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The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released its State of the Environment Report for 2024/25, providing an updated...
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A recent study has revealed that Indigenous cultural burning practices halved shrub cover across south-east Australia thousands of years...
As Australians tracked from afar the devastation of the Los Angeles Palisades fires in January 2025 – including loss...
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A community-led action research project on the far south coast of NSW on Djiringanj Country, is exploring the best...
An ABC short documentary from the broadcaster’s Landline series, “Koala Recovery: The sanctuary helping nature recover from bushfire”, highlights...
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The Nature Conservation Council of NSW’s Bushfire Conference concluded on the third day with a wet but productive field...
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– Commissioner Rob Rogers delivering his opening address The Nature Conservation Council of NSW’s Bushfire Program delivered their 14th...
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Using a unique method of monitoring “environmental DNA,” researchers have been able to identify the effect of bushfires not...
The common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) gained a lot of attention in 2020 for “actively herding” animals that needed help...
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The Nature Conservation Council of NSW and the NSW Rural Fire Service, as part of the Hotspots Fire Project,...
Based on best available science and operational knowledge, the Hotspots Fire Project delivers workshops and resources to landholders and...
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Directly following and complementing NCC’s 2023 Bushfire Conference, Managing Fire Together: Applying science, skills, and stories, NCC’s Bushfire Program...
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NCC’s 13th biennial Bushfire Conference, “Managing Bushfire Together: Applying science, skills and stories”, took place on the 24-25th May,...
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Have you ever noticed dense thickets of Acacia emerge post-fire, and wondered if they may represent a long-term fire...
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