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We support changing the date of Australia’s national day
26 January is not a day of celebration for all Australians. Today is a polarising and difficult day for many – particularly for Indigenous people and communities. Many people across our state...
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State Government commits to net-zero emissions by 2050 in new legislation
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed an announcement which will see the state government’s 2050 net-zero target enshrined in law. This move makes Western Australia the third Australian state...
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WA’s peak conservation group announces new Executive Director
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) is proud to announce the appointment of Joe Heffernan as the organisation’s new Executive Director.
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Labor to overhaul EPBC Act, new Federal EPA planned
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed plans announced today to establish a new federal environmental protection agency and reform existing environment laws.
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Wine, spirits, juice and water containers all proposed for inclusion in expanded 10c containers scheme
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed proposed plans to expand the Container Deposit Scheme to include a number of new drinks containers which are eligible for the 10c redemption.
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'We can't get emissions under control if we don't get oil and gas under control'
By Maggie Wood, Acting Executive Director of the Conservation Council of WA Yesterday, the Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen, delivered his first Annual Climate Change Statement to...
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James Eggleston announced as new president for WA’s peak conservation body
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) is pleased to announce the appointment of James Eggleston as the new CCWA President, following the 2022 Annual General Meeting.
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Outstanding contribution to WA conservation recognised at peak body’s annual awards
Environment and conservation groups from across Western Australia have gathered in Fremantle for the 28th Annual Community Conservation Awards.
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Just how ‘green’ is Woodside’s latest H2 announcement?
By Liam Lilly
Another day, another announcement from WA’s omnipresent fossil fuel giant, Woodside.
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Deep Yellow’s uranium mine plans under the spotlight as controversial company prepares for AGM
Controversial plans for uranium mining east of Kalgoorlie will be the focus of environment groups, Traditional Owners, unions and concerned shareholders attending Deep Yellow’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Perth, tomorrow.
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Opinion: Melissa Price goes nuclear (like deja vu)
The Liberal and National parties have awoken from a long climate-denying slumber - as though the three nuclear power inquiries, the SA Royal Commission and the Switkowski report were all a dream...
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CCWA - cautious welcome for new sandalwood plan, laments six-year delay
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed the publication of a draft sandalwood biodiversity management programme, but has expressed concern that time is fast running out to protect these native trees....
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'Writing on the wall' for gas expansion as IEA reiterates calls for no new fossil fuel sites
‘The golden age of gas’ is coming to an end, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA), which has again urged a rapid move towards decarbonisation and investment in clean energy....
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New strategy to save little penguin colony on Penguin Island
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) is proud to launch a new initiative to protect the vulnerable little penguin population on Penguin Island, south of Perth.
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CCWA calls on Albanese to sign global methane pledge, tackle emissions
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) is one of 16 organisations across Australia to sign a joint statement, calling on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to commit to the Global Methane Pledge...
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'No new extinctions' - CCWA welcomes federal government plan to protect vulnerable species
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed an announcement by the federal government which will see 30 per cent of all land in Australia dedicated to conservation by the year...
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CCWA joined by Clean State for Citizen Science Bowgada biodiversity assessment
By Dr Claire Greenwell (CCWA) and Isobel Armstrong (Clean State) In early September, CCWA’s Citizen Science team and volunteers headed back out to Bowgada on Badimia Country, in WA’s mid-west, to...
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WA Fairy Tern Network recognised at state government awards
The WA Fairy Tern Network – formed by the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) in 2016 – has been recognised at the 2022 Western Australian Coastal Awards for Excellence in the Science...
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CCWA welcomes state government interim targets - More still to do on emissions
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed the creation of 3,600 additional hectares of nature reserve in Western Australia’s South-West.
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‘A blank cheque’– 47,000 SQ KM of marine environment earmarked for fossil fuel expansion
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has criticised a decision by the Federal Resources Minister, Madeleine King, which will grant an extra 47,000 square kilometres of Commonwealth waters for oil and gas...
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EPA unveils emissions guidelines for public consultation – CCWA notes areas for concern
WA’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has released a draft amendment to its Environmental Factor Guideline – Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG) which sets out a framework for tougher rules on carbon emissions from...
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Woodside back in Supreme Court as CCWA challenges key gas project approval
Woodside’s controversial Scarborough gas project is once again under threat from a high-profile court challenge which could derail plans for a key infrastructure proposal.
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WA Uranium Free Charter calls on state government to ‘shut the door’ on uranium mining
Nineteen groups, representing hundreds of thousands of West Australians, have signed a joint statement against uranium mining in WA – one of the largest such statements ever made.
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'A referendum on the future of fossil fuels’ – Record number of appeals against Woodside gas facility proposal
A controversial fossil fuel proposal in Western Australia has attracted a record number of appeals from the general public in what is being called ‘a referendum’ on the future of fossil...
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