#nsw — Public Fediverse posts
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Broadscale clearing in NSW
'Invasive native species' "is a term unique to NSW and it's creating a legal pathway to destroy native vegetation."
"Land-clearing concerns spark call to scrap NSW invasive native species code
It has released a report showing more than 3.2 million hectares of native vegetation in NSW are approved for land clearing under the INS code.""NSW government data released last week showed land-clearing rates rose 16 per cent from 2023 to 2024, with nearly half of authorised native vegetation clearing carried out under the INS provisions."
"The term 'invasive native species' is meant to conjure up images of a threatening, nasty wasteland that we need to somehow improve … but in fact, it's become a backdoor method for broadscale clearing, as far as I'm concerned." Professor Eldridge >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/nature-conservation-council-invasive-native-species-farmers/106945940
#LandClearing #NSW #pastoralism #overgrazing #meat #extractivism #Conservation #INS #biodiversity #harm #extinctions #destruction #governance -
Broadscale clearing in NSW
'Invasive native species' "is a term unique to NSW and it's creating a legal pathway to destroy native vegetation."
"Land-clearing concerns spark call to scrap NSW invasive native species code
It has released a report showing more than 3.2 million hectares of native vegetation in NSW are approved for land clearing under the INS code.""NSW government data released last week showed land-clearing rates rose 16 per cent from 2023 to 2024, with nearly half of authorised native vegetation clearing carried out under the INS provisions."
"The term 'invasive native species' is meant to conjure up images of a threatening, nasty wasteland that we need to somehow improve … but in fact, it's become a backdoor method for broadscale clearing, as far as I'm concerned." Professor Eldridge >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/nature-conservation-council-invasive-native-species-farmers/106945940
#LandClearing #NSW #pastoralism #overgrazing #meat #extractivism #Conservation #INS #biodiversity #harm #extinctions #destruction #governance -
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#Humpback #whale sighted on drone video giving birth at #Kingscliff in #NSW.
A #humpbackwhale has been recorded giving #birth to her #calf in what is believed to be the first whale birth recorded filmed by a drone.
The sighting occurred on Tuesday afternoon at Kingscliff on the New South Wales North Coast.
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#Humpback #whale sighted on drone video giving birth at #Kingscliff in #NSW.
A #humpbackwhale has been recorded giving #birth to her #calf in what is believed to be the first whale birth recorded filmed by a drone.
The sighting occurred on Tuesday afternoon at Kingscliff on the New South Wales North Coast.
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@news Well this certainly looks concerning...
#auspol #nswpol #nsw #australia -
@news Well this certainly looks concerning...
#auspol #nswpol #nsw #australia -
RE: https://fairdinkum.one/@John/117000551338296767
#DanTehan didn’t answer any questions after #AnusTaylor (the G is silent) was named as a potential donor to conservative Liberal group being #investigated by the #NSW #corruption watchdog [ #ICAC ]
Tehan was asked if the ICAC inquiry risked becoming a distraction for Taylor if he doesn’t clarify his relationship with the group, known as the “Reformers”.
He said: “Let’s let ICAC do its job. And in the meantime, let’s focus on the person who’s running this country.” #auspol
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RE: https://fairdinkum.one/@John/117000551338296767
#DanTehan didn’t answer any questions after #AnusTaylor (the G is silent) was named as a potential donor to conservative Liberal group being #investigated by the #NSW #corruption watchdog [ #ICAC ]
Tehan was asked if the ICAC inquiry risked becoming a distraction for Taylor if he doesn’t clarify his relationship with the group, known as the “Reformers”.
He said: “Let’s let ICAC do its job. And in the meantime, let’s focus on the person who’s running this country.” #auspol
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Aside from drawing a line in the sand on the #Corruption issue (a good thing), the new #Labor premier of Victoria has made the same lazy declarations that are made by #Clueless govts all over Australia:
“Carroll is also pledging to be more pro-business and tougher on crime.”
Business support and Tough on Crime, we’ve only been spared the BS on Immigration… and this is supposed to be a #Labor govt? So the rot has spread from #AlboPM ‘s federal #NeoLiberalism to #Victoria (It’s been ensconced in #NSW for years; alive and blundering along in #QLD).
Goodness me folks, are we going to re-elect these dimwits to govt? Or are we really going to take the fight up to the major parties by voting anyone else but #labor and #LNP ? Nor, if I need to mention it, #PHON — we’re not THAT desperate.
Who’s with me on this?
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Aside from drawing a line in the sand on the #Corruption issue (a good thing), the new #Labor premier of Victoria has made the same lazy declarations that are made by #Clueless govts all over Australia:
“Carroll is also pledging to be more pro-business and tougher on crime.”
Business support and Tough on Crime, we’ve only been spared the BS on Immigration… and this is supposed to be a #Labor govt? So the rot has spread from #AlboPM ‘s federal #NeoLiberalism to #Victoria (It’s been ensconced in #NSW for years; alive and blundering along in #QLD).
