A metal recycler in Sydney’s west has been fined $250,000 after pleading guilty to breaching the approval conditions of its facility.

The first of three planned high-flow water for environment releases to the Upper Murrumbidgee River will begin on Thursday 23 June, followed by one in late July and the final release in mid-October 2022.

The NSW Department of Planning and Environment today issued a ‘rising river alert’ for the Snowy River between Jindabyne Dam and Dalgety in southern NSW for Tuesday 31 May 2022.

Work is underway on a new seawall that will be installed at Kiama Harbour to safeguard the foreshore for future generations, and an accessible waterside walk that will be upgraded, under a $2.1 million investment by the NSW Government.

A former gaol on the Southern Highlands is set to be transformed into a unique hotel and entertainment precinct.

One of the state’s most remote airstrips has been upgraded, to support outback communities and services including the Royal Flying Doctor Service.

One of Sydney’s most prominent and historic sites will be part-owned by the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council following the completion of an Aboriginal land claim.

Regional tourism in NSW is set to grow with a $28 million upgrade to Reflections Holiday Parks, which manages some of the best tourist parks in the state, giving grey nomads, families and holidaymakers the chance to see what NSW has to offer.

Wallabadah Racecourse has been given a new lease on life after the NSW Government approved an expanded use of the Crown land reserve for a range of community events.

Farmers and landholders who have coastal-draining properties will have greater water security following the NSW Government’s harvestable rights increase coming into effect today.

The NSW Government has released a recommended proposal to memorialise the former Prince Alfred bridge timber viaduct at Gundagai, which is on exhibition for community feedback until 31 May.

Nine temporary accommodation sites have been secured by the NSW Government across the Northern Rivers region to house flood-affected residents, with more to come.