Community celebrates the rejection of the Central Queensland Coal mine

The Central Queensland community came together to celebrate Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek decision to refuse the Clive Palmer-owned coal mine Central Queensland Coal proposal on the weekend. The mine was proposed to be just 10km from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area and was going to directly impact on critically important environmental resources.  Pollution…

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Time for Council to act on their biodiversity strategy

Yeppoon locals are desperately working to raise concerns regarding numerous development applications occurring in the region. Areas of high-value remnant vegetation located in rural zones are in threat of being broken up into small lots and cleared. An example of this is the proposed reconfiguration of Lot 550 Sypher Drive, Inverness. This lot is currently…

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