NSW farmers stepping up tree felling even before land-clearing laws loosened
The state's farmers have lopped paddock trees at an accelerating rate in the past 18 months even before a new land-clearing law eases controls further, government data shows. The new figures, which...
View ArticleProposed laws are a potential environmental disaster (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) A Charles Sturt University (CSU) ecologist argues proposed changes to biodiversity legislation in NSW are a recipe for an environmental disaster of unprecedented...
View ArticleTe Matau a Maui Environmental Restoration (Department of Conservation of New...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) A major partnership of local and national agencies will see more than $6 million invested in conservation in Hawke's Bay over the next 5 years. The...
View ArticleCSU ecologist to study impact of Indigenous burning (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) A Charles Sturt University (CSU) ecologist will extend international knowledge about the impact of Indigenous burning on Australian mammals and its potential to...
View Article'Bombshell': Just one-sixth of rural land-clearing tracked in NSW, ANU's...
Farmers are clearing land six times faster than detected by the NSW government, and most offsets used to compensate for vegetation destruction merely preserve existing conservation areas, according to...
View ArticleCSU ecologists join call for renewed Alpine brumby cull (Charles Sturt...
(Source: Charles Sturt University) Three Charles Sturt University (CSU) ecologists have joined a national group of scientists calling for rapid and humane control of feral horses, or brumbies, in...
View ArticleNSW government promises biodiversity win from land clearing laws
NSW "is not Queensland" when it comes to a controversial overhaul of land clearing laws, the state government has insisted, while promising to reverse decades of biodiversity decline. Announcing laws...
View Article'Bombshell': Just one-sixth of rural land-clearing tracked in NSW, ANU's...
Farmers are clearing land six times faster than detected by the NSW government, and most offsets used to compensate for vegetation destruction merely preserve existing conservation areas, according to...
View ArticleNew era in land management and conservation [PDF] (NSW Department of Primary...
(Source: NSW Department of Primary Industries) New era in land management and conservation Troy Grant Deputy Premier Mark Speakman Minister for the Environment Niall Blair Minister for Primary...
View ArticlePlanned laws undermine native vegetation and biodiversity (University of...
(Source: University of Western Sydney) The following opinion piece, by Dr Neil Perry, was first published in The Conversation (opens in new window) website. While everyone's eyes were turned to the...
View ArticleNew era in land management and conservation (NSW Office of Environment and...
(Source: NSW Office of Environment and Heritage) bac17f5b-929e-4c30-b207-79f78e2b00fd.pdf Troy Grant Deputy Premier Mark Speakman Minister for the Environment Niall Blair Minister for Primary...
View ArticleInterest in natural resources projects grows among farmers (NSW Local Land...
(Source: NSW Local Land Services) 22 September 2016 The call for applications for natural resources projects has generated plenty of interest among Northern Tablelands farmers, attracting almost 200...
View ArticlePaddock tree project - new hope for woodland birds and farm productivity (NSW...
(Source: NSW Local Land Services) 08 September 2016 Almost 500 new strategically located eucalypt trees are being planted in paddocks around Cowra to reconnect vital woodland habitat for local birds....
View ArticleIndependent Biodiversity Review released (NSW Office of Environment and...
(Source: NSW Office of Environment and Heritage) Dateline Troy Grant MP Rob Stokes MP Deputy Premierof NSW Minister for the Environment MEDIA RELEASE Thursday 18 December 2014 INDEPENDENT BIODIVERSITY...
View ArticleTe Matau a Maui Environmental Restoration (Department of Conservation of New...
(Source: Department of Conservation of New Zealand) A major partnership of local and national agencies will see more than $6 million invested in conservation in Hawke's Bay over the next 5 years. The...
View ArticleOur Place launch for Albury (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) A project that assists NSW communities to protect their local natural environment and to live more sustainably in their own way will be officially launched at Charles...
View ArticleHenry Nowik: a man for regional Australia (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) During his final visit to Charles Sturt University (CSU) in 2012, Dr Henry Nowik was described as a pioneer entrepreneur, a champion of regional development, and a...
View ArticleNational Landcare grants start to flow across the Condamine (Australian...
(Source: Australian Government) Minister for the Environment The Hon. Barnaby Joyce MP Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources The Hon. Ian Macfarlane MP Federal Member for Groom Media release 27...
View ArticleNew physiotherapy clinic opens for Albury community (Charles Sturt University)
(Source: Charles Sturt University) Charles Sturt University (CSU) and Flex Out Physiotherapy have opened a new physiotherapy clinic at CSU in Albury-Wodonga, boosting access to health services for...
View Article'Bombshell': Just one-sixth of rural land-clearing tracked in NSW, ANU's...
Farmers are clearing land six times faster than detected by the NSW government, and most offsets used to compensate for vegetation destruction merely preserve existing conservation areas, according to...
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