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Sign up hereLifting the shell on endangered Manning River turtles
4 July 2024
Researchers have captured the world’s first images of endangered Manning River turtles mating in the wild as part of ramped-up monitoring work uncovering never-before-seen clues about their lives.
Funding locked-in to progress Armidale’s sewage treatment plant
16 May 2024
Armidale’s one step closer to securing an upgraded sewage treatment plant, with design work underway to overhaul the current facility thanks to over $1.2 million being invested by the NSW Government and Armidale Regional Council.
New water infrastructure to help drought-proof Mungindi and deliver water to Ashley
14 March 2024
Mungindi has switched on a new permanent $325,000 water cooling tower to ensure the town’s 600 residents will continue to have safe and high-quality drinking water during weather extremes.
Secret life in our waterways unveiled
22 November 2022
A new environmental monitoring program is peeling back the curtain on the secret life of fish and other aquatic animals living in NSW’s coastal rivers.