The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed a review of conditions to control greenhouse gas pollution from Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG project - Western Australia’s largest pollution source – saying the review is a...

2017 has been a huge year, with some tough times and some incredible celebrations for our environment and communities. Let's take a moment to reflect on what we have done together. At the beginning...

For those who don’t know or haven’t been to visit this amazing place in the Kaprun Nation, it is one of the last Banded Ironstone Formation (BIF) Ranges that remains completely untouched by mining,...

The state’s peak environment group the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has congratulated Environment Minister Stephen Dawson and the McGowan Government for today’s announcement rejecting the mining proposal for the Helena and Aurora Range,...

5 million tonne pollution problem shows Chevron not taking climate change obligations seriously The admission by Chevron today that millions of tons of extra carbon pollution will be released due to ‘technical difficulties’ at...

Western Australia’s peak environment body the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and the Frack Free Future alliance have welcomed the McGowan Government’s Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Hydraulic Fracturing) Regulations 2017, which were gazetted...

Anyone who has visited the CCWA office over the past few months will have noticed that we have been clearing out our old archives to make space for storage in the CCWA office.

Western Australia’s peak conservation group has congratulated the Minister for the Environment the Hon Stephen Dawson for upholding EPA recommendations to protect Banded Ironstone Ranges from mining, by dismissing appeals on two BIF mining...

This month, there were so many ways you celebrated our beautiful WA environment and contributed to its continued protection. That’s because November was a huge month for events - from our LiveLighter Spring Eco...

On Saturday 18 November, members of the community gathered at Cockburn Education Wetlands Centre for the CCWA Community Conservation Awards 2017. Hosted by our President Prof. Carmen Lawrence and Vice President Tim Barling, together...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed the news that the Barnett Government’s State Agreement with fracking companies in the Kimberley will be terminated, describing the move as a win for communities and...

LiveLighter Spring Eco Fest 2017 has begun in Forrest Place, and there’s an action-packed day ahead.

The Conservation Council of WA is encouraging the public to make submissions to the WA Fracking Inquiry, following today’s release of a Background and Issues Paper which identifies serious environmental, social, economic, and health...

Leading energy and climate economist Professor Ross Garnaut has outlined a plan for Western Australia to lead the world as a clean energy superpower, by adopting a state-based Emissions Intensity Scheme.

This month we’ve been busy preparing for November, which will be a huge month for events! From LiveLighter Spring Eco Fest, to our CCWA Conference, AGM and Awards, to our 50th Anniversary Quiz Night,...

The Perth Peel region is not only the focus of the majority of WA’s population and economic activity, but is also the jewel in the biodiversity crown of the South West International Biodiversity Hotspot....

Environment groups have released a joint statement calling on the McGowan Government to undertake a major review of the Strategic Assessment of the Perth and Peel Regions (SAPPR), released in draft form by the...

A Conservation Council community monitoring network has recorded more than eighty otherwise healthy adult Flesh-footed Shearwaters washed up dead on Goode and Fisheries beaches on the western side of King George Sound in Albany.

WA’s peak conservation group has strongly backed the EPA’s calls for a review of the WA Government’s climate change policy and action on land clearing in the Authority’s Annual Report for 2017.

Here at CCWA we are always amused by the latest claims made by the chief publicist for the fracking industry Stedman Ellis - also the Chief Operating Officer WA for the Australian Petroleum Production...

Thanks to the strong community behind the Frack Free Future campaign across the state, there is currently a moratorium on fracking in WA under the McGowan Government. That means no fracking – at least not...

Western Australia’s peak environment group the Conservation Council of WA welcomes the State Government's proposal to develop a whole-of-government approach to the management of the Abrolhos Islands.

Environment groups have warned that a proposal for a gas fracking project and gas pipeline in the Kimberley would face intense opposition from community and conservation groups.

What an exciting month! Over the past few weeks, we heard the State Budget for 2017 - 2018, and several other announcements from the State Government - including a ban on single use plastic...