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An independent review of the river flow impact of the controversial Tillegra Dam has found it will jeopardise the health of the Williams River and internationally-recognised bird breeding areas of the Kooragang Wetlands in the Hunter region, according to the Nature Conservation Council of NSW.

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On National Threatened Species Day, the Nature Conservation Council of NSW has warned Australian governments that they must act now to save our threatened koalas from the same fate as the extinct Tasmanian tiger.

Many koala populations are already under stress from encroaching human development and logging, and the situation will only become more dire as the impacts of climate change and human population growth take effect in coming years.

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The NSW government should heed the strong message sent to all Australian political parties at the Federal election that they ignore the environment at their peril, according to the Nature Conservation Council of NSW.

Voters have shown political parties can ill afford to neglect sound environmental policy.

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The Liberal candidate for Eden-Monaro, David Gazard, should stop running an ill-informed scare campaign against marine parks in a desperate bid for votes, according to the Nature Conservation Council of NSW and National Parks Association of NSW.

Mr Gazard has created ripples with claims there will be an immediate halt to the national marine park process if the Coalition wins government in the Federal election. But the vast tide of scientific and community support is firmly in favour of the benefits of marine parks.

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