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Stories from the Road: Mulga Rock

On the anniversary of Fukushima we travelled an amazing journey from Kalgoorlie to stay with Lawrence at Pinjan Station.

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One year on, what is happening with Roe 8?

 

All may not be as it seems with the state’s most controversial road project.

The fateful decision to begin clearing endangered Banksia woodland surrounding the Beeliar Wetlands in the weeks leading up to the March 2017 state election propelled the Roe 8 highway project into the centre of a history-making battle between the community and the state government.

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Conservation Council and Traditional Owners continue legal fight to prevent extinction at Yeelirrie

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and members of the Tjiwarl Native Title group have announced the filing of an appeal against the Supreme Court’s recent decision which upheld the environmental approval for the Yeelirrie uranium mine proposal.

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Winton donates prize money to Ningaloo campaign

Tim Winton’s book The Boy Behind the Curtain has won the non-fiction category of the Adelaide Festival Awards for Literature for 2018. 

The biennial awards were announced on Saturday 3 March as part of the 2018 Adelaide Writers’ Week in Adelaide where the author declared he will give the $15,000 prize money to the Protect Ningaloo campaign.

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February 2018

It’s been a high stakes month for our environment and wildlife, and people like you have demonstrated incredible determination and resilience.

No matter where you live, you have made a strong stand for our collective future. Thank you!

Read on to find out the Planning Minister’s decision on Point Peron, the outcome of our Supreme Court action on the Yeelirrie uranium proposal, and how you can protect Ningaloo!

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Marina decision a win for community and the environment

Western Australia’s peak environment group today congratulated Planning Minister Rita Saffioti for making a responsible decision to reject the Mangles Bay canal-marina development, which responds to the community and protects the environment.

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WA pollution out of control under Turnbull’s climate policy

 

Chevron’s pollution permits show Commonwealth climate policy a sham - WA Government must step in to control pollution

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Scientists warn Rockingham canals could devastate WA’s best loved Penguin colony

In an urgent open letter to the WA Environment Minister Stephen Dawson, scientists and experts from all over Australia have warned that WA’s best loved colony of Little Penguins on Penguin Island could be devastated if the proposed canal-marina development at Mangles Bay in Rockingham is allowed to proceed.

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The fight isn’t over to stop the Yeelirrie uranium project

Conservation groups and Tjiwarl Traditional Owners have vowed to continue the fight against uranium mining at Yeelirrie in the Northern Goldfields, despite today’s news that their Supreme Court action to halt the mine had been unsuccessful.

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January 2018

What an incredible start to 2018! Together we have hit the ground running, taking action and holding events all over the state to protect our penguins, turtles, forests, and wildlife from a range of threats.

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