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Gas fracking regulator rolling out the red carpet for pollution
April 13, 2015
Western Australia’s peak environment group has warned that the lead government regulator for gas fracking in WA cannot be trusted to protect community health, groundwater and the environment due to conflicts of interest, inadequate...
Read More ShareMore than artificial hollows required save endangered cockatoos
April 09, 2015
Western Australia’s peak conservation organisation has commended the Environment Minister Albert Jacob and the Department of Parks and Wildlife for recent progress on improved artificial nesting hollows for endangered cockatoos, but warned that ongoing...
Read More ShareConservation groups in broad coalition to defend the right to peaceful protest
March 18, 2015
Western Australia’s peak environment group has joined with churches, unions, WA Farmers, lawyers and other civil-society groups to defend the right to peaceful protest.
Read More ShareBroad community opposes Protest Laws
March 12, 2015
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has today joined a broad alliance opposing the Government’s proposed laws to criminalise protest activities. Over 30 organisations including, union, political, civil society, faith and environment groups have...
Read More ShareEPA ignores scientists; community to allow gas fracking exploration in Nature Reserve
March 03, 2015
Proposed World Heritage site under threat in Mid-west
Read More ShareCommunity calls for Govt to raise the standards on Roe 8
February 04, 2015
Members of the Save Beeliar Wetlands Campaign group met outside Main Roads offices today to flag their opposition to a pre-emptive meeting for contractors to build a controversial 6 lane tollway through Perth’s southern...
Read More ShareMinister approves uranium mine threat to National Park
January 01, 2015
Leading national and state environment groups have vowed to actively contest today’s decision by Environment Minister Albert Jacob to approve the controversial Kintyre uranium mine proposal in an excised area from WA’s biggest National...
Read More ShareResearch shows support for Perth to embrace a more sustainable future
December 22, 2014
Eco-friendly apartments, public transport and cycling highest priorities for Perth residents
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