The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed an announcement by the state government which sets out a commitment to protect the Exmouth Gulf through a series of conservation measures.

The controversial Scarborough gas development, planned for north west WA is ‘a bet against’ the world meeting its Paris Agreement commitments and will result in a 12 per cent increase in the state’s emissions,...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has launched a second Supreme Court challenge relating to the Scarborough gas proposal as pressure continues to build around the controversial fossil fuel development.

On Friday 26 Nov 2021 over 50 supporters came out to protest against the proposed Mulga Rock uranium mine at Vimy Resources Annual General Meeting (AGM). We had a loud and vocal protest with...

Come and join the action to help protect country and culture from the threat of uranium mining at Mulga Rock.

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has called on the WA premier to clarify what it described as ‘extraordinary comments’ regarding an ongoing Supreme Court case involving a controversial fossil fuel development.

The Conservation Council of WA has said it is as determined as ever in its campaign against Woodside's highly controversial Scarborough gas development.

The Environmental Defenders Office has sent a legal letter to Woodside CEO, Meg O’Neill on behalf of the Conservation Council of WA.

State and national environment groups have made a fresh call for review of the contested Mulga Rock uranium project in WA, amid growing concerns over rushed vegetation clearing and threats to the endangered sandhill...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has condemned an announcement that international equity and debt corporation, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), has agreed to help finance Woodside’s highly controversial Scarborough gas development in return for...

Western Australia’s peak environment group has called on the State Government to apply a very strong penalty to Chevron for the unauthorised release of over five million tonnes of carbon pollution from its Gorgon...

A new report warns investors and shareholders that environmental and heritage approvals for Woodside’s highly controversial Scarborough project are ‘in a mess’, creating major risks and uncertainty for the project less than two months...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Maggie Wood as the organisation’s acting Executive Director.

The Conservation Council of WA has responded to the Federal Government's 'net-zero by 2050' announcement following the unveiling of Australia's much anticipated plan, which will be presented to COP26 by the prime minister, Scott...

Western Australia’s peak conservation group has said that Woodside’s proposed $1bn investment in a hydrogen export facility in Kwinana appeared to be the latest attempt to greenwash Woodside’s fossil gas expansion plans.

Western Australia’s peak conservation group has welcomed a consultation process launched today by the Minister for the Environment and Climate Action on the future management of WA forests. 

The Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) has congratulated WA mining companies making a genuine commitment to reducing carbon pollution, but warned that the goal of net zero by 2050 was being used by...

Pressure is mounting on the Morrison Government to lift its game on climate change in the lead up to the Glasgow climate change conference, with emphasis rightly being placed on the need for more...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed reports that the Canadian infrastructure and investment giant, Brookfield, has abandoned its plans to invest in the controversial Woodside Scarborough gas development on Western Australia’s Burrup...

Conservation groups have raised the alarm at the prospect that large areas of the Kimberley could be sacrificed to the gas fracking industry following State government support for Texan fracking company Black Mountain to...

News that uranium hopeful Vimy Resources has obtained approval from the WA Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) for its Mulga Rock mining proposal is disappointing but does not fundamentally change the...

Delegates at the 2021 annual Conservation Council of WA conference have welcomed the McGowan government’s decision to end native forest logging and condemned the proposed Woodside Scarborough LNG development as part of a statement...

Western Australia’s peak conservation group says the WA Government approval of a gas pipeline for the controversial Woodside Scarborough LNG project will accelerate climate change; damage the richest area of marine biodiversity in the state and harm unique cultural heritage.  

A new financial report has raised major concerns for Australian oil and gas companies, with many planned or existing sites at risk of becoming ‘stranded assets’.