The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed plans announced today to establish a new federal environmental protection agency and reform existing environment laws.

  The Conservation Council of WA has congratulated the WA State Government on its decision to close the remaining Collie coal fired power stations by 2029.

  The President of the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and the first woman to hold the position of state premier in Australia has been recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday honours list as...

WA’s peak conservation and environment group has responded to the WA State Government’s 2022 budget announcement, expressing concern over the continued use of public money to support fossil fuel projects, across the state.

Western Australia’s peak conservation group has welcomed a consultation process launched today by the Minister for the Environment and Climate Action on the future management of WA forests. 

The Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) has congratulated WA mining companies making a genuine commitment to reducing carbon pollution, but warned that the goal of net zero by 2050 was being used by...

Pressure is mounting on the Morrison Government to lift its game on climate change in the lead up to the Glasgow climate change conference, with emphasis rightly being placed on the need for more...

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed reports that the Canadian infrastructure and investment giant, Brookfield, has abandoned its plans to invest in the controversial Woodside Scarborough gas development on Western Australia’s Burrup...

Conservation groups have raised the alarm at the prospect that large areas of the Kimberley could be sacrificed to the gas fracking industry following State government support for Texan fracking company Black Mountain to...

News that uranium hopeful Vimy Resources has obtained approval from the WA Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DMIRS) for its Mulga Rock mining proposal is disappointing but does not fundamentally change the...

Delegates at the 2021 annual Conservation Council of WA conference have welcomed the McGowan government’s decision to end native forest logging and condemned the proposed Woodside Scarborough LNG development as part of a statement...

Conservation groups have strongly welcomed new policy and spending initiatives in native forest conservation, as part of a new Climate Action Fund in the State Budget released today.

Western Australia’s peak conservation groups have declared a breakthrough in the 40-year community campaign to see Western Australia’s native forest protected from logging in the state’s south-west.

Conservation groups have welcomed new warnings from the EPA that pollution from Woodside’s LNG operations is risking ‘serious or irreversible damage’ to ancient rock art proposed for World Heritage listing on the Burrup Peninsula...

Conservation Council of WA Executive Director, Piers Verstegen, reacts to the announcement by BHP and Woodside that will see BHP's petroleum business to the Perth-based company.

Western Australia’s peak conservation group says the WA Government approval of a gas pipeline for the controversial Woodside Scarborough LNG project will accelerate climate change; damage the richest area of marine biodiversity in the state and harm unique cultural heritage.  

The WA Conservation Council (CCWA) has called on the WA Government to ensure that environmental standards are maintained and strengthened as part of the package of additional resources provided to regulatory agencies by the...

New data has been released today about the taxpayer subsidised carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility at Chevron’s Barrow Island LNG export facility.

Western Australia’s peak conservation group has welcomed a consultation process launched today by the Minister for the Environment and Climate Action on the future management of WA forests. 

The Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) and Former Western Australian Premier, Carmen Lawrence today called for a pause on any new development on the Burrup Peninsula as LNG expansion threatens further permanent damage...

Today further approvals for the Woodside Scarborough and Pluto LNG expansion have been provided by the WA Minister for Environment; Climate Action, with no assessment of the project's impacts on the climate or Aboriginal...

A major new report released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows that global expansion in the gas industry must cease and demand for LNG must fall dramatically under a global energy scenario...

Western Australia’s peak conservation group has strongly welcomed the announcement today that the shark drumline trial will be discontinued, and the McGowan Government will focus on alternative shark safety measures that do not involve...

The Conservation Council of Western Australia has welcomed and celebrated the announcement today that legislation to protect the Beeliar Wetlands will be a priority for the McGowan Government.