Asthma Australia has launched a new initiative aimed at reducing harmful air pollution in Armidale by encouraging residents to replace their woodfire heaters.
Environment
Posted inLocal News, Water
NSW Government listens on wetlands
The NSW Government has listened carefully to valuable community feedback on revised wetland mapping in 6 unregulated water sharing plans.
Posted inEducation, Environment, Uralla
Uralla students step up as conservation champions
Uralla Central School students have put up their hands to learn about their local environment from those who know and care for it best.
Posted inArmidale Regional, Emergency management, Environment
Essential Energy embraces drones for annual bushfire inspection program
Essential Energy will be using drones to inspect powerlines in the Armidale region as it looks to modernise bushfire mitigation practices ahead of the 2025-26 bushfire season.
Posted inEnvironment, Tamworth
New machine makes it easy to return and earn in Tamworth
Tamworth residents have a new location to recycle their bottles, cans and cartons with the opening of a Return and Earn machine at the Tamworth Home Centre.
Posted inEnvironment, Local News
Renewable energy boom must deliver for people, nature, and regional communities
Community leaders from the New England and Hunter Renewable Energy Zones have travelled to NSW Parliament House to urge politicians from all parties to get behind the renewable energy transition and to ensure it benefits both communities and nature.
Posted inAgriculture, Environment, Yetman
Seeing is believing: land flourishes with feral pig control
A picture is worth a thousand words, and two—in this case—speaks volumes about the positive impacts of the NSW Government’s Feral Pig and Pest Program.
Posted inEnvironment, Walcha
Record number of turtle hatchlings released into the Macdonald River
A record number of turtle hatchlings have been released into the Macdonald River marking a major milestone in local turtle conservation.
Posted inEnvironment, Good News, Roads and Infrastructure
Inland Rail achieves key biodiversity offset target
Inland Rail has reached a major environmental milestone with the successful retirement of 20,461 biodiversity credits for its Narrabri to North Star Phase 1 (N2NS P1) project.
Posted inEnvironment, Grants and funding, Uralla
Sustainable water security for Uralla
Uralla Shire Council has received a $855,315 grant to develop a comprehensive 30-year water strategy funded under the Safe and Secure Water Program from the NSW Department of Energy, Climate Change, the Environment and Water (DECCEW).