WA's peak conservation group, the Conservation Council of WA, has referred the proposed limestone quarry in Binningup to the WA Environmental Protection Authority after experts and community members raised concerns about impact on the local community and the sensitive environmental values of the Yalgorup Plain and surrounding lakes area.

2020 has been an extraordinary and important time for people and affected communities taking action to protect their country and culture from the threat of nuclear activities in WA. The four uranium projects - Kintyre, Wiluna, Yeelirrie and Mulga Rock remain actively challenged and contested and we continue our advocacy and campaign efforts with vigilance. Thanks to our consistent and collective work combined with the low uranium price, none of the proposed uranium projects have achieved all the approvals they require to go ahead and the time frame to begin mining is quickly running out.

The independent review of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act presents risks as well as opportunities, the Conservation Council of WA said today.

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.