2021 media releases

Major milestone for Buronga HealthOne facility

25 June 2021
Ministerial media release

Wentworth Shire communities are closer to having a brand-new health service following the signing of a lease agreement between the NSW Government with the Barkandji and Malyangapa Aboriginal communities

$23.6m to support modernisation of non-urban water meters in NSW

21 June 2021
Ministerial media release

The NSW Government is continuing its rollout of non-urban metering reform with a new funding commitment of $23.6 million from the NSW Government to assist water users in transitioning to telemetry-based metering.

$7.5 million up for grabs through NSW Fencing Northern Basin Riverbanks Program

17 June 2021
Ministerial media release

Eligible landholders and community groups have been encouraged to apply for their share of $7.5 million from the NSW Government to help fund valuable projects through the Fencing Northern Basin Riverbanks Program.

Rising river alert – Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam

15 June 2021
Departmental media release

The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Monday 21 June 2021.

Moama landholder and company fined $38,000 after guilty pleas

11 June 2021
Department media release

A Moama landholder and a company they contracted to build unlawful structures on the Murray River have been fined a total of $38,000 after pleading guilty in the Deniliquin Local Court in a case brought by the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR).

Free Diploma of Governance course for Crown land manager volunteers

9 June 2021
Ministerial media release

The NSW Government is offering 100 free places in a Diploma of Governance course for volunteers who assist in the management of Crown land reserves.

Artists impression restored police cottage

Hospitality operators sought for new dining venue on Nepean River

4 June 2021
Departmental media release

The NSW Government and Penrith City Council are transforming a former police cottage on Crown land into a waterfront dining venue on the Nepean River, and a call is out for hospitality operators to run it.

SUV with camping trailer parked next to lake and mountain view

Historic agreement marks NSW first blueprint for Crown land

4 June 2021
Ministerial media release

Some of the state’s most significant public assets will be transformed into iconic tourism destinations under a historic agreement with Destination NSW and Crown Lands.

Bright future for Norah Head Lighthouse