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2021 media releases

  1. Lake Illawarra Jetty

    Lake Illawarra jetty and foreshore works announced

    28 May 2021
    Departmental media release

    The Department of Planning, Industry and Environment today announced major repair plans for a number of jetties at Lake Illawarra in preparation for their reopening.
  2. Crown land park with people sitting on bench

    Applications open for $17 million Crown Reserves Improvement Fund

    26 May 2021
    Ministerial media release

    Crown land managers and community groups that use Crown land are invited to apply for a share of $17 million in grants from the NSW Government to  upgrade and maintain community facilities and public reserves.
  3. NSW Government logo

    Groundwater dashboard delivers key advice to water users

    25 May 2021
    Departmental media release

    Water users are better informed on groundwater availability thanks to a dashboard now available on the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment’s website.
  4. View of cemetery

    Consolidation of Crown cemetery operators

    25 May 2021
    Ministerial media release

    The NSW Government will merge the five existing Crown cemetery operators in metropolitan Sydney into one, after a statutory review found a danger of financial collapse.
  5. Crown Land Manager Recovery Support Program

    $700,000 funding for Belmont Wetlands State Park

    21 May 2021
    Departmental media release

    The NSW Government will provide $700,000 funding to support infrastructure upgrades and improve community enjoyment of Belmont Wetlands State Park.
  6. NPM Indigenous construction manager Daniel Russo

    Indigenous company helps repair former Prince Henry site

    19 May 2021
    Departmental media release

    Redfern-based construction management company NPM Indigenous has been awarded a contract as part of a $1.135 million NSW Government upgrade to the former Prince Henry Hospital site and surrounding area at Little Bay under the COVID-19 stimulus program.
  7. Minister Melinda Pavey celebrates the agreement with Karuah Local Aboriginal Land Council Chair Michelle Perry

    Agreement puts Dungog mountain biking on tourism track

    19 May 2021
    Ministerial media release

    A historic agreement between the NSW Government and Karuah Local Aboriginal Land Council, has secured Dungog’s future as a national mountain biking destination.
  8. Grant Barnes, NRAR's Chief Regulatory Officer

    NRAR clarifies position on floodplain harvesting following second disallowance

    24 June 2021
    Statement

    Water taken in NSW must be done so in accordance with the conditions of an access licence, works/use approval, exemption, or basic landholder right.
  9. Orange land title handover

    Exciting plans for former Orange police station site

    18 May 2021
    Departmental media release

    The NSW Government has presented the land title to the former Orange police station site to Orange Local Aboriginal Land Council in a handover ceremony following a successful Aboriginal Land Claim.
  10. NRAR staff conduct inspection on site.

    NRAR routine monitoring staff travelled twice the distance of the globe and found the most troublesome compliance issue

    13 May 2021
    Editorial

    In October 2020, the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) launched its ambitious routine monitoring program with an additional 30 field officers based in Deniliquin, Dubbo and Tamworth.
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