2021 media releases

Police Cottage refurbishment underway at Emu Plains

Construction has started on the refurbishment of an historic Police Cottage on Crown land at Emu Plains with an official ground-breaking ceremony.

Growing jobs for Indigenous Australians in water metering

Up to 16 Aboriginal people will be supported to undertake a paid two-year traineeship generating a skilled workforce to support accurate water metering in rural and remote New South Wales.

New floodplain management plans to be developed for southern NSW Murray Darling Basin

The NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment will soon begin work on replacing floodplain management plans for the Murray, Murrumbidgee and Lachlan valleys.

Jobs, economic boost for Wilcannia Weir roadworks

Local jobs have been created in Wilcannia as the first stage of construction on Union Bend Road starts, paving the way for the town’s much anticipated new weir.

Narrabri irrigator fined over unlawful water take

A Narrabri based landholder has been fined $10,000 following prosecution by the Natural Resources Access Regulator (NRAR) for alleged breaches of the Water Management Act 2000 (WM Act).

Killalea Reserve gets parks protection

One of the Illawarra’s most popular destinations, Killalea State Park, will be added to the NSW National Parks estate, creating one of NSW’s newest Regional Parks.

Appointment for Aboriginal Land Council to manage Fingal Head

Tweed Byron Local Aboriginal Land Council has been appointed to manage culturally significant land at Fingal Head.

NRAR prosecution to focus on bore extraction limits in Riverina

Timber salvaged for Prince Alfred Bridge memorial

A total of 460 cubic metres of timber and trestles have been salvaged from the removal of the Prince Alfred Bridge timber road viaduct at Gundagai to support construction of heritage memorial works.

Clean up to protect North Stockton Beach

Work crews will descend on North Stockton beach this week to remove buried waste that threatened to create a pollution hazard due to coastal erosion.