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We ensure major mining projects rehabilitate previously mined land so it can be used for other purposes.

The NSW Government established a panel of independent experts and commissioned a review of mining’s effects to protect Sydney’s drinking-water catchment.

We have been diversifying housing choices to reflect the needs and preferences of households today and into the future.

Changes to bushfire planning regulations in May 2014 have reduced the number of bushfire risk assessments required during development.

In January 2020, the NSW Bushfire Inquiry recommended moving to a risk-based strategic planning approach when planning for bushfires.

The NSW Government, local councils, businesses and the community are working together to understand and manage flood risks in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley. 

We have worked closely with the council, Infrastructure NSW, Roads and Maritime Services and the NSW State Emergency Service to create an adaptive management framework to manage the flood risk in Penrith City Centre.

We’re working with local councils to future-proof our planning system and help our communities to recover and rebuild after natural disasters.

The planning system will be faster, easier to use and more transparent thanks to the delivery of a raft of new reforms aimed at improving the assessment of State significant projects.

The NSW Government has several initiatives that are reducing urban heat to create a sustainable, liveable and cool Greater Sydney.