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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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State of the Environment Report: 'We can reverse this trend of decline - but we need to start now'
By Maggie Wood - Executive Director of the Conservation Council of WA The latest State of Environment Report makes for sobering reading. Across Australia, our natural environment is under an unprecedented...
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From little things big things grow - CCWA's weekend planting trees in the Wheatbelt
Author: Steph Murphey What do you get when you combine 200 volunteers, 100,000 seedlings, a 65-hectare property on Ballardong Noongar country in the Wheatbelt, and a weekend of endless sunshine? You get...
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EPA recommends approval for Woodside gas facility extension – Conservation Council to appeal
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has said it intends to appeal a recommendation by WA’s Environmental Protection Authority that Woodside’s proposed extension of the North West Shelf gas processing facility...
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CCWA welcomes state government interim targets - More still to do on emissions
The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has welcomed an announcement by the WA State Government that will see emissions from all government agencies cut by 80 per cent below 2020 levels,...
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Scarborough back in court with new challenge from Australian Conservation Foundation
Woodside's controversial Scarborough gas proposal will go back to court following a new legal challenge by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF).
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New alumina proposal seeks approval to emit 270 million tonnes of CO2 over next 15 years
West Australians will be given an opportunity to have their say on a controversial mining expansion which endangers the state’s native forests and would cause unacceptable levels of carbon pollution.
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Citizen Science update: Preliminary biodiversity assessment in Bowgada
CCWA’s Citizen Science team was back in the field at the end of May - this time surveying the biodiversity values of a property in Bowgada, located in the Shire of Perenjori...
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Peak body congratulates state government as Collie coal fired power stations set to close by 2029
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.
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CCWA President and Australia’s first female state premier awarded Order of Australia
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...
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Nuclear power is not the solution to the climate crisis
By Mia Pepper, CCWA Nuclear Free Campaigner You may have seen in the news that the new leader of the Nationals David Littleproud and new Shadow Minister for Climate and Energy Ted...
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Citizen Science update: Bird banding and conservation in Karakin
CCWA’s latest Citizen Science programme - Living with Nature - has begun with a busy May weekend in Karakin, a peri-urban suburb approximately 120km north of Perth on Yued Noongar country.
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Woodside AGM – Conservation Council responds as Woodside ‘doubles down’ on fossil fuels
Woodside has been bombarded with questions from shareholders, environment and conservation experts and Traditional Custodians from WA’s north west at its Annual General meeting, in Perth.
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WA’s peak conservation group responds to the 2022 WA State Budget
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...
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WA’s Northern Jarrah Forest will be ‘ripped apart’ by 2060 – new report
The Northern Jarrah Forest – a biodiversity hotspot which rivals the world’s tropical rainforests – is on the brink of ecological collapse according to a new report.
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'Tone deaf' - Woodside comments on further gas expansion slammed by conservation council
Comments by Woodside CEO, Meg O’Neill – published this morning in the Australian Financial Review – have been slammed by the Conservation Council of WA, which has described calls to ‘kick-start’ stalled...
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A flying start for Citizen Science in 2022: seabird monitoring at Rat Island
CCWA’s Citizen Science program for 2022 is off to a flying start!
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