Marine and Coastal Updates
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Woodside plans to drill Scott Reef - December 05, 2011
In a further blow to the Kimberley’s heritage values, Woodside Petroleum is proposing to drill up to 90 gas wells in and around the sensitive Scott Reef area off the Kimberley coast. The public has until late January to make comments on this proposal.
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Wild profile - Peter Owen - November 20, 2011
Peter Owen recently won two of the highest awards in South Australia for his extraordinary efforts in protecting our unique environment. Here, Peter talks about his background, inspirations and priorities. "It’s an amazing place - big surf beach and dune system, pelicans, dolphins and sea lions - we would often swim with Eagle Rays."
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Pens poised to protect the Temperate East marine bioregion - November 17, 2011
The Lord Howe seamount chain is a world-class environmental icon. The long arms of the East Australian Current end at Lord Howe, Middleton and Elizabeth reefs and related seamounts – supporting the world’s southernmost coral reefs.
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Take action - contact the party leaders - February 01, 2012
Your voice is powerful. Let our political leaders know they must protect the best of Queensland’s environment.
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Saving our tropical sealife - October 24, 2011
In order to protect marine life across northern Australia, the Wilderness Society has helped form a powerful new national alliance: Save Our Tropical Sealife. The alliance of 12 of Australia’s leading environment groups is working to ensure tropical sea life is fully protected in a world-class network of marine sanctuaries across Australia’s north and north west.
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New threat to Kimberley exposed - October 23, 2011
A spectacular natural phenomenon that supports a thriving local tourist industry is the latest wilderness area in the Kimberley to come into the sights of a rapacious mining industry. The Horizontal Falls in Talbot Bay are an extraordinary sight and one of many amazing natural features in the unspoiled Kimberley.
