govLinks is our directory to government departments and other organizations that have a role in the management of the environment and its resources in the Northern Rivers Region. We hope to build this into a comprehensive resource for the community over the coming months. Please forward submissions and feedback to us via the online submission form or by email.

Local Government



Ballina Shire Council http://www.ballina.nsw.gov.au/


Bellingen Shire Council http://www.bellingen.nsw.gov.au/


Byron Shire Council http://www.byron.nsw.gov.au/


Clarence Valley Council http://www.clarence.nsw.gov.au


Kyogle Council http://www.kyogle.nsw.gov.au


Lismore City Council http://www.lismore.nsw.gov.au/


Nambucca Shire Council http://www.nambucca.nsw.gov.au


Richmond Valley Council http://www.richmondvalley.nsw.gov.au


Tenterfield Shire Council http://www.tenterfield.nsw.gov.au/


Tweed Shire Council http://www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/



The Local Government and Shires Association of NSW has links to all NSW Council websites.




State Government



NSW Government Portal http://www.nsw.gov.au/


Building Sustainability Index (BASIX) http://sustainability.nsw.gov.au/information/index.jsp


Catchment Management Authority http://www.cma.nsw.gov.au/


..... Northern Rivers http://www.northern.cma.nsw.gov.au/


Department of Energy, Utilities and Sustainability http://www.deus.nsw.gov.au/


Department of Environment and Conservation http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/index.htm

..... Border Ranges Hotspot Rainforest Multi-Species Recovery Plan
.......... Newsletter 1 (688KB PDF)
.......... Newsletter 2 (370KB PDF)

..... Environment Protection Authority http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/home.htm

..... National Parks and Wildlife Service http://www.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/


Department of Lands http://www.lands.nsw.gov.au/default.htm


Department of Natural Resources (DLWC) http://www.dnr.nsw.gov.au/


Department of Planning http://www.planning.nsw.gov.au/index.asp


Department of Primary Industries http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/

..... Agriculture http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture

..... Fishing and Aquaculture http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries

..... Forests http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/forests

..... Minerals and Petroleum http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/minerals


Far North Coast Weeds http://www.fncw.nsw.gov.au


Greenhouse Gas Abatement Scheme http://greenhousegas.nsw.gov.au/


Marine Park Authority http://www.mpa.nsw.gov.au/


Maritime NSW http://www.maritime.nsw.gov.au/


NSW Greenhouse Office http://www.greenhouseinfo.nsw.gov.au/


Roads and Traffic Authority http://rta.nsw.gov.au/


Water Bug Survey http://www.bugsurvey.nsw.gov.au/


Waterwatch http://www.waterwatch.nsw.gov.au/



NSW Flora and Fauna directories


Wildlife Atlas (NPWS) http://wildlifeatlas.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/wildlifeatlas/watlas.jsp


Bionet http://www.bionet.nsw.gov.au/BioNet.cfm?is_nav6up


Crustaceanet http://www.crustacea.net/


Faunanet http://faunanet.gov.au/


PlantNET http://plantnet.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/




Federal Government



Australian Bureau of Meteorology http://www.bom.gov.au/


Australian Government's Community Water Grants http://www.communitywatergrants.gov.au/


Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry http://www.affa.gov.au/


Department of the Environment and Heritage http://www.deh.gov.au/

..... Australian Greenhouse Office http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/

..... Environment Resources Information Network (ERIN) http://www.deh.gov.au/erin/index.html

..... National Carbon Accounting System http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/ncas/

..... National Pollutant Inventory http://www.npi.gov.au/


Envirofund http://www.nht.gov.au/envirofund/index.html


Environment Portal http://www.environment.gov.au/index.html


Geoscience Australia http://www.ga.gov.au/


Greenpower http://www.greenpower.gov.au/pages/


Land & Water Australia http://www.lwa.gov.au/


National Water Commission http://www.nwc.gov.au/index.cfm


Natural Heritage Trust http://www.nht.gov.au/index.html


Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator http://www.orer.gov.au/


Waterwatch http://www.waterwatch.org.au/index.html



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