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Coal contaminating our waterways - Why it matters?
May 26, 2017
Despite the fact that the Australian coal trade has moved on average 360 million tonnes of coal annually over the past 8 years, there has been very little research into the effects of coal...
Read More Add your reaction ShareKoalas heading for extinction in SE Qld
May 24, 2017
Tree clearing is destroying koala habitat so fast in South East Queensland that there may be no koalas left there in a couple of years. Here in Central Queensland trees are being destroyed at...
Read More Add your reaction ShareMCG Supports Mining Jobs
May 24, 2017
Mackay Conservation Group supports a Queensland mining project worth at least $7.3 billion that has been approved by the state government and the mining companies involved have already committed to. Sound a bit weird?...
Read More Add your reaction ShareLook out for the Tawny Coster Butterfly
May 18, 2017
We are asking members of the community to keep a close eye out for Tawny Coster butterflies (Acraea terpsicore). This is a newly arrived species from Asia - that, as far as we know,...
Read More 1 Reaction ShareAdani hides evidence of pollution at Abbot Point
May 08, 2017
Adani is actively hiding the truth about its coal-pollution of the Caley Valley Wetlands that occurred during Cyclone Debbie, says Mackay Conservation Group’s Coordinator who last week visited the area, accompanied by independent and...
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May 04, 2017
Mackay Conservation Group, which last week joined government scientists on a site visit to Adani’s Abbot Point facility where it was evident Adani had allowed coal to pollute the sensitive Caley Valley wetlands during...
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