Latest Updates
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Environment central in Queensland election - February 06, 2012
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?
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Alpine National Park finally free of bullshit - January 31, 2012
Commonsense has trumped political pandering today, with the announcement that cattle grazing will not be allowed in Victoria’s iconic Alpine National Park. After a massive outcry from people across Victoria and Australia, the Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke decided to step in and end the ill-conceived scheme.
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Miners carving up Cape York - January 30, 2012
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.
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Tassie trees on death row - January 25, 2012
How would you feel if you were given a stay of execution – only to find the executioners turning up to take you away regardless? Tragically, that’s what’s happening to high conservation value forests in Tasmania right now.
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Clock ticking for Leadbeaters’ survival - January 25, 2012
The little Leadbeater’s possum, Victoria’s faunal emblem and already under threat of extinction due to intensive logging and bushfires, now looks set to being fast tracked to extinction by the Baillieu Government.
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Not good enough: Tasmanian forests continue to fall despite agreement - January 17, 2012
Bad things traditionally happen on Friday the thirteenth and this date didn’t bode well for the conservation agreement that could have protected critical areas of Tasmania’s native forests.
