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Selective hearing on science
May 22, 2020
Every day during the Coronavirus epidemic there has been at least one state or national leader holding a news conference outlining the situation and their plans to keep us all safe. Every one of...
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May 15, 2020
by Peter McCallum, Coordinator, Mackay Conservation Group The most intense moments of my life have been witnessing the birth of my children. New life entering the world filled me with love, hope and enormous responsibility. ...
Read More Add your reaction ShareAdani Found Criminally Liable for Land Clearing
February 11, 2020
Adani has been found guilty by a Queensland court for the criminal offence of providing false and misleading information to the Queensland government about land clearing at its mine site in central Queensland....
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January 20, 2020
17 January 2020 Shared from Radio 4MKhttps://www.4mk.com.au/news/local-news/124030-adani-responds-to-claims-of-water-grab Adani Responds To Claims of 'Water Grab'By Michelle Brewer Community opposition is growing against Adani’s plan to extract up to 12.5 billion litres per year from the...
Read More Add your reaction ShareIrwin's Turtle - We could lose it without really knowing it
November 29, 2019
One of Mackay’s unique species is Irwin’s Turtle. Back in 1990 the famous naturalist Steve Irwin and his father Bob were fishing near the Bowen River when Bob spotted an unusual white headed turtle....
Read More Add your reaction ShareCrazy ants threaten Whitsundays
November 05, 2019
The Whitsunday Region with its beautiful rainforests and spectacular islands attract hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. Most of them are welcome but there is one particular type of visitor that we wish...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareAdani wants your money for its dirty mine
November 04, 2019
Adani is currently in private negotiations with the Queensland Government to secure a royalty holiday so they can afford to build their mega coal mine in the Galilee Basin. The deal could extend until...
Read More 3 Reactions ShareCoal miner speaks out on climate
November 04, 2019
Grant Howard lives in Queensland and is a coal miner currently working in the Bowen Basin At 17, fresh out of school, I landed my first job as a coal miner and have been...
Read More 3 Reactions ShareClimate change increasing fire threat in rural QLD
November 01, 2019
Mackay Conservation Group recently sponsored a community bushfire forum in Kuttabul so that locals could find out more about the future likelihood of fires and how to prepare. The Australia Institute’s principal adviser, Mark Ogge,...
Read More Add your reaction ShareEffects of climate change all to real
September 13, 2019
Friday on my mind 12.09.2019 This week the effects of climate change became all too real for many people living insouthern Queensland. Unprecedented fires continue to burn through prime agriculturalareas near Stanthorpe and Applethorpe...
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