2020 media releases
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$1.5 million for Hume and Hovell walking track upgrades
27 December 2020
Ministerial media releaseThe historic Hume & Hovell track will get a range of improvements to boost its tourism appeal with the assistance of $1.5 million in funding from the NSW Government.
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$1.1 million secures a grandstand finish for Moree Race Club
27 November 2020
Ministerial media releaseThe central grandstand at Moree Racecourse will be reinstated for public use after the NSW Government announced $1.1 million in funding under its COVID-19 stimulus program to address structural issues with the building.
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NRAR finds high compliance within water bottling industry
30 November 2020
Departmental media releaseThe Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) has found 92 per cent of mineral water bottling and extraction companies in the Southern Highlands, Lithgow, Oberon, Hawkesbury, the Northern Rivers and the Central Coast are compliant with NSW water laws.
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$2 million stimulus to build new surf life saving club
25 November 2020
Ministerial media releaseForster Surf Life Saving Club will soon have a new community club overlooking the town’s picturesque Main Beach with assistance from the NSW Government.
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Community bushfire hero wins Crown Land Award
24 November 2020
Departmental media releaseA Mid North Coast woman who lost her home in the 2019/20 bushfires while fighting to save her local community hall has been honoured with an award for her selfless dedication as a Crown Land Manager.
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Cobargo Showground wins Crown Land Excellence Award
24 November 2020
Departmental media releaseThe Cobargo Showground Land Manager, which turned the showground into a community safe haven during the 2019/20 bushfires, has won the prestigious Department of Planning, Industry and Environment Crown Land Manager Excellence Award.
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Aerial fire trail inspections take off
20 November 2020
Ministerial media releaseThe NSW Government is taking to the air using helicopters for aerial inspections of fire trails across the state in preparation for the summer bushfire season.
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Embargo on in-river dams: Ourimbah and Jilliby Jilliby creeks
20 November 2020
Departmental media releaseThe NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment today announced an embargo on in-river dams within the Ourimbah Creek and Jilliby Jilliby Creek water sources.
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Crown land gets a big boost in NSW budget
17 November 2020
Ministerial media releaseCommunities across the State will benefit from a multi-million-dollar stimulus injection in the 2020-21 NSW Budget to improve public reserves and facilities on Crown land.
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$500,000 for Flaggy Creek Reserve work
13 November 2020
Ministerial media releaseThe NSW Government will provide $500,000 under its COVID-19 stimulus program to do upgrade work at the Flaggy Creek Reserve near the Newcastle suburb of Charlestown.