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Barilaro tantrum rewarded: Koalas lose out to property developers
October 19, 2020
The Nature Conservation Council calls on all state MPs to vote down a bill before the NSW Parliament that would exempt big agribusiness and property developers from koala protection laws in many circumstances. The government’s Local Land Services Amendment Bill, which will be voted...
Read MoreGovernment must prepare coal communities for for energy transition
October 14, 2020
The International Energy Agency (IEA) overnight sounded the death knell for global coal demand and yet there is still no credible plan for diversifying regional economies of Lithgow and the Hunter. [1] “The people of Lithgow and the Hunter region are being let down...
Read MoreVales Point cops fine for pollution one week after getting $8.7m federal government grant
October 12, 2020
The company that owns Vales Point Power Station last week received a $8.7 million federal government handout has been busted illegally dumping asbestos and other waste. [1] The NSW Environment Protection Authority has issued two penalty notices to Vales Point operator Delta Electricity with...
Read MoreBudget handouts for coal baron undermine climate goals
October 07, 2020
The Federal Government has included an undisclosed sum in the 2020-21 budget to help coal baron and Coalition donor Trevor St Baker maintain the Vales Point coal-fired power station. [1] “Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s $213 billion dollar deficit this year pales in comparison to...
Read MoreListen to experts, not politicians, on bushfire risk management
October 06, 2020
Weakening the 10/50 Vegetation Clearing Code will not reduce bushfire risk in extreme conditions but it will push threatened species close to the brink, according to Nature Conservation Council CEO Chris Gambian. “Cabinet is reportedly considering a proposal today to more than double the...
Read MoreGas-giant Santos gets green light to desecrate the Pilliga forest
September 30, 2020
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW (NCC) says that the Independent Planning Commission’s (IPC) approval of Santos’ Narrabri gas project is a blow to nature in the state. “Santos now has the green light to desecrate the Pilliga forest – turning it into an...
Read MoreReckless Forestry Corporation Needs Review
September 24, 2020
NSW Nature Conservation Council is calling for an immediate review of NSW Forestry Corporation, following a reckless plan to resume “business as usual” logging across the state. “Just seven months after Black Summer, NSW Forestry Corporation wants to pretend the fires never happened,” said...
Read MoreOnly Coalition hides from Murray-Darling water transparency bill
September 24, 2020
The NSW Parliament narrowly rejected a water transparency bill today, with all parties other than the government voting for the bill, introduced by the Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party. The bill proposed to force all members of parliament to disclose water licences, and also...
Read MoreNSW Parliament has chance to disallow government sponsored water theft
September 22, 2020
The NSW Conservation Council calls on all upper house members to vote today to disallow Water Minister Melinda Pavey’s floodplain harvesting regulation. “The Parliament has a chance today to act as an effective check-and-balance”. “This was a reprehensible deal by the Nationals to let...
Read MorePrime Minister Morrison abandons his own “technology neutral” principles to fuel fossil obsession
September 15, 2020
Responding to Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s plans to spend $50m on gas supply and plan a gas power station in the Hunter Valley, Nature Conservation Council Chief Executive Chris Gambian said: “The Prime Minister has thrown his own “technology neutral” energy policy out the...
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