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Day 12 - Dine in? Here’s a plastic bag!
July 12, 2017
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....
Read More ShareDay 11 - How should I repurpose this tub?
July 11, 2017
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....
Read More ShareWestern Australia must match Queensland’s zero carbon pollution target
July 11, 2017
Western Australia’s peak conservation group has urged the McGowan Government to follow the lead of Queensland and other states in adopting a zero carbon pollution target for WA, in line with the Paris international...
Read More ShareDay 10 - Where to find a glass of water?
July 10, 2017
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....
Read More ShareDay 9 - Plastic free kebabs
July 09, 2017
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....
Read More ShareDay 8 - Kakulas Sister
July 08, 2017
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....
Read More ShareDay 7 - Plastic free birthday presents
July 07, 2017
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....
Read More ShareDay 6 - Plastic free sushi (apart from the microplastics!)
July 06, 2017
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....
Read More ShareDay 5 - What does your bin look like?
July 05, 2017
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....
Read More ShareDay 4 - Uber Eats
July 04, 2017
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....
Read More ShareYeelirrie uranium proposal challenged in court by environment groups and Traditional landowners
July 04, 2017
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and members of the Tjiwarl Native Title group, represented by the Environmental Defender’s Office WA (EDO), have commenced proceedings in the Supreme Court of Western Australia for a...
Read More ShareDay 3 - "Do you need a bag with that?"
July 03, 2017
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....
Read More ShareDay 2 - First plastic free grocery trip!
July 02, 2017
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....
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Unfinished business: as the Beeliar Wetlands regrow we must also rebuild the policies and laws that were trashed by the Barnett Government
July 02, 2017
Part two of a two-part reflection on the environmental campaign that shaped a state, by Piers Verstegen, Director of the Conservation Council of Western Australia.
Read More ShareDay 1 - How do you store your food?
July 01, 2017
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....
Read More SharePeak environment group welcomes Minister’s commitment to ban plastic bags by 2019
June 28, 2017
WA’s peak environment body the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and the Plastic Free WA campaign have welcomed Environment Minister Stephen Dawson’s statement that the McGowan Government would introduce a statewide ban on plastic...
Read More ShareSynthetic fibres dominate microplastic pollution off south Western Australia
June 28, 2017
More than 200 Western Australian beaches have been sampled in the first project to provide information on microplastic distribution across South West WA. The results of the community-based program indicate that microfibres are the...
Read More ShareLabor’s broken uranium promise a kick in the guts for communities and the environment. Uranium mine plans will be challenged
June 20, 2017
Leading environment groups have said the fight to keep Western Australia nuclear free was not over despite a serious broken promise by the McGowan Government on the key environmental issue.
Read More SharePerth turtle death sparks call for action on plastic pollution
June 10, 2017
A new coalition of community and environment groups has launched a new campaign calling on Western Australians and the State Government to take action on the rising tide of plastic pollution that is affecting...
Read More ShareMore than 120 community eco-events registered for Eco May
May 19, 2017
Throughout the month of May, Western Australia’s peak environment group the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) is promoting more than 120 eco-themed activities organised by community members and groups across the State.
Read More ShareMuja coal closure welcomed, must be the start of WA energy transformation
May 05, 2017
The State’s peak environment group has strongly welcomed the announcement by WA Energy Minister Ben Wyatt that the Muja AB coal fired power station will be closed, while calling for a broader reform of...
Read More ShareGained more than lost: how the battle to stop the Perth Freight Link will shape the future of WA for decades
May 03, 2017
Part one of a two-part reflection on the environmental campaign that shaped a state, by Piers Verstegen, Director of the Conservation Council of Western Australia.
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