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Updated: May 09, 2012
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Cape York Peninsula
Cape York is one of the last great wild places on Earth. Like the Congo, the Serengeti and the Amazon, it deserves the highest protection possible. It is an extraordinary environment with seamless transitions between mangroves, tropical rainforests, savannahs, wetlands - and bountiful coasts and seas. Bounded by the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics World Heritage areas, it is half the size of Britain, and nearly as big as the entire state of Victoria.
Cape York Updates
- Cape York’s fate in the balance - May 09, 2012
- The Queensland election campaign is underway...but what will it deliver for the environment? - February 22, 2012
- Environment central in Queensland election - February 06, 2012
- Miners carving up Cape York - January 30, 2012
The next twelve months is crucial to deciding the future of the Cape York Peninsula. It could become yet another mining province - forever damaged and degraded, or a World Heritage Area.
The Queensland election period is now formally underway, and the Liberal National Party (LNP) has begun the five week campaign reiterating its hostile approach to environmental protection, particularly on Wild Rivers. In doing so, the LNP and its leader Campbell Newman are choosing to ignore the many voices of support for Wild Rivers and the environment across Queensland.
The 2012 election represents a major crossroads for environmental protection in Queensland. Will Queensland continue on a forward looking path or will we witness the undoing of such significant achievements?
With the region currently being considered for World Heritage and National Heritage listing, we have written to Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke requesting urgent intervention to ensure that high natural and cultural values are not destroyed while community consultation for these listings is underway.
Cape York Media Releases
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Newman fast tracks new ‘coal rush’ for Cape York - April 20, 2012
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Burke’s Rio Tinto Reef call a welcome first step - March 15, 2012
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LNP backflips yet again on Wild Rivers position - February 17, 2012
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LNP fails to commit to Wild River protections - February 15, 2012
