Media Releases

The 2026 Sydney Royal Easter Show starts tomorrow, and the world-famous District Exhibits, the heart and soul of the Show, is bigger and better than ever.

Record numbers of Trout Cod fingerlings are being released into southern NSW waterways because of the Minns Labor Government’s $1 million action plan to protect the threatened native species.

A new artificial reef has been installed off the Ballina coast, and a second reef will be deployed off Coffs Harbour within weeks as the Minns Labor Government works to boost tourism and sustainable recreational fishing along coastal NSW.

The Terrigal Plaza Hotel has been ordered to pay more than $53,000 in fines and professional costs, and had a guilty conviction recorded for four principal offences, under the NSW Food Act 2003 in Gosford Local Court on Tuesday 24 March 2026.

The Australian Government’s Future Drought Fund is supporting the NSW Government, in partnership with program lead Charles Sturt University, to kick start a major new research initiative to help winegrape, apple and cherry producers strengthen their resilience to drought.

The NSW Government is equipping wine grape growers with expert advice through an updated guide to inform critical management decisions which support productivity and improve vineyard conditions.

The Young Farmers Business Program will officially kick-off at the Sydney Royal Easter Show on Thursday 2 April, helping NSW farmers set up for the opportunities and challenges ahead in the State’s booming agricultural industry.

Today 218 of the State’s future agriculture leaders will graduate from the NSW Government’s Tocal College destined for careers spanning livestock production, cropping, farm management, equine studies and agtech in NSW’s $25 billion agriculture sector.

The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) is calling on Thurgoona residents to join the hunt for a missing cane toad.

The NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) Measured Goats project has achieved one of its strongest conception results, thanks to an expert-driven breeding management program.