Land Clearing Media Releases

$3.5 million to fight land clearing stolen by NSW Environment Department - June 11, 2008

The Department of Environment and Climate Change has today been accused by The Wilderness Society of stealing $3.5 million promised by Premier Iemma to crack down on illegal land clearing.

Green audit highlights Queensland Government indifference to environmental protection - April 12, 2008

The Wilderness Society (TWS) today criticised the Queensland Government for its lack of progress in protecting the environment. The 2007 State of Environment Report released today shows Queensland’s environment in decline and an ad hoc approach to environmental protection, the conservation group said.

The Wilderness Society backs community action on illegal landclearing in NSW - February 17, 2008

The Wilderness Society is supporting local community action in Tocumwal to protest against the clearing of River Red Gum trees along the Murray river.

Premier Iemma moving in the right direction on Land Clearing...but definitely more to do - April 04, 2007

The Wilderness Society welcomes Premier Iemma's ministerial shake-up, identifying the new mega environment department (including environment, climate change and water) as the way forward for ending illegal land clearing in NSW.

Liberals nudge Labor on Forests: but both fail to protect Victoria's water catchments - March 26, 2007

While falling far short of adequate protection for old growth forests and water catchments, the Victorian Liberals have nudged ahead of Labor with the announcement of its forest policy today.

The Wilderness Society welcomes Premier Iemma's commitment to stop illegal land clearing and expand national parks - March 11, 2007

The Wilderness Society welcomes a major environment announcement by the Iemma Government. The announcement includes a commitment to funding the detection and enforcement of illegal land clearing in NSW and the expansion of national parks.

Decision to allow clearing of endangered trees makes mockery of Victorian state laws - February 15, 2007

This week's Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision to permit clearing of trees in the endangered buloke woodlands of western Victoria throws into question the adequacy of the new Victorian Native Vegetation Management Framework legislation for protecting our precious plants and animals.

The Coalition's vision for the environment of NSW is a bulldozed landscape - February 04, 2007

The recent native vegetation policy launch by the NSW Coalition has been slammed by environment groups as a policy that will set NSW back years in the quest to end land clearing.

NSW Government Land Clearing Figures 'Bizarre' - February 01, 2007

Figures released by the NSW Government that are being used by the Iemma Government to show a commitment to ending land clearing have been labeled 'bizarre' by The Wilderness Society.

Landclearing ban in Queensland huge win for environment - January 01, 2007

The Wilderness Society congratulates the Beattie Government in Queensland for bringing an end to large-scale landclearing of bushland in Queensland. Today is the last day in which such clearing can occur under the phase out of clearing brought in by the Beattie Government in mid 2004.