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Newman Government: the new National Parks cash converters

19/10/2013

Little Ramsay Bay - Hinchinbrook Island. Photo Mission Beach Charters

Media release - 16th October 2013
To the residents of the Cassowary Coast Region, tourists and all those who value Queensland's biodiversity: join us in opposing the Newman Government's predation of National Parks and the rush to convert priceless wildlife reserves into lifeless cash.

Queensland has a miniscule percentage (4.8%) of land historically protected as national park, less than any other state. Nevertheless, the State government intends to sacrifice even this last tiny bastion of nature protection, our state's last public good, on the altar of profit-taking.

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Changes turn Nature Conservation Act on its head

26/3/2013

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The planned changes have 'turned the intent of the Act on its head'.

"Our Queensland government has recklessly reduced the protection of our natural environment with tunnel vision worship of their four pillars (agriculture, resources , tourism and construction) whilst forgetting that a healthy natural environment is the ground upon which all four pillars stand. Protection for natural assets that has been established after decades of struggle by concerned Queenslanders is being purged by a whim and a pen stroke.

Our Queensland government has emasculated the Environmental Defenders Office (EDO) by withdrawing state funding, effectively smashing the ability of individuals and groups of concerned citizens to use what little environmental law we have to protect Queensland's natural environment in the public interest. This is just the beginning". (Russell Constable, Conservation Queensland "Champion of Conservation" 2013)

The proposed changes to the Plants Legislative Framework under the Nature Conservation Act are

unacceptable!!
Please help by sending a clear message to the minister

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News laws passed to protect ground water

22/3/2013

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TAKE ACTION

Click here to send a letter to the minister

The Places You Love Alliance (see campaign left) have spent a furious week of campaigning and lobbying hoping to convince federal environment minister Tony Burke to amend the EPBC Act to remove the approval bilateral provisions so the threat of the hand-over of powers to the states could be averted once and for all.

Water is now a Matter of National Environmental Significance (MNES) AND it is exempted from inclusion in any possible bi-lateral approvals. However, the other MNES are still potentially included in possible bi-laterals.

(The approval of Ella Bay was determined using the State/Federal
bi-lateral agreement)

Read the statement from Places You Love Alliance (PYL) below

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