The Department of Industry - Lands & Forestry (the Department) is responsible for approximately half of NSW land valued at over $6.1 billion.

The Department is responsible for managing some of the most iconic and diverse public land through the Crown reserve system. The Department's 35,000 Crown reserves provide many of the states town squares and local parks, state heritage sites, buildings, community halls, nature reserves, coastal lands, waterway corridors, sporting grounds, racetracks, showgrounds, caravan parks, camping areas, travelling stock routes, rest areas, walking tracks, commons, community and government infrastructure and facilities.  Hyde Park and Bondi Beach in Sydney are two famous examples of the NSW Crown reserve system at work.