Media Releases
Media Release: LNP Dams Plan was a Political Fizzer
November 02, 2020
2 November 2020 The outcome of last weekend’s Queensland election shows that voters could not be swayed by the promise of the biggest dam building program in Australia’s history. The LNP promised to build...
Read More ShareMedia Release : Urannah Dam won't help Queensland Recover
May 07, 2020
7 May 2020 Mackay Conservation Group has questioned the Queensland Government’s support of a proposal to spend $2.9 billion on Urannah Dam in Central Queensland saying this is not the best use of public...
Read More ShareMedia Release: Peabody job cuts are just the beginning
April 30, 2020
Media Release 30 April 2020 Today's news that coal mining giant Peabody Energy will be cutting its workforce by ten per cent shows the danger of relying on resource industries according to Mackay Conservation...
Read More ShareMedia Release: Conservation group calls for urgent action to prevent future coral bleaching
April 24, 2020
Media Release 24 April 2020 Mackay Conservation Group is mobilising the local community to speak out about climate change and its devastating impact on the Great Barrier Reef. Over the past five years the...
Read More ShareMedia Release : Rivers fundraiser exceeds expectations
March 02, 2020
2 March 2020 The threat to wildlife posed by the proposed Urannah Dam has inspired community members to donate more than $20,000 to Mackay Conservation Group over the past six weeks. Late last year...
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