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The NSW Government, local councils, businesses and the community are working together to understand and manage flood risks in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley. 

We have worked closely with the council, Infrastructure NSW, Roads and Maritime Services and the NSW State Emergency Service to create an adaptive management framework to manage the flood risk in Penrith City Centre.

We’re working with local councils to future-proof our planning system and help our communities to recover and rebuild after natural disasters.

We have developed a statewide natural hazards package that encourages councils to consider natural hazard risks during strategic land-use planning.

The planning system will be faster, easier to use and more transparent thanks to the delivery of a raft of new reforms aimed at improving the assessment of State significant projects.

The land-use planning system plays an important role in creating communities that are resilient to chronic stresses and episodic shocks.

The Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan supports western Sydney in the delivery of housing and infrastructure while protecting important biodiversity.

We have revised the Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan's mapping to address feedback received from landholders and other stakeholders during public exhibition.

We’re working with Aboriginal land councils to unlock the  potential of Aboriginal community-owned land.

The NSW Government is continuing to assist Local Aboriginal Land Councils (LALCs) across NSW to secure suitable uses for their land – land that has already been successfully claimed under the Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983 (NSW).