Media Releases
Urannah Dam Will Burden Taxpayers
September 28, 2022
Media Release 27 September 2022 The proposed Urannah Dam west of Mackay will return as little as 26 cents for every dollar it costs, prompting Mackay Conservation Group to write this week to the...
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Media Release: Vulcan South Coal Mine a Threat to Endangered Species
July 20, 2022
MEDIA RELEASE 20 July 2022 Vulcan South Coal Mine a Threat to Endangered Species Mackay Conservation Group (MCG) is keeping a keen focus on our backyard in the wake of the release of the...
Read More ShareMedia Release: New coal mines make no sense
July 12, 2022
11 July 2022 New research shows there are 27 new coal mining projects currently awaiting approval decisions by the Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, as reported in The Guardian yesterday. The research estimates that...
Read More ShareMedia Release: Adani commits further erosion and sediment breaches despite QLD government commitment to enforce water and soil safeguards
August 05, 2021
5 August 2021 Mackay Conservation Group (MCG) is calling on the Queensland government to stop work on Adani’s rail line and investigate fresh erosion control breaches and sediment pollution. Lawyers from Environmental Justice Australia...
Read More ShareMedia Release: Endangered Black Throated Finch population declines by 82%
July 20, 2021
20 July 2021 The beautiful Black Throated Finch will be the subject of a presentation by researcher Juan Mula Laguna at Mackay Environment Centre next Wednesday (28 July 2021) at 6pm. In 2019 the...
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