News about private land conservation

Stay up to date with the latest news and events on private land conservation from the NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust.

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24 February 2026

BCT welcomes new Board member Angela Schuster

The NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust welcomes the appointment of Angela Schuster to its Board.

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18 February 2026

Restoring Long Swamp

Long Swamp , set along the Barwon River north of Collarenebri, is a striking example of how western landscapes live and breathe with the ebb and flow of water.

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3 February 2026

Annual payments increase for privately-managed conservation areas across Western NSW

The NSW Biodiversity Conservation Trust (BCT) has updated rates for its Western Division Fixed Price Offer closing to expressions of interest on 1 March 2026.

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28 November 2025

Building native grass ID skills to better support landholders

Understanding the native grasses that underpin healthy ecosystems is essential to protecting biodiversity across NSW.

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4 November 2025

Upper Hunter farmer saves forest of rare red gums

In the heart of the Upper Hunter, between Kingdon Ponds and Dartbrook Creek, lies one of NSW’s most significant conservation areas. 

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31 October 2025

South Coast conservation agreement protects threatened coastal saltmarsh

Barbara Lindsey and Jon Renn have been at Pub Hill Farm for almost a decade, living their personal conservation values through the preservation of habitat for both threatened species and ecological communities.  

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23 October 2025

NSW landholders set to expand the conservation estate by 2029

An area the size of the state's largest national park will be protected by private landholders under a new plan to be delivered by the NSW Government.

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23 September 2025

Kooragindi safeguarding woodland and wildlife at Koorawatha

When Fiona Lumsden and John French bought Kooragindi , near Koorawatha, in 2008, they were looking for more than just a weekend escape.

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18 September 2025

Award-winning Land Libraries pilot showcases citizen science explosion

It’s one thing to appreciate the species you’re protecting on a conservation agreement. It’s another to have photographic evidence and have contributed to the most significant private land biodiversity data set ever collected in NSW.

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17 September 2025

Peter Lloyd's conservation commitment to bring koalas back

When three friends purchased Wallamara 26 years ago, they realised a rare opportunity to acquire freehold land adjacent to a declared wilderness national park, and containing remnant koala habitat.

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