MEDIA RELEASE  20 September, 2017 Adani Coal Port pollution report shows wetlands contamination, begs more questions than it answers. Peak environment body Queensland Conservation Council has expressed alarm at formal evidence of coal pollution in the ecologically significant Caley Valley Wetlands, and has suggested this raises a series of questions about monitoring, enforcement and responsibility.

“Un-Happy Threatened Species Day!” Conservation groups’ outrage at decimation of Queensland wildlife by out-of-control bulldozing of bushland Thursday 7th September is National Threatened Species Day, and an alliance of conservation groups and wildlife carers representing tens of thousands of Queenslanders are highlighting the impact of tree clearing on Queensland’s rare and endangered wildlife.

For immediate Release 6 September 2017  Plastic Bag Ban and Container Refund Scheme Bill Becomes Law in Queensland  Boomerang Alliance and allies, Wildlife QLD, Queensland Conservation Council, Australian Marine Conservation Society, Cairns and Far North Environment Centre, Clean Up Australia, Plastic Bag Free Livingston and Householders Options to Protect the Environment (HOPE) have welcomed the unanimous passage of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Amendment Bill through the Queensland Parliament. The bill confirms a Plastic Bag Ban and Container Refund Scheme will be introduced into Queensland in July 2018.

MEDIA RELEASE for August 31, 2017 LNP Renewables Policy Statement lacking any positive energy Peak environment group Queensland Conservation Council has expressed major disappointment with the LNP’s Renewables and Energy Policy Statement, saying it perpetuates myths about wind and solar capacity, backs in Federal Coalition policy of new coal-fired power, and sends negative messages to renewables investors.

MEDIA RELEASE for August 17, 2017 (pic Andrew Brooks) Nature a winner as Springvale Station takes another step towards permanent protection Peak environment group Queensland Conservation Council has strongly welcomed the cancelling of two alluvial mining leases on the Springvale Station on Cape York.

MEDIA RELEASE for August 11, 2017   Coal is a dangerous toxic pollutant best left in the ground Peak environment group Queensland Conservation Council has pointed to recent instances of coal-related pollution incidents as evidence that coal should be treated as a dangerous toxic product that risks the health of humans, natural environments and the climate.

JOINT STATEMENT 25 July 2017: INQUIRY NEEDED INTO NSW UNDERMINING OF BASIN PLAN REFORMS The ABC Four Corners program has uncovered disturbing evidence of alleged water theft and meter tampering in the NSW Barwon-Darling river systems. Billions of litres of water intended for the environment, and purchased with public funds, have been siphoned off by large irrigators for their own personal gain.

Queensland Conservation Council, Australian Conservation Foundation, Wilderness Society, World Wide Fund for Nature JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT 25 July 2017 Federal laws ignored as threatened species habitats bulldozed in Great Barrier Reef catchment Australia’s peak environment groups have today released satellite imagery of what appears to be ongoing land clearing at Olive Vale Station on Cape York Peninsula.

MEDIA RELEASE for July 21, 2017 Queensland's biodiversity is getting smashed by land clearing Peak environment group Queensland Conservation Council is calling for urgent action to control land clearing in Queensland, saying the future of the state’s biodiversity, including our koalas and threatened species, depends on it.

MEDIA RELEASE for July 11, 2017 Peak state environment group Queensland Conservation Council has strongly welcomed the Palaszczuk government’s release of its Climate Transition Strategy and Climate Adaptation Strategy plans.  These documents are designed to lay out a pathway for Queensland to become a ‘net zero emissions’ state, and to prepare Queensland for the impacts of global warming that is already locked in and more that has been projected.