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Media alert: Pacific climate demonstration outside Australian Parliament

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Pacific climate activists will hold a demonstration outside the Australian Parliament, demanding a stronger consideration of Pacific priorities in federal climate policy. As the nation prepares for next year’s elections and the potential COP31 presidency, the Pacific Climate Warriors are calling for genuine climate leadership from the Australian government.  This demonstration concludes a week of … Continued

Coffs Harbour fishers called to keep Bonville Creek clean this weekend

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OzFish Unlimited – Australia fishing conservation charity, together with NSW DPI Fisheries are calling on recreational anglers to help clean up Bonville Creek in Sawtell on Saturday May 18. Through the state-wide KEEP IT CLEAN initiative, both organisations want to see as many anglers involved. “No one wants to catch a plastic bag when they’re … Continued

Talent alert – Is this the federal budget for a climate safe future?

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The federal government is expected to provide more detail on its Future Made in Australia plan when Treasurer Jim Chalmers delivers the 2024-25 federal budget next Tuesday. The plan is designed to revitalise local manufacturing by turbocharging clean manufacturing, industry and energy such as solar and wind. As well as outlining government support for specific, … Continued

Dubai Reef, the world’s largest marine project

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Dubai – 7 May 2024: The city of Dubai has inaugurated the landmark Dubai Reef project with the launch of the pilot reef modules. A sustainable initiative by Dubai Can, Dubai Reef is the world’s largest marine reef development project and marks a pioneering step in Dubai’s efforts to promote ecological sustainability. Working around a … Continued

First ever Climate Action Week Sydney kicking off this Monday 13 May

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The inaugural Climate Action Week Sydney (CAW.SYD) is taking place between May 13-19 – with Sydneysiders encouraged to come together to explore how Sydney and Australia can accelerate climate action. It will be kicking off with an official CAW.SYD Opening Day event at Sydney Town Hall with range of high profile and inspirational speakers, including … Continued

Pacific climate activists to premiere documentary exposing Australian coal and gas extraction

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Media advisory WHAT: The film screening of ‘Walanbaa Ngiiyani | Stronger Together’ – a powerful 35-minute documentary on the disastrous impacts of coal and gas extraction on communities around Australia and the Pacific. The film follows a motley crew of Pacific Climate Warriors, Gomeroi First Nations Custodians and Australian school students as they come together in northwest … Continued

ESSO PLAN FOR TOXIC DUMP IN RAMSAR WETLAND

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VICTORIA’S GIPPSLAND COAST UNDER THREAT FoE CALLS FOR HELP TO SAVE CORNER INLET   Esso is planning to build a massive, toxic, industrial dump in the middle of a United Nations-listed wetland on the eastern side of Corner Inlet on Victoria’s Gippsland Coast.  The plan would see more than a dozen multi-storey “topsides” from decommissioned … Continued

Next steps for contaminated land at Lake Munmorah

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Land at the former Lake Munmorah Power Station on the Central Coast has been declared significantly contaminated by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and will be cleaned-up.  Part of the site is affected with petroleum hydrocarbon and PFAS pollution, which stems from the historical operation of the coal-fired power station and past use of … Continued