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Caring for Country: A Guide to Environmental Law for Aboriginal Communities in NSW, 2nd Edition

Dowload Caring for CountryThe purpose of this guide is to assist Aboriginal people to understand their legal rights and obligations under environmental and natural resource management law.

This guide is written specifically for Aboriginal communities living in NSW, recognising that environmental issues don’t affect everyone in the same way.

The guide may be useful for people from other states but many of the laws referred to in this guide are NSW laws and the law may differ in other states.

It is hoped that this guide will help you to better understand the many complicated laws relating to country, culture and heritage so that you will be in a better position to protect your rights and the environment.

PDF logo Caring for Country
Information current as at September 2012
[PDF 1.7 MB]

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Caring for the Coast: A Guide to Environmental Law for Coastal Communities in NSW, 2nd Edition

Dowload Caring for the CoastThe purpose of this booklet is to help you understand your legal rights and obligations as a member of a coastal community and assist you in being an informed and active participant in planning and environmental decisions. This publication was produced with the financial support of the Commonwealth Government through its Caring for Our Country initiative.

Since this booklet was published, the NSW Government has amended the NSW Coastal Protection Act 1979.  The amendments created the NSW Coastal Panel and regulations relating to the types of works that can be undertaken to protect property from inundation and coastal erosion (such as temporary or long term protection works).

The new provisions are outlined in EDO NSW's Fact Sheet 5.5 on coastal protection.

Caring for the Coast
Information current as at November 2012
[PDF 1.8 MB]

 

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Getting the Drift: A community guide to pesticide use in the NSW Northern Rivers, 2nd Edition

Download Private Conservation bookletWant to know which pesticides could be sprayed near where you live, and what you can do about it?

If you live in the NSW Northern Rivers, this booklet will help you find out.

New, expanded edition published in September 2011 includes updated data, more crops, more case studies and a new section called ‘What are my rights?’

Getting the Drift
Information current as at September 2011
[PDF 940 KB]

 

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A Guide to Private Conservation in NSW

Download Private Conservation bookletAustralia’s biodiversity cannot be conserved adequately in the public reserve system.

Public reserves such as national parks account for a small fraction of all land in Australia. Without conservation on private land much of Australia’s biodiversity may be lost.

This is why government and non-government organisations are working towards encouraging landholders to take steps to conserve some or all of the natural features of their properties. A range of private conservation mechanisms have been developed in the hope that more of Australia’s biodiversity can be preserved.

This publication will help you understand the different private conservation options available and help you decide which option would be most suitable for your property and circumstances.

This publication was produced with the financial support of the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust.

The guide is available free to the community. To order you copy, email us or phone us on 02 9262 6989 and provide your name, address and the number of copies you would like. Postage is free.

PDF logo A Guide to Private Conservation in NSW
Information current as at May 2011
[PDF 599 KB]

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NEW Mining Law in NSW: A guide for the community
Download Private Conservation booklet

This booklet is a plain-English guide to the law on mining in NSW. The publication is aimed at mining and CSG affected communities and offers landholders a step-by-step legal guide to dealing with mining companies, and understanding their rights and obligations under the law.

EDO NSW has prepared this guide in consultation with the NSW community and key government departments. It has been produced with funding from the NSW Environmental Trust. It is our hope that that the guide will help the people of NSW to understand their rights and obligations with regards to CSG developments and assist them to use the law to the fullest extent possible to protect their interests and those of the environment.

The guide is available free to the community. To order you copy,email us or phone us on 02 9262 6989 and provide your name, address and the number of copies you would like. Postage is free.

PDF logo Mining Law in New South Wales: A guide for the community
Information current as at August 2012
[PDF 2 MB]

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Rural Landholder's Guide To Environmental Law In New South Wales, 4th Edition

download Rural Landholder's GuideThe purpose of this booklet is to help you understand your legal rights and obligations as a landholder and to manage your land in accordance with environmental and natural resource management law.

The topics covered in this booklet include:

  • vegetation management
  • protected plants and animals
  • bushfire management
  • water management
  • development consent
  • pollution
  • agricultural chemicals
  • crops and stock
  • mining and quarrying
  • heritage protection
  • voluntary conservation.

This publication was produced with the financial support of the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust.

This booklet was recently updated online. Hard copies of the 3rd edition are still available. Contact us to receive your copy. The booklet is free and you can request multiple copies (including boxes of 150) or download the publication by clicking the link below.

Rural Landholders Guide, 4th Edition
Information current as at December 2012
[PDF 1.7 MB]

 

 

 

 

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