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Cassowaries in the Wet Tropics of Far North Queensland
June 26, 2018
By Ingrid Marker ‒ Cassowary Keystone Conservation Inc. A keystone species and major tourism icon of Far North Queensland, cassowaries live in the Wet Tropics ‒ a small area compared to their original habitat....
Read More ShareRiver Communities Need Water
June 08, 2018
MEDIA RELEASE: 8 June 2018 Today, community members gathered outside the meeting of the Murray Darling Basin Ministerial Council (MinCo) meeting at the Hyatt in Canberra with the message: Healthy Rivers Need Water. This...
Read More ShareGood News - First 1,600 ha of High Conservation Value Forest Reserved in Strzelecki Ranges.
May 28, 2018
For more than 20 years, Friends of the Earth (FoE) has worked with Friends of Gippsland Bush (FoGB) to see remaining high conservation forests in the Strzelecki Ranges, south east of Melbourne, protected. The...
Read More ShareFriends of the Earth Expresses Concerns over Mosquito Larvicide
May 21, 2018
22 May 2018 Environmental Organisation Friends of the Earth (FoE) today expressed concerns over the registration of the larvicide “Sumilarv Granular Insect Growth Regulator” (Active Constituent: Pyriproxyfen) commonly used for control of mosquitos, midges...
Read More ShareStand up for the mountain
April 09, 2018
It’s crunch time in the campaign to stop the cable car up the face of kunanyi/ Mt Wellington. The proposal is being fast tracked by the Tasmanian government (background here). If you’ll be anywhere...
Read More ShareCUB should stand up for kunanyi
March 27, 2018
Hobart is fortunate to be one of the few cities in the world to have a wild mountain on its doorstep. Mount Wellington/ kunanyi provides an iconic backdrop to the city and provides an...
Read More ShareLogging stopped in Greater Glider forest
March 17, 2018
Two days ago a survey by GECO halted logging in the Queensborough river forest, protecting a colony of greater gliders.
Read More ShareVicForests charged over alleged illegal logging in Gippsland forest
March 09, 2018
VicForest has been charged for illegally logging rainforest in an East Gippsland logging coupe. The logging operation took place in the Serpentine Creek Rainforest Site of Significance near Cann River, causing serious damage to...
Read More ShareA cable car on Mt Wellington?
November 08, 2017
A cable car has been proposed up the face of Mt Wellington/Kunanyi in Hobart. A range of local residents and environmental groups have been campaigning against this proposal, which would have significant environmental impacts...
Read More ShareSupreme Court Injunction halts logging of old growth Kuark Forest
November 01, 2017
Forest conservationists who established a blockade of old growth forest in East Gippsland are celebrating today after environment groups secured a legal injunction that has stalled the logging operation.
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