Join us as we continue our 10 days of action with a roadside event to raise awareness about NAB's terrible climate policies!

WHEN: Friday 31st March
TIME: 7:30am - 8:30am
WHERE: Meet on the corner of Martin & Bassett Street to line Harbour Road!

We'll be lining the street with signs and banners, sending a clear message that corporate greed at the expense of our planet will no longer be tolerated. Let's demand accountability from NAB and call on them to invest in sustainable solutions that protect our environment. 

Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to make your voice heard!

As part of the nationwide 10 days of action, we are holding a rally out the front of the National Australia Bank (NAB) to demand that they stop funding Whitehaven Coal, who have plans to double their coal production.

We will be gathering out the front of the Mackay CBD branch in a show of strength, with our banners and signs as visible as possible!We need YOUR help!

WHEN: Tuesday March 28th
TIME: 12:30pm - 1:30pm
WHERE: Mackay CBD NAB branch, Corner of Gregory & Victoria Street

NAB are promoting themselves as a green bank, yet they have been involved in lending deals worth billions of dollars to Whitehaven Coal. Whitehaven needs another $4 billion to get three new proposed coal projects off the ground – including Winchester South near Moranbah. Previous funders like NAB are at serious risk of getting involved.

We encourage everyone to come along and show their support for a cleaner, more sustainable future. Together, we can send a powerful message that we will not tolerate the destruction of our planet for the sake of profit. So bring your signs, your voices, and your passion, and let's make our voices heard!

As part of the nationwide 10 days of action, we are holding a rally out the front of the National Australia Bank (NAB) to demand that they stop funding Whitehaven Coal, who have plans to double their coal production.

We will be gathering out the front of the Mackay CBD branch in a show of strength, with our banners and signs as visible as possible!We need YOUR help!

WHEN: Wednesday April 5th
TIME: 12:30pm - 1:30pm
WHERE: Mackay CBD NAB branch, Corner of Gregory & Victoria Street

NAB are promoting themselves as a green bank, yet they have been involved in lending deals worth billions of dollars to Whitehaven Coal. Whitehaven needs another $4 billion to get three new proposed coal projects off the ground – including Winchester South near Moranbah. Previous funders like NAB are at serious risk of getting involved.

We encourage everyone to come along and show their support for a cleaner, more sustainable future. Together, we can send a powerful message that we will not tolerate the destruction of our planet for the sake of profit. So bring your signs, your voices, and your passion, and let's make our voices heard!

MCG has long campaigned for more renewable energy in Queensland. We welcome the phase out of coal fired power by 2035 but there are concerns about the mega dams that will facilitate the plan. 

The Department of Natural Resources and Mines has removed significant conditions from the indicative approval for transfer of the mining lease for Blair Athol mine from Rio Tinto to the debt laden TerraCom Resources.

The removal of those conditions means that TerraCom may be able to cut ties with its subsidiary Orion Mining at some time in the future, leaving Orion with the mine rehabilitation responsibility.

The department has also removed a condition that the company must demonstrate that the government would have priority over any other debtors in relation to the cash financial assurance for rehabilitation.

Coal powered electricity plants have been harming the earth for more than a century. The average global temperature has increased by over one degree in the past hundred years, leading to intensifying climate events. Droughts, flooding and wildfires are all made worse by climate change. Last year the world agreed to take action to limit global temperature increases to less than two degrees and to strive to prevent temperatures rising by more than 1.5°C on average. That won’t happen unless we take serious steps to end fossil fuelled energy production.

Adani's Carmichael mine won't go ahead without finance. You can help by writing to your bank today. Tell them not to use your money to finance climate and reef destruction.

Let’s repower Mackay with clean energy!

The Great Barrier Reef and our climate are in crisis. Rising carbon pollution from coal, oil and gas are fuelling climate change which is leading to more extreme weather events -- from super storms and floods, to bushfires and extreme heat. August was the hottest month on record, and marks the 11th record setting month in a row. Our Pacific island neighbours are already facing sea level rise and salt-water intrusion which is threatening livelihoods and culture. This year, the largest coral bleaching event in history, caused by global warming decimated the Great Barrier Reef. Almost one quarter of the reef did not recover.

To avoid the worst effects of global warming we must plan for a rapid phase out of coal and gas fired power and its replacement with renewable sources, like solar and wind. Investment in renewable energy will create thousands of long-term sustainable jobs across the region and will help safeguard precious icons like the Great Barrier Reef for future generations.

Mackay can play a leading role in the transition to clean energy. Click here to join our team and help make Mackay 100% clean energy

Mackay Conservation Group has welcomed Adani’s decision to announce a 100 to 200 megawatt solar farm in Central Queensland.

This is a sensible move that recognises the long term future of electricity production is in renewables.

We also welcome the jobs that construction of a large scale solar power plant will bring without risking jobs in Great Barrier Reef tourism. This is a win for everybody.

Adani is fundamentally an energy company, not a miner, and their expertise is rapidly shifting to become a clean energy producer in India and now in Australia.

Adani has faced a protracted battle to establish Australia’s largest thermal coal mine while the company has been remaking itself in India as the nation’s leading producer of solar electricity.

Coal fired power stations face a very uncertain future as the economics of solar become much more attractive and government policies around the globe aim to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

We look forward to the company making further investments in clean energy in Australia and in India.

Queensland mining companies are about to have one of their Christmas presents taken away and they aren’t happy. The Newman government passed legislation to allow them uncontrolled access to underground water without a licence. That law is due to take effect in December. If the legislation is implemented then miners will have the right to water without a licence. There will be no appeal process. There will be no need for the water to be used sustainably.

The state government has introduced a new law which will prevent mining companies having unrestricted access to underground water. If the law passes it will mean that mining companies will abide by the same rules as farmers and graziers and obtain a licence.

The law is now in the hands of the parliament's Agriculture and Environment Committee. You can help ensure that the law is passed by making a submission to the committee. The website is:
http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/work-of-committees/committees/AEC/inquiries/current-inquiries/EPUWMOLAB2016