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...

I have just returned from a meeting with the Appeals Convenor to discuss CCWA’s appeal against the pollution license for the Ungani oil production facility in the Kimberley.

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and the Plastic Free WA alliance have welcomed the confirmation by the McGowan Government that a statewide ban on single use plastic shopping bags will be in place...

Sustainable transport and renewable energy are featured in the McGowan Government’s first budget, which also includes funding for new protected areas in the Kimberley, a substantial Aboriginal Ranger program, and a 10c recycling refund...

Western Australia’s peak environment group has renewed its call for the McGowan Government, industry, and community to step up efforts towards the protection of native wildlife and endangered species following the release of the...

The state’s peak environment group the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and Frack Free Future alliance have welcomed today’s announcement by the McGowan Government to implement a ban on fracking in the South West,...

The state’s peak environment group the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has congratulated the McGowan Government for today's announcement to increase cycling infrastructure. The Government’s record breaking $129 million allocated over four years will...

August has been massive. Maybe you spent the month walking on country with Traditional Owners against uranium mining. Maybe you painted signs or made calls in preparation for the Frack Free People’s Rally. Maybe...

Today Yeelirrie Traditional Owners ended their month long Walkatjurra Walkabout against uranium mining as the WA Supreme Court confirmed a date to hear their case against the environmental approval for the Yeelirrie uranium proposal...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and the Plastic Free WA alliance have welcomed the State Government’s discussion paper on the container deposit scheme, and are encouraging the community to submit their comments before...

WA Labor today reaffirmed its commitment to action on climate change, gas fracking, renewable energy, and biodiversity protection laws, as hundreds of community members rallied outside the WA Labor Conference to support a Frack...

Western Australia’s peak conservation group has called on the McGowan Government to ensure that WA taxpayers are not subsidising the gas fracking industry, and to redirect incentives to renewable energy development.

According to the recently released Australian Beliefs and Attitudes Towards Science Survey, 7 out of 10 Australians are opposed to fracking. 

Sea Shepherd Australia and the Conservation Council of Western Australia have today announced that they are joining the Stop Adani Alliance.

July has been an exciting month, proving that our community is certainly not afraid of a challenge! Together, we took on challenges that ranged from the personal, like Plastic Free July, to the very...

It’s Plastic Free July, and I'm challenging myself to find alternatives to single use plastic for an entire month - and to write a daily blog on the most interesting parts of the experience....

It’s Plastic Free July, and I'm challenging myself to find alternatives to single use plastic for an entire month - and to write a daily blog on the most interesting parts of the experience....