by: GRAHAM LLOYD, ENVIRONMENT EDITOR From: The Australian February 16, 2013 12:00AM AUSTRALIA’S most environmentally controversial project, the $33 billion expansion of Gladstone port in Queensland, is under investigation after being accused of breaching strict federal government audit conditions on harbour dredging and dumping of spoils in a World Heritage area. Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke...
We don’t know if marketing guru and propagandist Toby Ralph knows much about wind farms. But he certainly knows how big companies bulldoze small communities. Speaking on The Gruen Planet recently, he referred to the following template companies use to counter community opposition. 1. Forge local relationships 2. Understand local concerns 3. Create local opinion...
AFA NEWSLETTER OUT NOW! The latest February 2013 Newsletter is available for viewing on our website and facebook page. Articles by Sue Arnold – CEO of Australians for Animals include: THE FIGHT FOR THE REEF GOES TO CANBERRA There’s a lot happening...
This infographic by Jessica Wallace demonstrates the astonishing amount of plastic that is produced, barely used then discarded into the environment. It also shows how banning, or placing a charge on the use of plastic bags can dramatically reduce their use and consequently the damage they cause to our ecosystems. The full article and infographic...
Turtle, dugong deaths ‘directly linked to dredging project’ By John Mikkelsen – November 24, 2012 AQUATIC disease expert Dr Matt Landos believes the sharp increase in turtle, dolphin and dugong deaths in Gladstone waters was likely to be a direct consequence of the Western Basin Dredging and Disposal Project. In his final scientific report, Dr...
Our November Newsletter is now available for download as a PDF from our website. www.australiansforanimals.org.au or you can click this direct link to view the Newsletter… https://www.australiansforanimals.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/afa_nov2012_newsletter.pdf
Australia’s Minister for the Environment ( more appropriately known as the Minister against the Environment) has made known his latest insanity which will see dugong habitat destroyed by an Indian coal company in partnership with Australia’s richest woman, Gina Hancock. For every hectacre of seagrass destroyed by the port infrastructure at Abbot Point where a...
Turtle, dugong cruelty probe ‘biggest waste’ of money By Lauren Day Related Story: New laws target traditional hunting cruelty Related Story: Queensland to outlaw dugong-hunt cruelty Related Story: Inquiry launched after turtles butchered alive Related Story: Dugongs cruelly slaughtered in illegal meat trade Map: Cairns 4870 An animal activist says an investigation into alleged cruelty...
Dugongs are dying in Gladstone Harbour according to reports we’re receiving from a number of sources. Animals are being hauled out of the water, dead or dying and the authorities are busy covering up the huge mortality which is directly connected to the dredging. The dredging is impacting Rodds Bay Harbour, a dugong sanctuary. What...
Lady of the Sea’ under threat First published 4 September 2012 No dugong calves were seen in the southern Great Barrier Reef in a survey last year, and numbers are the lowest since the mid 1980s, indicating a dramatic decline in the endangered mammal’s population in the region. The results show a reduction in fertility...