Media Releases
Queensland’s Koalas (and quolls, gliders, ….) will be safer with a Federal EPA.
Posted by David Copeman · 20 May 2022
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Queensland Conservation Council welcomes today’s announcement by Shadow Environment Minister Terri Butler of Labor’s policy to create a Federal Environmental Protection Agency with a compliance and enforcement division, and environmental data, information...
Labor’s nature commitments are a welcome funding boost, are they the beginnings of overdue Federal action?
Posted by David Copeman · 13 May 2022
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The Federal Labor Party’s announcement today of funding for the Great Barrier Reef, threatened species and indigenous rangers is a welcome act of leadership in the eyes of Queensland Conservation Council. “It...
Minister’s coal comments lock in higher electricity prices, deny market reality
Posted by David Copeman · 5 May 2022
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Queensland’s Energy Minister, Mick de Brenni, yesterday announced that there will be no plan to close coal fired power stations in the state’s 10 Year Energy Plan, ignoring the impact of coal...
Morrison wasting taxpayer funds on CCS in QLD despite new report that CCS failing to meet targets
Posted by Clare Silcock · 4 May 2022
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The Federal Government announced $85m in new funding for Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) this week, despite evidence that previous CCS funding has not delivered emissions reductions. The Institute for Energy Economics...
Coal outages and lack of storage means Qlders cop highest power prices in Aus
Posted by Clare Silcock · 4 May 2022
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In the quarter from 1 January to 31 March, Queensland’s average power prices were $150/MWh, while the next highest prices, in NSW, were around $90/MWh, the Australian Energy Market Operator’s Quarterly Energy...
Simmonds’ links to destructive Dam project undermines his talk on climate
Posted by Maggie Mckeown · 14 Apr 2022
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The Guardian has revealed that the Member for Ryan, Julian Simmonds’, wife works for the company receiving huge funding from the LNP to build a new Dam near Mackay. Queensland Conservation Council...
Endangered Koala must be protected, made the Qld Olympics Mascot
Posted by Jon Ferguson · 13 Apr 2022
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On Friday, 8 April 2022, the Queensland Department of Environment and Science completed the process of updating the conservation status of 19 wildlife species, including 6 fauna and 13 flora species. One...
Governments not taking enough action on Climate
Posted by David Copeman · 6 Apr 2022
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a report this morning giving incontrovertible evidence that Queensland and Federal Governments are not doing enough to tackle climate change. The expert climate panel's update...
$38m of funding for Cape York Tenure Resolution Program a victory for conservation and First Nations
Posted by Jon Ferguson · 26 Mar 2022
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The Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) celebrates today’s announcement by the Environment Minister that the State will provide an additional $38.5m in funding for Cape York Tenure Resolution Program. Dave Copeman, Director at...
Wind farm investment welcome and should lay a path for even more investment
Posted by Clare Silcock · 17 Mar 2022
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Queensland Conservation Council strongly welcomes the Queensland Government’s announcement today of $362.5m to support renewable energy generation and transmission in southern Queensland, across the Wambo and Karara wind farms. “We are pleased...