New South Wales Info

World Heritage for Cape York - May 03, 2008

Cape York Peninsula is one the last great wild places on Earth. Like the Congo, the Serengeti and the Amazon, it deserves the highest protection: World Heritage listing.

Visit Cape York

Murray River Red Gums Rescue - October 16, 2009

Following a campaign led by The Wilderness Society Sydney and the National Parks Association of NSW, the NSW Government has announced that they will protect the internationally important River Red Gum Forests – including the immediate protection of the iconic Millewa Forest.

Our Sealife in Strife - June 08, 2008

NSW marine waters are home to rich and diverse habitats which offer refuge to an extraordinary wealth of wildlife. However our marine life is under increasing threat and urgently needs your support.

ACT Campaign Chronology 1976 - 2001 - September 07, 2003

Timeline of campaign and other work by TWS's ACT branch over the Society's first 25 years.

Visit www.WildShop.com.au - February 22, 2006

Buy your new 2006 Wilderness Society Calendars, Diaries and a great range of gifts online at www.WildShop.com.au

Mill site approved despite conditions still not being met - January 01, 2008

On Friday 1 February, Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett gave Gunns approval to begin clearing vegetation on the pulp mill site in Northern Tasmania, despite Gunns not having demonstrated it can meet major conditions, including the environmental impact of dumping 64,000 tonnes of toxic effluent into Bass Strait every day.

Welcome to the Newcastle Campaign Centre - February 06, 2007

The Newcastle Campaign Centre is hard at work protecting our wonderful natural world in a range of campaigns at a local, state and national level. Anyone who is interesting in lending a hand is welcome to come in and get involved.

NSW Campaign Chronology 1976 - 2001 - September 07, 2003

Chronology of notable events in TWS NSW branches' histories over first 25 years

NSW Forests - Birth of a movement - October 30, 2007

NSW forests are a place of firsts. It was in NSW that woodchipping first began in Australia in the late 1960s. From Eden on the state's far south coast, this blight on our forest heritage spread throughout the country. After ground breaking protests at Terania Creek in the late 70s, it was on NSW's south coast that the first massive scale protests in the late 1980s alerted politicians to how much Australians care for their bush.

Burning Forests For Power? - September 28, 2003

In what is looming as the greatest threat to Australia's unprotected native forests, the draconian burning of forests in power plants is again a reality. New, ominous proposals are dawning around the country at a time when our forests and atmosphere can least afford it.