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Antony Hegarty lends voice to Martu resistance to proposed Kintyre uranium mine
June 21, 2015
Media Release Monday 22nd June 2015 Antony Hegarty lends voice to Martu resistance to proposed Kintyre uranium mine
Read More ShareParliament must not block Councils acting in community interest
June 19, 2015
Western Australia’s peak environment group has called on WA Members of Parliament to support Local Government laws that protect the environment and act in the interests of communities following a move by Peter Katsambanis...
Read More ShareGreen Tick for WA karri forest logging a sham, say conservation groups
June 18, 2015
WA’s peak community conservation and forest protection groups have forced an independent audit of the WA Forest Products Commission’s logging operations after uncovering evidence that the agency is failing to comply with the recently issued Forest...
Read More ShareDecision to keep hunting out of public lands makes sense
June 16, 2015
Media Release – Tuesday June 16, 2015 Western Australia’s peak environment group has backed the announcement by Hon. Albert Jacob, Minister for the Environment, confirming that the State Government will not allow recreational...
Read More ShareBig oil and gas are fighting dirty as the courts expose the ugly reality of fossil fuels
June 15, 2015
As the level of public support for Australia's coal, oil and gas industries deteriorates, the communities who are forced to endure the environmental and health impacts of fossil fuel developments are increasingly finding a...
Read More ShareConservation groups call for more transparency and less spin on gas fracking from WA government
June 08, 2015
Conservation groups are calling for more transparency and less spin on gas fracking from Mines and Petroleum Minister Bill Marmion as he opened WA’s inaugural ‘Water Management for Shale and Tight Gas Resources’ seminar in...
Read More ShareWhat does the WA State Budget mean for the environment and climate?
May 15, 2015
Analysing the State Budget is a good way to see where the government’s environmental priorities lie. The budget papers contain important information on changes we can expect in environmental policy and clues about whether...
Read More ShareRadioactive Waste Dump nominations for WA
May 13, 2015
Today news broke that Gindalbie Metals Ltd has made a nomination to host the National Radioactive Waste dump at Badga Station in the Mid West of WA.
Read More ShareCommunity calls for strategy and resources to manage transition from coal industries in Collie
May 13, 2015
Community calls for strategy and resources to manage transition from coal industries in Collie
Read More ShareEco May kicks off with huge community response
May 05, 2015
Western Australia's peak environment group has launched Eco May - a month of community-led events and activities to build community connections around environmental issues across the state.
Read More ShareFederal government supports the wrong sort of diggers on Anzac Eve
April 24, 2015
National and state environment groups have condemned todays federal government conditional environmental approval for uranium mining beside WA’s largest national park as rushed and irresponsible.
Read More ShareMidwest Farmers 'lock the gate' at Parliament against protest laws
April 21, 2015
A group of farmers from the States Midwest have joined with conservationists, church leaders, unionists, social justice groups, lawyers and others at Parliament House to demonstrate their objection to anti-protest laws being debated in...
Read More ShareGas 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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