Goodness me folks, are we going to re-elect these dimwits to govt? Or are we really going to take the fight up to the major parties by voting anyone else but #labor and #LNP ? Nor, if I need to mention it, #PHON — we’re not THAT desperate.
Who’s with me on this?
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A runaway freight train travelled several kilometres before it came to a halt http://dlvr.it/TTklQy #BreakingNews #PacificNational #RailNews #NSW
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A runaway freight train travelled several kilometres before it came to a halt http://dlvr.it/TTklQy #BreakingNews #PacificNational #RailNews #NSW
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#Sydney's #datacentre boom is turning #suburbs into #wastelands council warn.
In a submission to a #NSW parliamentary #inquiry, the #Ryde council warned the #MacquariePark precinct was "dangerously nearing saturation point" & risked becoming "a residential dormitory & data centre wasteland".
Ryde Mayor #TrentonBrown said the land would be better used for #housing or #jobs. #auspol
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#Sydney's #datacentre boom is turning #suburbs into #wastelands council warn.
In a submission to a #NSW parliamentary #inquiry, the #Ryde council warned the #MacquariePark precinct was "dangerously nearing saturation point" & risked becoming "a residential dormitory & data centre wasteland".
Ryde Mayor #TrentonBrown said the land would be better used for #housing or #jobs. #auspol
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One thing I love about driving in Australia is seeing so much art on silos and water tanks. Saw this one close to home at Wangi Wangi, in the Hunter Region
#australia #art #siloart #watertankart #owl #nswhunterregion #nsw
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One thing I love about driving in Australia is seeing so much art on silos and water tanks. Saw this one close to home at Wangi Wangi, in the Hunter Region
#australia #art #siloart #watertankart #owl #nswhunterregion #nsw
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"Once the New South Wales South Coast was brimming with abalone,
but today most of the populations are depleted...."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-24/abalone-crisis-nsw-south-coast/106943044
#biodiversity #fishing #overfishing #shellfish #NSW #crime #extractivism #TakeCulture #regulation -
"Once the New South Wales South Coast was brimming with abalone,
but today most of the populations are depleted...."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-24/abalone-crisis-nsw-south-coast/106943044
#biodiversity #fishing #overfishing #shellfish #NSW #crime #extractivism #TakeCulture #regulation -
“Runaway” land-clearing in NSW
"Almost 90 football fields of woody habitat were bulldozed e v e r y d a y in NSW – despite pledges to rein it in."
“Given there’s been no policy change since the government were elected in 2023 it’s no surprise to see that land clearing hasn’t been fixed."
“Every hectare of trees bulldozed means fewer homes for wildlife and more carbon pollution in the atmosphere." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/21/nsw-land-clearing-increase-report
#biodiversity #climate #harm #LandClearing #NSW #LoggingIndustry #crime #destruction #extractivism #regulation #wildlife #ScorchedEarth -
“Runaway” land-clearing in NSW
"Almost 90 football fields of woody habitat were bulldozed e v e r y d a y in NSW – despite pledges to rein it in."
“Given there’s been no policy change since the government were elected in 2023 it’s no surprise to see that land clearing hasn’t been fixed."
“Every hectare of trees bulldozed means fewer homes for wildlife and more carbon pollution in the atmosphere." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/21/nsw-land-clearing-increase-report
#biodiversity #climate #harm #LandClearing #NSW #LoggingIndustry #crime #destruction #extractivism #regulation #wildlife #ScorchedEarth -
Tickets are now on sale for Parramatta Open on 29 August, and the list of buildings that are open to the public has been officially announced.
And it looks like an especially great day out for anyone interested in Australian history:
https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/
First, there's an impressive list of all-day events, as well as talks and experiences that are planned.
They include the chance to ring the church bells at St John’s Anglican Cathedral, tours of the holding cells at the Sydney West Trial Courts, a Fijian choir performance, tours of one of Australia's oldest colonial cemeteries, and history talks:
https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/talks-tours/
Given Parra is Australia's second-oldest colonial settlement after Sydney, and Australia's original seat of colonial government, there's a *lot* of early colonial buildings to explore (along with some newer ones).
The buildings that will be open to the public include:
Governor Lachlan Macquarie's dairy: https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/program/building/the-dairy-and-rangers-cottages/
The home of Australia's early colonial governors, including Captain Arthur Philip: https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/program/building/old-government-house/
The 44th floor showroom at LG's Australian headquarters: https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/program/building/6-8-parramatta-square/
One of Australia's oldest boarding schools for girls: https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/program/building/brigid-shelly-building-our-lady-of-mercy-college-parramatta/
The Lancer Barracks and Museum, home to the famous WW1 light horse brigade: https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/program/building/nsw-lancer-barracks-and-museum/
The Parramatta Female Factory, which was a labour site for female convicts who were sent to Australia. It was later repurposed as one of the country's first asylums:
https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/program/building/parramatta-female-factory/
And also St John's Anglican Cathedral, which is Australia's oldest currently-used church:
https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/program/building/st-johns-anglican-cathedral/
There's a host of other buildings on the program here: https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/program/
#aushistory #history #Parramatta #NSW #Australia #events #auspol -
Tickets are now on sale for Parramatta Open on 29 August, and the list of buildings that are open to the public has been officially announced.
