2021 media releases

  1. Metering in NSW is changing for small water users.

    Fairer metering for small water users

    30 September 2021
    Ministerial media release

    The NSW Government will make it easier for up to 500 small water users to access water under new rules which deliver more consistency to the Government’s metering policy.

  2. The rabbitohs burrow in at a sod turning for the new Heffron Centre

    Rabbitohs a part of Heffron Park’s future

    29 September 2021
    Departmental media release

    Work has started at Heffron Park in Maroubra on a new High-Performance Centre for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, as the team gears up for its NRL grand final appearance against the Penrith Panthers this weekend.

  3. NSW Government logo

    Rising river alert – Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam

    29 September 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 Tuesday 5, Wednesday 6, Thursday 7 and Friday 8 October 2021.

  4. An iconic view of Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera house.

    Securing Greater Sydney water supply to be engine room for economic growth

    28 September 2021
    Ministerial media release

    The NSW Government has today launched the draft Greater Sydney Water Strategy, an unprecedented 20-year roadmap to providing a safe, secure and sustainable water supply for Sydney, the Illawarra and the Blue Mountains.

  5. North Stockton Beach

    Emergency works underway to remove buried waste

    28 September 2021
    Ministerial media release

    The NSW Government has commenced work on protecting the local coastline in Stockton, following the exposure of geofabric covering used at a former City of Newcastle waste landfill site which was operational in the late 1960s to early 1970s.

  6. Prince Alfred Bridge Viaduct

    Have your say on Prince Alfred Bridge memorial options

    28 September 2021
    Ministerial media release

    Residents of Gundagai and surrounding areas who share fond memories of the Prince Alfred Bridge are invited to have their say and submit their ideas on how they would like to see the structure memorialised.

  7. Aerial view of Prince Alfred Bridge Viaduct

    125 year old Prince Alfred Bridge to be removed but not forgotten

    24 September 2021
    Ministerial media release

    The NSW Government has today announced that the 125 year old Prince Alfred Bridge in Gundagai will soon be removed due to the significant risks posed to both people and structures downstream.

  8. Sun setting over Hang Rock Lookout and the Shoalhaven River, in Nowra.

    Innovation at heart of NSW Water Strategy

    16 September 2021
    Ministerial media release

    The NSW Government has today launched the NSW Water Strategy, a 20-year blueprint to deliver resilient and sustainable water resources to communities across the state ensuring NSW is leading the charge when it comes to innovation.

  9. Lake Illawarra Jetty upgrades underway

    16 September 2021
    Ministerial media release

    Work has started on major repairs to five jetties on the foreshore of Lake Illawarra, to enable them to be reopened for community use.

  10. NSW Government logo

    Rising river alert – Snowy River below Jindabyne Dam

    16 September 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 two high-flow events – Thursday 23 September 2021 and Thursday 30 September 2021.