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The Queensland Conservation Council urges the Government to ensure that the impact of climate change is a key focus within the Federal Government investigation into the nation’s emergency warning system, triggered by heightened scrutiny over announcement delays from the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM). Dave Copeman says “Australia is facing unprecedented challenges due to climate change, … Continued
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HIGHLIGHTS Mr Nick O’Loughlin appointed Managing Director Executive Chairman, Mr Stephen Hunt, to transition to Non-Executive Chairman Sparc Technologies Limited (ASX: SPN) (Sparc, Sparc Technologies or the Company) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Nick O’Loughlin as Managing Director, effective from 29 January 2024. Nick has been with Sparc in a part-time role … Continued
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The organisation that runs Perth’s Fringe World Festival – Artrage – has ended its partnership with Woodside, after a multi year campaign by members of the WA arts community to get the fossil fuel giant out of the festival. Campaigners are delighted as Perth’s first ‘fossil free’ festival season begins this month with Fringe World … Continued
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The Otways Climate Emergency Action Network’s (OCEAN’s) summer campaign to stop seismic blasting for oil and gas in the Otway Basin, off south west Victoria, kicks off this weekend. We will be travelling the length of the Great Ocean Road visiting every town, starting at Ocean Grove on 6 January and finishing in Portland on … Continued
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As Queenslanders try to recover from severe storms and floods, they are now enduring a scorching New Year’s weekend with the weather bureau forecasting heatwave conditions. There are concerns that the electricity grid will face increased demand as families rely on air-conditioning to cool their homes. Architects, urban planners and home energy assessors from across … Continued
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27th of December 2023 In response to Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate’s recent remarks criticising the Bureau of Meteorology for the timing of severe weather alerts during the Christmas storms, the Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) issued a fervent call to political leaders to prioritise the safety of Gold Coast residents through climate action. … Continued
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Wednesday 27 December 2023 The following experts are available for comment after severe storms brought damaging wind, rain and hail to parts of Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. There are reports eight people have lost their lives so far. These storms follow a hot spring where Queenslanders lost homes in bushfires and … Continued
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Friday 22 December 2023 With a marine heatwave underway off the NSW south coast, Victorian coast and east coast of Tasmania, the Bureau of Meteorology has predicted sea temperatures could reach 2.5 degrees above average this summer which would wreak havoc on fragile kelp ecosystems. Kelp forests cover one third of the world’s … Continued
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Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) is required to pay more than $100,000 after illegally felling hollow bearing trees in Mogo State Forest on the South Coast in March 2020. The sentence was handed down after FCNSW challenged one of three $15,000 penalty infringement notices issued by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), for breaching site-specific … Continued
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22 December 2023 Today’s long-awaited decision to ban new oil and gas in the Channel Country is a huge win for the region’s diverse wildlife and the future health of the Lake Eyre basin. Conservationists have welcomed the decision by Premier Steven Miles, which follows years of opposition by Traditional Owners, graziers and environmentalists to … Continued
