Media Releases
New Report Confirms Record-Breaking Coral Loss – Calls Grow to Halt New Coal Mines in Mackay Isaac Whitsunday Region
August 06, 2025
The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) today released a sobering report confirming record-breaking coral loss on the Great Barrier Reef, with the 2024–25 monitoring period revealing the most widespread and severe bleaching...
Read More ShareGlencore’s Hail Creek methane pollution is a wake up call for Federal and Queensland Governments
March 26, 2025
The Queensland Conservation Council and the Mackay Conservation Group are calling on the Federal and Queensland Government to heed warnings from new methane emissions data from super polluter Glencore’s Hail Creek mine, and reject...
Read More ShareUrgent need to protect Mackay's mangroves and fish habitat
March 06, 2025
MCG unreservedly opposes the planned destruction of 20ha of mangroves and fish habitat area for a new road that will save trucks a few minutes to the Mackay Port
Read More ShareJoint Media Release: Rebuilding after the QLD Floods
February 13, 2025
North Queenslanders give Crisafulli 5 Recommendations for Climate Resilience and Recovery after Floods
Read More ShareSubmission: First Nations led - QLD Draft Renewables Regulatory Framework
January 29, 2025
Aligning with The First Nations Clean Energy Strategy, MCG has made a joint submission with Capricornia Conservation Council on the QLD Draft Renewables Regulatory Framework.
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