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We all love Mackay’s beaches as a place to relax and have fun. But how often do we think of them as a home for birds?Thousands of shorebirds depend on them, either to nest or to feed...

People's Climate March 8.30am Sunday November 29 Jubilee Park Cnr Wellington & Alfred Sts Mackay Join thousands of Australians as we march for a transition to clean energy, for secure job creation, for a...

Mackay Conservation Group welcomes ACF Legal Action Mackay Conservation Group has welcomed the announcement today that the Australian Conservation Foundation will challenge the approval of the Adani Carmichael mine. The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF)...

Last weekend we took a little walk along the northern end of Town Beach to a part of the coast not often visited. It is a small part of the coastline that shows what...

Last Saturday, Mackay Conservation Group supporters ascended onto the Surf Lifesaving Club to celebrate our thirtieth birthday. Committee members (past and present), members, staff, volunteers and supporters met for a dinner to remember the...

Only two months ago we won a Federal court challenge to the controversial Carmichael coal mine but Minister Hunt’s reapproval risks threatened species, precious groundwater, the global climate and taxpayers’ money. Minister Hunt has...

ADANI CARMICHAEL COURT DEFEAT NO MERE TECHNICALITY Court cases reveal deep flaws in modelling, devastating impacts   Indian coal giant Adani, the mining industry and the Federal Environment Minister are wrong to characterise today’s...

The Queensland Government is still taking submissions for the URANNAH DAM PROJECT until the 29th of January 2021. Submitting the reasons that you oppose the Urannah dam is an important step to ensure that...

Mackay Conservation Group’s former coordinator, Ian Sutton, undertook a biological assessment of the Urannah Creek west of Mackay in 2004. He found a hidden valley in almost pristine condition. Ian described a valley without...

Many in the Mackay Community would be aware for some years I have been raising awareness and concern regarding the proliferation of weeds in water ways, particularly the lagoon in the Botanic Garden stretching...