New South Wales Info

Save the Williams River - August 21, 2008

Earlier this year The Wilderness Society Newcastle joined the Save the Williams River Coalition to campaign for the protection of the Williams River. According to a recent study “The Williams River has the most diverse and intact aquatic biotic communities in the Hunter Valley”.

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.

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Murray River Red Gums Rescue - October 02, 2008

Along the Murray River are the largest remaining red gum forests on Earth. With 75% stressed, dead or dying, these Australian icons urgently need to be protected.

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Save our River Red Gums - April 02, 2008

Along the Murray River are the largest remaining red gum forests on Earth. With 75% stressed, dead or dying, these Australian icons urgently need to be protected.

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.

Join the Marine Letter Writing Tree - August 30, 2007
A new letter writing tree, focussing on building community awareness through the media about our spectacular local marine environment, is starting in NSW. Come along to a meeting, become a media monitor or join our network of supporters spreading their messages for protected marine areas in NSW.
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.

The Wilderness Society New South Wales contacts - July 11, 2008

Contact details for our Sydney and Newcastle offices.

Sydney Wilderness Defender Office contacts - March 16, 2005

Contact details for the Sydney Wilderness Defenders Office of The Wilderness Society.

Forests - October 17, 2005
The central west of NSW is a desert of cleared land. So much so you can see the last intact patch of woodland - the Pilliga - from space. In May the NSW government protected the pilliga and Goonoo forests    more »

The forests of the south coast of NSW remain our focus. While there are great National Parks in the region, key icon old growth forests remain unprotected and open for logging    more »

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