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Let’s get this straight, habitat loss is the number-one threat to Australia's species
October 19, 2017
Brendan Wintle, University of Melbourne and Sarah Bekessy, RMIT University Earlier this month, Australia’s outgoing Threatened Species Commissioner Gregory Andrews told ABC radio that land clearing is not the biggest threat to Australia’s wildlife....
Read More ShareThe lazy person's guide to saving the world
August 15, 2017
Saving the world isn’t an easy task. However, even the smallest of actions can have a big collective impact. Recently, the United Nations released an article ‘A Lazy Person's Guide to Saving the World’...
Read More ShareMackay says No to Adani
August 15, 2017
A community survey released today by the Mackay Conservation Group has uncovered overwhelming opposition in Mackay to the Adani Carmichael mine and the special treatment it is receiving from the government. Almost 80 per...
Read More ShareWater is life
July 13, 2017
Stop Adani Mackay and the Mackay Conservation Group joined groups from across Australia in a #waterislife roadside protest last weekend. In drought stricken Queensland, water is one of our most precious resources, and the...
Read More ShareToday is World Sea Turtle Day!
June 16, 2017
Today, we are celebrating World Sea Turtle Day! These beautiful reptiles have nested on parts of the Queensland coast for thousands of years, so of course they deserve their own day dedicated to their...
Read More ShareCoal 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 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 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 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 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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