NSW Department of Industry - Lands and Water Division

The Department of Industry creates conditions for the NSW community to prosper, ensuring we have a highly-skilled workforce, we manage our natural resources sustainable and we encourage investment and competition.

We create the conditions for NSW to prosper by

• Investing in skills and education to ensure that our residents are ready for work now and for the jobs of the future.
• We drive economic growth in primary industries by enabling the sustainable use of natural resources and production of food and fibre.
• We provide independent research and scientific advice that creates economic, social and environmental benefits for NSW.
• We promote a vibrant and valued sport and active recreation sector that enhances the lives of the people of NSW.
• We grow the visitor economy of NSW by promoting our attractiveness as a major tourism centre and destination for events.
• We support small businesses in NSW to start and grow.
• We create the conditions that support the growth of industries that supply to domestic and international markets.
• We apply a risk-based intelligence approach to all our licensing, compliance and enforcement activities across a range of NSW.

Our vision

NSW, a place where people want to live and work and businesses choose to invest and grow.

Our purpose

To create the conditions for NSW to prosper

Our public sector values

• Trust
• Integrity
• Service
• Accountability