The Nature Conservation Council and the Inland Rivers Network, together with the Central West Environment Council recently held a community event in Orange on the Murray-Darling Basin Plan.
The Basin Plan Talk provided an excellent opportunity for locals to hear from experts about why we need a Basin Plan and the process and proposals for the Plan.
The Nature Conservation Council has welcomed the decision by NSW Premier Kristina Keneally to scrap the proposal for Tillegra Dam in the Hunter Region. We are a member of the Save the Williams River Coalition and congratulate all the tireless local campaigners on a great outcome for the environment and community.
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW welcomes today’s release of the Guide to the Proposed Murray-Darling Basin Plan as the beginning of an historic opportunity for overcoming decades of environmental degradation and restoring one of Australia’s most significant natural areas.
The ambitious plan has the potential to revitalise our rivers, wetlands and ecosystems, and ensure the long-term sustainability of regional and rural communities dependent on the Murray-Darling Basin’s natural resources.
“The Basin Plan provides Australia with a unique second chance at the protection and restoration of one of the world’s great river systems,” Nature Conservation Council of NSW Chief Executive Officer, Pepe Clarke said.
“We may never again experience such a rich opportunity for securing the future of the Basin’s precious ecosystems and the essential life support services they provide. It is
vital the national plan for the Murray-Darling delivers robust, fair measures that restore water flows for a healthy river system.”
Joint media release with Total Environment centre and Lake Wollumboola protection association inc
The proposed 1200 lot coastal development between two Wetlands of National Importance
on the NSW South Coast should be scrapped to protect the area’s significant habitat and
wildlife, environment groups said today.
NSW’s inland aquatic ecosystems have undergone significant changes since European settlement, with about 50 per cent of them lost over the past 200 years, according to the 2006 NSW State of the Environment Report.
The NSW Department of Environment and Climate Change has drafted a NSW Wetlands Policy aimed at guiding wetland managers and increasing cross-government approaches to wetland conservation.
The Nature Conservation Council has a long history of participation in the policy and managements of Wetlands in NSW and welcomed the recent opportunity to make a submission on the draft NSW Wetlands Strategy. The NCC identified several areas where we thought the policy could be strengthened.
Last weekend an estimated 1,000 litres of diesel oil spilled into the Thredbo River, allegedly from a holding tank in Thredbo Village. The NSW Fire Brigade quickly responded placing booms at various locations across the river in an attempt to contain the spread of the oil slick, visible on the surface of the river. However, the spill continued throughout Saturday and well into Sunday before the source of the leakage was contained, raising questions about access to potential chemical spoilers of the alpine environment.
Environmentalists have welcomed a decision by the NSW Government to crack down on unlimited floodplain harvesting.
Until now, floodplain harvesting has been a virtual free for all, with individuals able to steal floodwater from the environment and downstream communities.
Getting serious about water theft has been a long time coming.
NCC have released 'The Caring for our Rivers' Report. This has been prepared to document the key issues facing NSW nearly ten years after passage of the Water Management Act (2000). With NSW gripped by the most serious drought on record and alarming climate change, 2 million Australians, wetlands and aquatic ecosystems are facing increasing hardship on the Murray-Darling System.
After weeks of campaigning, and many letters from our supporters, Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has cancelled the auction of water licences for the Warrego River.
Graziers, environmentalists and the downstream community have been united in their calls for the sale not to proceed.
The Nature Conservation Council has called on the NSW Government to celebrate the unique beauty of Lake Wollumboola and protect it under a Ramsar listing. Lake Wollumboola is a fragile and unique place that provides a safe haven for many endangered plants and animals like the Little Tern and the Green and Golden Bell Frog.
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