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Local Land Services staff live and work in your region to deliver customer-focused services to farmers, landholders and the community.

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Financial assistance for farmers

The NSW Rural Assistance Authority (RAA) provides tailored access to financial assistance to help deal with challenges and change.

Explore loans, grants, rebates, subsidies and support for primary producers.

A healthy coast and sea

The coast is important to our way of life, our culture and our identity. Learn more about how government, industry and the community working together to care for the NSW coast.

Young Farmer Business Program

The tools, network and support to grow your farming business.

Farms of the Future

Helping farmers embrace technology for increased productivity, market competitiveness, and better resource management.

Learn more about enhancing digital skills in farming and using IoT devices to boost productivity and sustainability.

Specialist help for soil and land management

From erosion control to dam construction, gully management and property planning, the Soil Conservation Service offers landowners practical help and solutions for soil and land management.

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Climate, weather and safety

Check current weather warnings, find information about climate change and advice on how to stay safe during times of fire, flood or storms.

Land and soil

Information about regional land services, soils, land management, Crown land and geodiversity in NSW.

Weeds and pest animals

Pests, diseases, weeds and contaminants are major threats to our natural environment and farming industries. Everyone has a role to play in protecting NSW from these biosecurity risks.

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New research highlights improvements to identifying and modelling hollow‑bearing trees

The Natural Resources Commission engaged researchers from the Australian National University to look at how hollow‑bearing trees are identified and managed in State forests as part of the Coastal IFOA monitoring program.

Ministerial media release

Building Sydney’s network of public open space

Today, the Minns Labor Government is delivering on its plan for a greener and more connected Sydney with the establishment of a Blue-Green Grid Committee.

Media release

ID Support NSW visits Mudgee Small Farm Fields Day

Farmers and regional communities in the Central West area will be equipped with the knowledge on how to best protect their identity thanks to the nation-leading ID Support NSW team attending a major event in Mudgee.

Ministerial media release

Making it free to dispose of household asbestos waste

The Minns Labor Government is launching an NSW Asbestos Plan of Action and will conduct a two-year trial allowing NSW households to have asbestos waste picked up and disposed of for free.

Ministerial media release

NSW confirms first case of H5 avian influenza

A giant petrel found near Hawks Nest has been confirmed positive for H5 high pathogenicity (H5 bird flu) avian influenza in laboratory tests by the CSIRO Australian Centre for Disease Preparedness.