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Apply for and manage licences over NSW Crown land. Licences grant you the right to occupy and use Crown land for specific purposes.

Learn how to apply for a lease to use Crown land for commercial, community or recreational purposes under the Crown Land Management Act.

Explore how to apply for consents, restrictions, and easements on Crown lands in NSW, including landowner approvals and access rights.

Access key searches to check tenure, road status and legal history of Crown land before sale, purchase or development.

Find out how to apply for permits to use Crown land for specific short-term activities. Learn about eligibility, conditions, and application steps.

Essential information about the sale purchase of Crown land and the purchase sale and transfer of Crown roads. 

Aboriginal land rights and native title in NSW

Aboriginal land rights and native title interests are key to reconciliation and achieving economic, social, cultural and environmental outcomes in NSW. Crown land 2031 provides a commitment to uphold and progress land rights and native title interests in NSW.

Aboriginal wood carvings near the Menindee Tourist Information Centre. Credit: Destination NSW

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Fivebough wetlands track works - structure being replaced
24 Apr 2026

The NSW Government today commenced essential works at Fivebough Wetlands near Leeton to protect the Ramsar-listed site and address erosion and track wear affecting local and visitor access.

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20 Apr 2026

Crown Lands has appointed a temporary Administrator to oversee management of Parkes Showground for a period of about six months.

An Operation Crayweed participant transplanting crayweed near Coogee.
07 Apr 2026

The Minns Labor Government has teamed up with the University of New South Wales to turbocharge a celebrated Australian restoration project that is bringing crayweed back to Sydney’s coastline.