How is NSW harnessing the power of climate modelling?
Climate modelled data of future climates are known as ‘climate projections’, and are the best tools we have to understand and prepare for climate change.

How do we plant for a future climate?
When a eucalypt tree can live for hundreds of years, revegetation programs must look far into the future due to Australia’s rapidly changing climate.

New emissions dashboard to track NSW’s Net Zero progress
The NSW Net Zero Emissions dashboard shows the amount of greenhouse gas emissions being produced by sector and local government areas across NSW.

Branching out: How Wagga is growing urban resilience with more trees
Wagga Wagga City Council captured high-resolution aerial imagery of vegetation and land surface temperatures for a series of projects to cool the city.

Macksville’s symbol of sustainability
The Dawkins Park windmill provides renewable energy, improves water quality and is a symbol for the environmental and educational precinct.
Trialling tidal gates at Swansea
Lake Macquarie City Council is trialling tidal gates to protect low-lying assets from tidal inundation, storm surges and extreme weather events.
How adapting to a changing climate builds social capital
Murray River Council and WMLIG are finding adaptation with projects that grow jobs and agricultural productivity, protect biodiversity and build social capital.
Building bushfire resilience and stronger communities
The CRJO and its partners created the Bushfire-Resilient Housing Toolkit to reframe bushfire risk to help prepare and build more resilient communities.

How do councils translate a commitment to climate action into strategic plans?
The HunterJO has developed a guide (Climate Change IP&R Package) to provide a pathway for councils to embed climate action into their planning and reporting.

Filling the tanks: Nambucca Valley Council boosting rural resilience
The large blue box along Park Street in Bowraville could be a lifeline for rural residents in the Nambucca Valley Shire when the next emergency strikes.
