State of Stone
State of Stone – Celebrating the Minister's Stonework Program, serves as a source of information and inspiration to those interested in the continued care and protection of sandstone-built heritage in NSW.

Marine estate management
The department is a member of the NSW Marine Estate Management Authority, which coordinates policies and programs for improving the state’s marine environment.

Environment zones
The NSW Government is renaming ‘environment zones’ to ‘conservation zones’ to signal land use function more clearly.

Dark Sky Planning Guideline
We created the Dark Sky Planning Guideline to help protect one of the world's most important observatories from light pollution.

Dark sky education
We created a fun education unit so teachers, students and kids can all help protect the night sky.

Dark sky video series
Hear from leading experts on how light pollution is affecting the environment and our health.

Hazards
A number of Hazardous Industry Planning Advisory Papers and other guidelines have been issued by the department.

Asbestos
If your house was built or renovated before 1990, it likely contains asbestos. If that asbestos is intact and damage is unlikely, it is often best left alone.

COVID-19 response
Temporary measures in place to support the state’s economy and jobs will be made permanent.

New Act sections guide
The new Act is easier to navigate and understand. It has 10 principal parts, with decimal numbering of all provisions.
