NSW councils are invited to apply for the latest round of the Return and Earn bin baskets program, which is helping keep bottles, cans and cartons out of landfill and into the hands of eager recyclers. The simple but innovative solution to recycling drink containers ‘on-the-go’ is becoming a regular sight at parks, beachfronts and…
Open to residents, schools and community groups across the North Sydney local government area, the annual competition celebrates the creativity, care and environmental stewardship behind the area’s green spaces — no matter their size. With dedicated categories for balcony and courtyard gardens, apartment dwellers working with limited space and plenty of hard surfaces are just…
Public libraries across New South Wales will throw open their doors on Thursday 30 July 2026 for Open Doors, Open Books, Open Minds, a statewide celebration of libraries during Library and Information Week. Led by the NSW Public Libraries Association (NSWPLA) in partnership with the State Library of NSW, the initiative will see libraries across…
The Central Coast of NSW is now home to Australia’s first adoption centre for small animals formerly used in research, looking for their forever homes. The Liberty Adoption Centre in Wyong provides a haven for rabbits, guinea pigs, rats and mice, supporting them to transition from research facilities into the community as pets and companions.…
Researchers are celebrating the release of the once locally extinct burrowing bettong back into the NSW desert – with the aim of training them to survive alongside feral cats and foxes. The burrowing bettong once thrived across Australia’s arid interior, but within a century of European settlement it had vanished from much of the mainland.…
NSW’s container deposit scheme, Return and Earn, has reached two major milestones with 16 billion bottles, cans and cartons returned by the community though local return points, resulting in $1.6 billion in refunds back to recyclers. Over $100 million has also been raised for charities and community groups through donations and return point hosting fees.…
Upcoming genre-bending crime drama Kockroach, starring Chris Hemsworth, Taron Egerton and Zazie Beetz, is set to film in NSW with support from Screen NSW’s Made in NSW Fund. The production is expected to create more than 600 jobs and contribute an estimated $37 million in expenditure to the state’s economy. Provocative and wildly entertaining, the…
Lake Macquarie residents have even more locations to recycle their eligible bottles, cans and cartons with the opening of a new Return and Earn machine. The Woodrising Shopping Centre Return and Earn machine is the 17th return point in the Lake Macquarie region, making it easier than ever to recycle eligible containers and get your…
There’s nothing better than relaxing with a good book over summer, but for young children it can also be a sneaky way of maintaining the literacy gains they made at school over the past 12 months. NSW Department of Education literacy expert Jade Arnold said reading during the summer break was a great way to…
The Geographical Names Board (GNB) is seeking community feedback on a proposal to dual name the Macdonald River as Ganangdayi. Macdonald River starts on the eastern slopes of Mellong Range, about nine kilometres northwest by west of Kindarun Mountain. It flows for approximately 120 kilometres into the Hawkesbury River at Wisemans Ferry. Chair of the…