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National Environmental Protection Authority writes its first-year report card
National Gun Buyback begins in NSW
Port Stephens wildlife carers struggle to keep up as flying foxes go hungry
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EcoNetwork brings Port Stephens environmental groups together
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Marine Rescue Lemon Tree Passage now offering on-water boat licence training
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A flying fox caught in netting around a fruit tree. Photo: WINC. Tears and holes in a flying fox’s wing membrane, from...
The coveted perpetual Ron Richards Memorial Trophy is running out of room after 25 years. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe...
A student on one of the first general boat licence training courses. Photo: Marine Rescue NSW. The course training...
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Meat-eaters like this local kookaburra are prone to poisonings via the food chain. Photo: Thomas O’Keefe. WINC...
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