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Sign up hereSecret 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.
No secret pact for water buybacks
16 November 2022
The NSW Government has reaffirmed its opposition to non-strategic water buybacks being used to meet water recovery targets as part of the Murray Darling Basin Plan.
Opportunity to obtain a new groundwater access licence
17 October 2022
The NSW Department of Planning and Environment is making new water access licenses available in 54 groundwater sources across NSW.
Opportunity to obtain Water Access Licences
4 March 2022
Purchase water access licences across 55 different water sources within NSW.