2021 media releases

  1. Armidale Regional Council, NSW.

    NRAR fines Armidale regional council for alleged unlawful water take

    31 March 2021
    Departmental media release

    The Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) issued the Armidale Regional Council two penalty notices for alleged unlawful water take between December 2019 and February 2020.

  2. NSW Government logo

    South Ballina Beach to be closed to vehicle access

    25 March 2021
    Departmental media release

    South Ballina Beach will be closed to vehicle access from 31 March, 2021 due to ongoing concerns about public safety and impacts to the environment and Aboriginal heritage values.

  3. Boolaroo Police Station

    Land claim approved on former police station site

    25 March 2021
    Ministerial media release

    The NSW Government has approved an Aboriginal land claim over the former Boolaroo Police station site at Speers Point.

  4. NSW Government logo

    NRAR sets sights on quarry compliance

    25 March 2021
    Departmental media release

    Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) officers will be visiting quarries in the Northern Rivers, the Hunter and Sydney Metro to assess their compliance with water laws.

  5. A section of new reinforced seawall at Lake Illawarra

    $273,000 for seawall protection work in Lake Illawarra

    23 March 2021
    Ministerial media release

    The NSW Government will provide more than $273,000 in funding to construct a seawall in Lake Illawarra at Windang to protect a local reserve and properties from coastal erosion.

  6. NSW Government logo

    NRAR focuses on unlawful spearpoints in Harrington

    15 March 2021
    Departmental media release

    The Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) will be in Harrington, on the Manning River, in March tackling unlawful spearpoints.

  7. Upper House MP Sam Farraway standing in front of Towac Park

    $1.46 million for Crown reserves in Orange region

    10 March 2021
    Departmental media release

    Crown land reserves and community facilities in the Orange region will benefit from more than $1.46 million in funding that has been allocated for a range of local improvement projects.

  8. NSW Government logo

    Feedback sought on Crown Land Management Act Discussion Paper

    5 March 2021
    Departmental media release

    Crown Land Commissioner Professor Richard Bush is calling for feedback on a Discussion Paper looking into the effectiveness of the Crown Land Management Act 2016 (the Act).

  9. Member for Vaucluse Gabrielle Upton with Minister for Planning and Public Spaces Rob Stokes in front of South Head Signal Station

    $1 million to restore South Head Signal Station

    5 March 2021
    Ministerial media release

    The NSW Government will provide $1 million to restore the State Heritage listed South Head Signal Station at Vaucluse as part of its COVID-19 stimulus program.

  10. Statewide award for Aboriginal land claim survey

    2 March 2021
    Departmental media release

    A NSW Government team has won a statewide award by using an array of technologies to overcome geographical challenges to survey a significant Aboriginal Land Claim on the South Coast.