Australia's green bank is investing $50 million to firm up the electricity grid by giving consumers more control of their homes, electric cars and energy bills. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation loan announced last week for tech firm Intellihub, the country's...
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Six Projects Declared Critical For NSW’s Clean Energy Future
The NSW Government has declared six renewable energy projects Critical State Significant Infrastructure (CSSI) given their potential significance to the NSW economy. The new projects, if approved, will help maintain the state’s critical energy security and continue...
NSW Farmers Praise Water Minister for Buy Back Alternatives
The state’s peak farming group has welcomed the NSW Water Minister’s plan to avoid disastrous federal water buybacks. This week, the NSW Government has opened applications for projects under the Federal Government’s $494 million Resilient Rivers Water Infrastructure...
Crown Reserves Improvement Fund grants
The NSW Government will provide $14.6 million in grants to maintain and upgrade Crown land reserves and community facilities to support the cultural, sporting and recreational life of NSW communities. The Crown Reserves Improvement Fund (CRIF) grants will fund more...
Holdfast Crossing Demolition
A concrete crossing blocking native fish from swimming freely in the MacIntyre River is scheduled to be removed by spring. Holdfast Crossing is located on a private farm about 14 kilometres north of Yetman, with the Inverell Times reporting that State government...
Tidy Towns Awards
Submissions are still being accepted for nominations in the Tidy Towns Awards Program, with entries closing next month. Award recipients are recognised across various environmental categories such as litter reduction, waste avoidance, resource recovery, preservation...
RFS Northern Field Exercise
Hundreds of RFS members will hone their firefighting and emergency response skills at the 22nd annual Northern Field Exercise at Glen Innes Showground this weekend. Deputy Commissioner Field Operations Peter McKechnie will welcome 300 RFS members at a ceremony...