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Updated: June 13, 2013
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Queensland
Queensland Updates
- World Turtle Day - Join in wherever you are! - May 21, 2013
- Concerned locals rally to save Queensland's Channel Country rivers - May 21, 2013
- The Channel Country rivers of Western Queensland are under threat - May 20, 2013
- Industrialisation and the Great Barrier Reef - May 14, 2013
If you couldn't make it down to our World Turtle Day event, you can still show your support for adequate marine sanctuaries and marine protection for Australia, wherever you are!
Over 100 concerned locals turned up on two chilly Brisbane evenings last week to hear what the Queensland Government has planned for the unique rivers of Western Queensland’s Channel Country and why the people who live and work out there are so concerned.
The Queensland Government is planning to overturn current Wild River protections in the Channel Country and let mining, coal seam gas and irrigation destroy these important Western Queensland Rivers.
Is our most treasured natural wonder being taken for granted? Scientist Ria Nield shares her thoughts.
Queensland Events
- Brisbane Wilderness Action Group
The Wilderness Action Group (WAG) is a wonderful team of volunteers of all ages and backgrounds who care passionately about our environment - and are prepared to stand up and do something about conserving it.
The Wilderness Society Queensland Phone: (07) 3846 1420 Email: brisbane@wilderness.org.au
Phone: (07) 4041 6666 Email: cairns@wilderness.org.au
