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Updated: July 30, 2010
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Tell Tony how essential marine sanctuaries are!
We were shocked to hear Opposition Leader Tony Abbott announce on Tuesday he will stop creating marine sanctuaries around Australia if elected Prime Minister.
Call Tony today on (03) 8616 5100 and declare your support for marine sanctuaries.
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Tassie forest talks seek a sustainable solution
Australian Federal Election - Your environment, your future, your vote
On the eve of the release of the Royal Commission’s final report into the Black Saturday bushfires, the Wilderness Society would like to once again convey our deepest sympathies to the communities and families affected by the greatest peacetime disaster on Australian soil.
Over the coming days the Wilderness Society will publish our position on the Royal Commission findings on our website.
Upcoming Events
- Community carbon-accounting days
With your help, we can measure the amount of carbon stored in the forests that Forestry Tasmania is planning to log, and find out the true value of Tasmania's forests. For more details on upcoming Community Carbon Accounting Days please contact the campaign centre on 03 6224 1550 or email liz.johnstone@wilderness.org.au Future community carbon-accounting days are being organised, and details will be listed here as soon as they are available.
Media Releases
- Anti-dam activists blast Costa with the truth - July 21, 2010
- Premier, the Humpbacks are arriving in the Kimberley – but where’s their marine park? - July 12, 2010
- New committee of Wilderness Society elected and focused on renewal - July 01, 2010
In response to Minister Costa’s assertion that "There's been no evidence whatsoever, that has come to me, as to why we should not build this (the Tillegra) dam."* the Wilderness Society activists today used a public address system to read the reasons to him outside his ministerial offices in Governor Macquarie Tower.
Premier Colin Barnett must explain why there are still no plans released for a marine park to protect one the world’s most important Humpback Whale nurseries on the Kimberley coast, leading WA conservation organisations said today.
Members of the Wilderness Society last night voted in a new Management Committee for the organisation, one committed to ending the internal conflict and taking the Society forward.
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