The Conservation Council of WA has been appointed to the State Recovery Advisory Group which will support the State Government in WA’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Advisory Group includes representatives from business, industry, not-for-profit organisations, unions, the public sector, local government and the community.

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and Nuclear Free WA congratulate Tjiwarl Western Goldfields women Shirley Wonyabong, Elizabeth Wonyabong and Vicki Abdullah who have been awarded the Australian Conservation Foundation’s (ACF) prestigious Peter Rawlinson Award for their incredible efforts to protect country and culture from uranium mining at Yeelirrie over nearly 50 years.

Environment groups have condemned a decision by Woodside and the WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) to undertake community consultation on the giant Browse Basin and North West Shelf LNG project over Christmas, while communities are battling to save homes from bushfires made more severe by climate change.

The Conservation Council of Western Australia (CCWA) has called on Woodside to release their data on carbon pollution that would result from the giant Burrup Hub LNG expansion project, including increased gas from the expanded Scarborough gas field announced today by the company.

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and Nuclear Free WA congratulate Tjiwarl Western Goldfields women Shirley Wonyabong, Elizabeth Wonyabong and Vicki Abdullah who have been awarded the Australian Conservation Foundation’s (ACF) prestigious Peter Rawlinson Award for their incredible efforts to protect country and culture from uranium mining at Yeelirrie over nearly 50 years.

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and the Clean State project have commissioned one of the world’s leading independent climate research institutions to produce the first carbon budget for Western Australia that is compliant with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees temperature rise.

The analysis, by Berlin-based Climate Analytics, will be provided as input to into the McGowan Government’s climate change issues discussion paper. It provides emissions reduction pathways and carbon reduction targets for each sector and the whole WA economy.

A report released publicly today, reveals WA’s LNG industry is single-handedly cancelling out the entire countries efforts to tackle climate change and carbon pollution.

Despite the current pro-nuclear media madness, the world’s biggest uranium company, Cameco today delivered a strong and clear message that it cannot see any case for construction of new uranium mines for years to come. 

The launch of the first Yeelirrie Solidarity Camp was a massive success with over 30 campaigners from across Australia and Aotearoa / New Zealand participating in the one week event out at Yeelirrie to support Traditional Owners who oppose uranium mining in WA. 

Media Release - 11 October 2019

Western Australia’s peak conservation and climate change organisation have called for the McGowan Government to prosecute the state’s biggest climate polluters, rather than protesters. 

This morning, 60 people were arrested for taking part in a disruptive protest that brought Perth to a standstill for several hours.