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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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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.

Latest environment, land and water updates

Ministerial media release
9 August 2025

Next steps for Moonee Beach footbridge

The Minns Labor Government will partner with the Coffs Coast Regional Park Trust and Reflections Holidays to collectively fund $500,000 to undertake detailed design work and obtain planning approvals on a replacement pedestrian bridge at Moonee Beach.
Ministerial media release
8 August 2025

Minns Government completes critical gap in Western NSW Wild Dog Fence

The Minns Labor Government has filled the critical 32-kilometre wild dog fence gap along the South Australian border north west of Broken Hill after having been left incomplete for many years under the previous Coalition government.
Ministerial media release
7 August 2025

Parks in the green with new grant funding released

More quality green open space is on the way from Gosford to the Sutherland Shire with a nearly $4 million investment from the state’s longest-running open space grants program.
Ministerial media release
6 August 2025

$1 million to establish independent NSW recreational fishing peak body

The Minns Labor Government is delivering on another election commitment by commencing consultation on an independent peak body to represent the interests of the State’s more than one million recreational fishers.
Ministerial media release
6 August 2025

Land clean-up at Ballina to support more housing

The Minns Labor Government is continuing work to build a better New South Wales by pulling every lever available to increase housing affordability and availability across New South Wales, today announcing $899,000 to Ballina Shire Council to remediate contaminated land to help unlock future housing.

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Recent environment, land and water publications

Assessment, Compliance, Publication
NSW Health | 29 July 2025

Randwick Campus Redevelopment SSD-10831778 Aboriginal Heritage Interpretation Plan

Development and approval of an Aboriginal Heritage Interpretation Plan is a condition of development approval for the Sydney Children’s Hospital Stage 1 and Minderoo Children’s Comprehensive Cancer Centre project.
Report
Coffs Harbour bypass | 8 April 2025

Environmental representative monthly report - March 2025

Coffs Harbour Bypass Environmental representative monthly report for March 2025.
Report
Coffs Harbour bypass | 1 April 2025

Acoustic advisor monthly report March 2025

The 2025 monthly acoustic advisor reports for the Coffs Harbour bypass project outlines ongoing construction activities.
Report
Local Land Services | 28 March 2025

Greater Sydney local annual achievement report

An overview of the work and achievements of Local Land Services in the Greater Sydney region of NSW throughout 2024.
Training material
Local Land Services | 11 March 2025

Beef Fundamentals course

The Beef Fundamentals self-paced course will equip you with essential farming knowledge, and skills needed to thrive as a beef producer.
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