2021 media releases
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Newcastle region reserves secure over $1.4 million
11 February 2021
Departmental media releaseCrown land reserves across the Newcastle area have secured more than $1.4 million in funding for a range of local improvement projects and community facilities.
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Norah Head Lighthouse a beacon for newly-weds
11 February 2021
Departmental media releaseThe Crown land reserve at Norah Head Lighthouse has scooped the pool at the annual Central Coast Brides Choice Awards.
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$400,000 funding to return Windang site to open space
9 February 2021
Ministerial media releaseThe NSW Government will provide $400,000 in funding from its COVID-19 stimulus program to remove a derelict building from waterfront Crown land at Windang to create more green public open space for the Illawarra.
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NSW land values hold strong despite COVID
8 February 2021
Ministerial media releaseMinister for Water, Property and Housing Melinda Pavey has welcomed the latest valuations by the NSW Valuer General showing the State’s residential property market continues to show remarkable resilience in the face of extreme economic headwinds.
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Extension of exhibition for draft Central Coast Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sharing Plan
29 January 2021
Departmental media releaseThe exhibition period for the draft Water Sharing Plan for the Central Coast Unregulated and Alluvial Water Sources has been extended until 14 February 2021, the Department of Planning, Industry and Environment has announced.
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$100,000 for scuba dive entry platform
29 January 2021
Ministerial media releaseThe NSW Government will provide $100,000 under its COVID-19 stimulus program to develop a scuba diving entry platform at Nelson Bay.
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NRAR works with leading satellite providers to conduct its monitoring campaign
28 January 2021
Departmental media releaseThe Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) worked with the Murray–Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) and Geoscience Australia (GA) to conduct the largest, most systematic monitoring effort in its history in 2020.
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Reflecting on the year that was 2020
22 January 2021
Departmental media releaseAs 2020 drew to a close, I reflected on the hard work of my team at the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) and what we accomplished together last year.
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NSW Crown land gets $51 million funding boost
21 January 2021
Ministerial media releaseThe NSW Government will provide a record $51.7 million from its Crown Reserves Improvement Fund (CRIF) to maintain and upgrade Crown reserves and community facilities across the state.
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Survey reveals increasing public trust in water enforcement
13 January 2021
Departmental media releaseA community benchmarking survey commissioned by the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) revealed attitudes toward water enforcement in NSW have improved since NRAR’s inception in April 2018.