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Updated: June 29, 2011
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Outback Australia
Australia's Outback is often taken for granted - for many people, it's out of sight, out of mind. However, much of Australia's remaining wilderness – lands least impacted by modern, technological society – is to be found in the Outback. The Wilderness Society is campaigning to protect wild areas in Outback Australia from environmentally - unsustainable practices associated with broad scale land clearing, mining, pastoralism and intensive irrigated agriculture.
Outback Australia Updates
- Ngadju fire management for the Great Western Woodlands - November 21, 2011
- Proposed fence a barrier to biodiversity - November 21, 2011
- Locating and recording water trees - November 21, 2011
Ngadju Traditional Owners in the Great Western Woodlands want to put in place a program which aims to develop and enrich the Indigenous fire practises of the region and provide land and fire management for the safety and benefit of the wider community.
A proposed barrier fence along the interface between the Great Western Woodlands and the southern edge of the West Australian Wheatbelt is threatening the Woodlands with further habitat fragmentation and destruction. The proposal involves 6000 ha of clearing and chaining, and the isolation of 300,000 ha of bush.
A collaborative project in the Great Western Woodlands will locate and map culturally significant “water trees” in the traditional lands of the Ngadju people, so they might be safeguarded from damage or destruction.
Outback Australia Media Releases
- Australia's iconic Lake Eyre Wild Rivers to be protected - August 24, 2011
- Arkaroola Wilderness Saved - July 22, 2011
- Coal seam gas threat spreads to Lake Eyre Basin - March 20, 2011
Generations of Australians to come will be able to witness the spectacular event we have just seen – the glorious transformation of the iconic Lake Eyre into a wildlife wonderland – when the Queensland Government finalises the protection of two main rivers systems that feed the lake from the devastating effects of mining and water extraction.
The Wilderness Society today congratulated the Rann Government for agreeing to protect the mountains of the Arkaroola Wilderness Sanctuary.
The Wilderness Society today expressed alarm about the rapid spread of the coal seam gas industry into the Lake Eyre Basin region of Western Queensland, highlighting the major environmental issues this industry raises.
