Reef Images Wanted Please donate your images of the Great Barrier Reef and its’ wildlife to our campaigns. We’d prefer to direct the funds that are so generously donated by the public to powering our campaigns. But we always need vivid, compelling images of The Great Barrier Reef, it’s wildlife and the threats they face....
Worried about Great Barrier Reef water pollution? Look at mining, not agriculture The Conversation – 6 February 2013, 11.13am EST The Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is both a national marine park and a World Heritage Area. But next to the reef, a catchment of 400,000km2 is almost completely developed for agriculture, predominantly beef grazing and...
Crown of Thorns starfish invasions are local, not alien. Thursday, March 8, 2012 When crown-of-thorns starfish invade a reef in numbers, the results are devastating. It’s been assumed that they show up like alien invaders, their larvae washing in from elsewhere and taking rapacious advantage of a virgin reef. But new evidence suggests that’s not...
Once upon a time, dugongs were plentiful off the east coast of Australia. They were times before humanity’s greed overwhelmed the environment, destroying the precious natural heritage of our world. “One of the fishermen of Wide Bay told the writer.. he had seen a mob of dugong which appeared to fill the water with their...
Stop the Slaughter of Dugongs – Write a Letter Australians, in general, are fed up with our political parties, our political leaders, the scientific community and the media. The apathy with which the ongoing destruction of Australia’s environmental heritage is greeted by those in power is tragic, stupid, arrogant and irresponsible. Unless the politicians are...
SBS World News – Trawler damages Great Barrier Reef 6 Jun 2013, 4:26 pm – Source: AAP A fishing trawler has run aground on the Great Barrier Reef off central Queensland, spilling some oil and damaging the coral. A commercial fishing trawler has damaged the Great Barrier Reef and spilled diesel fuel after running aground...
Owen Jacques | 30th May 2013 4:00 PM IF EVER there was a flashing neon sign demanding the attention of anti-gas activists Lock the Gate, it was the APPEA energy conference held in Brisbane this week. But the recognisable yellow triangle of the group was nowhere to be seen. More than 3000 delegates from the...
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...
Dear Friends, Thanks for your continued interest, actions and support. As a result we’re gearing up even further! Our campaigns are becoming more directed and efficient, our website is being continually improved and like many passionate activist organisations, our Social Media reach is increasing dramatically. AFA aims to highlight those issues that are neglected by...
Coal seam gas mining (fraccing) puts at risk the basic foundation of life – CLEAN WATER. The health of our rivers, waterways, aquifers, springs, underground wells is critical to our future survival. Without clean water, all life is threatened. WATER IS LIFE! GOVERNMENT IRRESPONSIBILITY State governments are giving out exploration licenses in the absence of...