental protection laws would strip away environmental scrutiny, making it easier for damaging developments to slip through”
www.nature.org.au/nature_group...
“These extreme changes to our environmental protection laws would strip away environmental scrutiny, making it easier for damaging developments to slip through”
www.nature.org.au/nature_group...
A new record! Rooftop solar pushed renewables to a 77.9% share of the national grid over the weekend.🌞
reneweconomy.com.au/australias-m...
reneweconomy.com.au/australias-m...
reneweconomy.com.au
September 22, 2025 at 1:53 AM
A new record! Rooftop solar pushed renewables to a 77.9% share of the national grid over the weekend.🌞
reneweconomy.com.au/australias-m...
reneweconomy.com.au/australias-m...
ICYMI: The IPC has rejected Verdant Earth Technologies' Redbank biomass proposal, citing adverse environmental impacts
www.nature.org.au/redbank_biom...
www.nature.org.au/redbank_biom...
Redbank biomass plans go up in smoke: IPC rejects proposal
Since 1955 the Nature Conservation Council has been the voice for nature in NSW. We advocate and campaign to protect nature and for a safe climate.
www.nature.org.au
September 17, 2025 at 12:22 AM
ICYMI: The IPC has rejected Verdant Earth Technologies' Redbank biomass proposal, citing adverse environmental impacts
www.nature.org.au/redbank_biom...
www.nature.org.au/redbank_biom...
“People talk about what impacts them – and here, that’s heatwaves, flooding and bushfires" - Bud Moses, NCC's Western Sydney Organiser in The Guardian today.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Sydney’s west on frontline for most extreme heat and biggest health risks – but inner city faces water threat
Western suburbs, where temperatures are often 5C warmer, need shaded bus stops, more green space and better environmental standards in rented homes, locals say
www.theguardian.com
September 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
“People talk about what impacts them – and here, that’s heatwaves, flooding and bushfires" - Bud Moses, NCC's Western Sydney Organiser in The Guardian today.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
NEWS: Prominent ecologists and climate scientists set to expose Redbank at today's Independent Planning Commission meeting
Read in full: www.nature.org.au/prominent_ec...
Read in full: www.nature.org.au/prominent_ec...
Prominent ecologists and climate scientists set to expose Redbank at today's Independent Planning Commission meeting
For over 65 years the Nature Conservation Council has been the voice for nature in NSW. We advocate and campaign to protect nature and for a safe climate.
www.nature.org.au
August 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
NEWS: Prominent ecologists and climate scientists set to expose Redbank at today's Independent Planning Commission meeting
Read in full: www.nature.org.au/prominent_ec...
Read in full: www.nature.org.au/prominent_ec...