Media Releases

The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) have released 110,000 juvenile Sydney Cockles into the Tweed River and Wallis Lake since May in a positive step towards restoring populations in the flood effected regions.

More than 160 teenage fishers and their families will come together today in Sydney’s inner west to celebrate their passion for fishing as part of a NSW Government and TikTok push to get more teenagers involved in angling.

Dutton Trout Hatchery at Ebor has reopened its doors, giving visitors a chance to see how two million trout are produced on site each year to enhance freshwater fishing opportunities across the state.

Producers, researchers, and industry service providers are invited to the Trangie Agricultural Research Centre for a Livestock Emissions Field Day on Thursday 24 July.

The NSW Government has today confirmed that an immature fire ants nest has been detected and treated on a property site in Tweed Heads.

The NSW Government has announced today it will extend income and other support payments for commercial fishers in the Clarence, Evans and Richmond Rivers affected by the detection White Spot, with assistance of up to $1.34 million.

Dr. Suzanne Mortimer, a research scientist with the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD), has been awarded a Fellowship with the Association for the Advancement of Animal Breeding and Genetics (AAABG).

NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (NSW DPIRD) has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting Australia’s citrus industry through international collaboration against huánglóngbìng (HLB), also known as citrus greening disease.

Ten emerging leaders from Australia’s cherry industry have returned home equipped with new knowledge after participating in an international study tour to Washington State, USA, led by the NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD).

The Minns Labor Government will invest over $140 million of new funding to safeguard the future of our states agricultural industry. As part of the Government’s comprehensive plan to build better regional communities this year’s state budget will continue the government’s focus on strengthening the state’s biosecurity program with and primary industries research capabilities.