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Climate change is no longer a distant threat; it’s here and impacting every aspect of our lives, including where we live and how much it costs. While the link between climate change and the...

Mackay Conservation Group is taking Australia’s worst coal company to court. Whitehaven Coal is trying to dig its massive Winchester South coal mine in our backyard in the Bowen Basin. As the biggest greenfield...

In an opinion piece in CQToday, Capricornia MP Michelle Landry said that the privately owned Urannah Dam west of Mackay “is ready to go”. That statement is not supported by the facts.  The current...

MCG has long campaigned for more renewable energy in Queensland. We welcome the phase out of coal fired power by 2035 but there are concerns about the mega dams that will facilitate the plan. 

Rivers are the lifeblood of our world, yet we often don't consider their importance. Sunday 25 September 2022 is World Rivers Day, a chance for you to celebrate rivers, especially the ones in our...

Last week a Swedish plant had delivered the world’s first shipment of fossil fuel free steel to the car maker Volvo. Coking (metallurgical) coal in the blast furnace was replaced by hydrogen produced with...

I wonder whether there are people reading this who have business ideas that they aren’t sure will return a profit. You’re not alone. However, some businesses seem to find it easy to get a...

Sunday 4 July will be the first day of NAIDOC Week, a time for national celebrations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. NAIDOC has its roots in a protest march through Sydney’s streets...

For more than a decade Mackay Conservation Group has been voicing concerns about the proposed Urannah Dam that will flood some of the few remaining pristine river systems in Central Queensland. This dam was first...

When I grew up in the 1960s watching Skippy the Bush Kangaroo was part of my weekly ritual. Skippy could play the piano, tie knots and even operate a two-way radio. But even a...