WildCountry Media Releases

Toorale station purchase welcomed - September 11, 2008

The announced purchase of Toorale station by the New South Wales Government, with Commonwealth funding assistance, is a much needed step to secure environmental water for the Murray-Darling and Warrego Rivers and a welcome addition to the National Reserve System.

NSW drovers rally to save historic travelling stock routes - August 27, 2008

Drovers from across NSW meet at the Dubbo stockyards to form Mates Of The Stock Route and call on the NSW government to stop the sell off of the network of historic and environmentally significant travelling stock routes.

The Coorong needs water now! - August 01, 2008

The Wilderness Society calls for action to fix the dying Lower Murray Lakes and Coorong area, now!

Garnaut Response: Natural forests' carbon value must be resolved before emissions trading - July 04, 2008

The deep cuts necessary to address climate change can only be achieved if the role of forests is properly measured and the value of native forests recognized, The Wilderness Society said today.

Review confirms fears about NSW travelling stock route sale - June 06, 2008

A government commissioned report released today confirms community fears that the future of NSW’s iconic travelling stock route network is under threat.

NSW Government urged not to sell off stock route network - May 16, 2008

As the NSW government awaits a report on the future of the state’s Travelling Stock Route network, conservation groups are urging the Premier to protect their extraordinary ecological and cultural values.

Indigenous Environment Alliance formed to protect the Murray-Lower Darling Country - March 03, 2007

An alliance of Indigenous Traditional Owners and Environment Groups has formed for the protection and restoration of the ecological and cultural values of the Murray and Lower Darling Rivers. The groups have formalised their alliance in a Cooperation Agreement.

Wilderness Society congratulates NSW Government on Wildlife Corridor - February 25, 2007

The Wilderness Society welcomes the NSW government's announcement of a wildlife corridor from "the Alps to Atherton". The Government announced that it plans to work with the Federal and Queensland governments as well as private land holders to ensure a corridor of wildness runs up the escarpment along the entire east coast.

Independent report finds funding critical to future of Indigenous Protected Areas - January 08, 2007

The Wilderness Society calls for increased Commonwealth and State Government funding and policy support for the groundbreaking Indigenous Protected Area (IPA) program following the release of an independent report into the program.

Cooperation between TWS and ACDF to deliver Aboriginal WildCountry project in Southern Australia - December 14, 2006

The Wilderness Society and the Aboriginal Cultural Development Foundation have signed an agreement to work together for protection of the natural and cultural values of a vast stretch of traditional lands in southern Australia.