And it looks like an especially great day out for anyone interested in Australian history:
https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/
First, there's an impressive list of all-day events, as well as talks and experiences that are planned.
They include the chance to ring the church bells at St John’s Anglican Cathedral, tours of the holding cells at the Sydney West Trial Courts, a Fijian choir performance, tours of one of Australia's oldest colonial cemeteries, and history talks:
https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/talks-tours/
Given Parra is Australia's second-oldest colonial settlement after Sydney, and Australia's original seat of colonial government, there's a *lot* of early colonial buildings to explore (along with some newer ones).
The buildings that will be open to the public include:
Governor Lachlan Macquarie's dairy: https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/program/building/the-dairy-and-rangers-cottages/
The home of Australia's early colonial governors, including Captain Arthur Philip: https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/program/building/old-government-house/
The 44th floor showroom at LG's Australian headquarters: https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/program/building/6-8-parramatta-square/
One of Australia's oldest boarding schools for girls: https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/program/building/brigid-shelly-building-our-lady-of-mercy-college-parramatta/
The Lancer Barracks and Museum, home to the famous WW1 light horse brigade: https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/program/building/nsw-lancer-barracks-and-museum/
The Parramatta Female Factory, which was a labour site for female convicts who were sent to Australia. It was later repurposed as one of the country's first asylums:
https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/program/building/parramatta-female-factory/
And also St John's Anglican Cathedral, which is Australia's oldest currently-used church:
https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/program/building/st-johns-anglican-cathedral/
There's a host of other buildings on the program here: https://www.parramattaopen.com.au/program/
#aushistory #history #Parramatta #NSW #Australia #events #auspol -
"Data centres, coal mine extensions and methane are snags to NSW reaching net zero targets."
"All emissions associated with these projects make achieving the emissions reduction targets harder....The NSW Net Zero Commission (NZC) annual progress report found the state is falling increasingly further behind on reducing emissions." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-23/net-zero-authority-nsw-annual-report-coal-data-impacts/106948568
#climate #NSW #coal #meat #DataCentres #water #SpatialFootprint #extractivism #pollution #technology -
"Data centres, coal mine extensions and methane are snags to NSW reaching net zero targets."
"All emissions associated with these projects make achieving the emissions reduction targets harder....The NSW Net Zero Commission (NZC) annual progress report found the state is falling increasingly further behind on reducing emissions." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-23/net-zero-authority-nsw-annual-report-coal-data-impacts/106948568
#climate #NSW #coal #meat #DataCentres #water #SpatialFootprint #extractivism #pollution #technology -
Sapphire Beach housing
"Flames swept through Coffs Harbour's most expensive house on Tuesday night, just weeks after the vacant headland home was approved for demolition...Under approved plans, the sprawling 15-bedroom, 15-bathroom home with a 7-car garage would be replaced by a contemporary home of the same floor space."
"The luxury beachfront property (had) fallen into disrepair and the station officer on scene spoke to the police officer, who said it's known for vandalism and sort of progressed down to arson." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-22/two-fires-one-night-sapphire-beach-mansion/106944642
#housing #demolition #arson #CoffsHarbour #SapphireBeach #NSW -
Sapphire Beach housing
"Flames swept through Coffs Harbour's most expensive house on Tuesday night, just weeks after the vacant headland home was approved for demolition...Under approved plans, the sprawling 15-bedroom, 15-bathroom home with a 7-car garage would be replaced by a contemporary home of the same floor space."
"The luxury beachfront property (had) fallen into disrepair and the station officer on scene spoke to the police officer, who said it's known for vandalism and sort of progressed down to arson." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-22/two-fires-one-night-sapphire-beach-mansion/106944642
#housing #demolition #arson #CoffsHarbour #SapphireBeach #NSW -
Government urged to rethink $1.4b Western Sydney airport road upgrade (Aston Brown)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-20/western-sydney-liverpool-fifteenth-avenue-road-upgrade-flawed/106923908#auspol #nswpol #urbanism #nsw #sydney #walksydney #tfnsw #buses
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Government urged to rethink $1.4b Western Sydney airport road upgrade (Aston Brown)
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-20/western-sydney-liverpool-fifteenth-avenue-road-upgrade-flawed/106923908#auspol #nswpol #urbanism #nsw #sydney #walksydney #tfnsw #buses
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One minute it is the lack of #nimby that allows #china to expand their #datacentres, the next they are suggesting China is influencing Australians to stop the expansion of #datacentres.
To suggest #nsw and their regional anti climate change industry i don’t think China needs to waste too much money on this. #insiders
