Painting the town green to celebrate World Environment Day
MEDIA RELEASE: June 5, 2018 - Painting the town green to celebrate World Environment Day
Peak conservation body the Queensland Conservation Council will be raising awareness of World Environment Day today (Tuesday 5th June) by organising a green lighting-up of some of Brisbane City’s bridges and places.
Read moreExperts’ Report shows koalas in SEQ need urgent, serious response
MEDIA RELEASE for 4 May, 2018 - Peak group Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) has welcomed the release of the final report from the Koala Expert Panel, and the Palaszczuk government’s proposed responses.
Read moreVital Queensland land clearing laws restrengthened at last by Labor
MEDIA RELEASE: May 3, 2018 - Peak group, the Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) has expressed its delight at the strengthening of Queensland’s land clearing laws, and congratulated the Palaszczuk government on the passing of its amendment legislation tonight in state Parliament.
Read moreAg Lobby-backed video is deceptive and misleading
MEDIA RELEASE: April 30, 2018 - Peak group, the Queensland Conservation Council has today called out the agricultural lobby on its latest video, part of its campaign to oppose proposed legislative changes to Queensland’s land clearing laws.
Read moreQld Parliament should now make land clearing Bill stronger, then pass it
MEDIA RELEASE: April 23, 2018 Peak group, the Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) has welcomed release of a Parliamentary Inquiry report, which recommends Parliament support proposed legislative changes to Queensland’s land clearing laws.
Read moreLand Clearing Submissions
What a great effort! The Queensland Conservation Council community wrote 850 submissions to the Inquiry, demonstrating powerfully that Queenslander's want our native woodlands protected. And they are just the ones we know about...
Read moreTime is runnng out to have your say on land clearing law reform
A Bill to amend Queensland’s land clearing laws was tabled in Parliament two weeks ago. There is now a short Inquiry process to examine the Bill, and submissions close soon (MIDDAY Thursday 22 March). Click through for information on how to make a submission and make sure our new environmental protection laws are the strongest they can be.
Read moreReinstatement of a Waste Levy in Queensland welcomed by peak environment body
MEDIA RELEASE March 20, 2018: Peak environment group the Queensland Conservation Council (QCC) has welcomed statements from the Palaszczuk government that it will reinstate a Waste Levy in Queensland. The state had previously had a levy on waste, but this was removed by the Newman LNP government in 2012.
Read moreNative wildlife, habitats and the Great Barrier Reef will be winners from stronger land clearing laws
MEDIA RELEASE: March 8, 2018:
Peak group the Queensland Conservation Council has strongly welcomed the introduction today of a Bill into State Parliament to strengthen Queensland’s land clearing laws.
Read morePalaszczuk government should ignore ‘irresponsible land clearing cheer squad’ and deliver on commitments to protect wildlife
MEDIA RELEASE: 19 January 2016
Peak environment group the Queensland Conservation Council is urging the Palaszczuk government to get on with the job of re-strengthening Queensland’s land clearing laws as an urgent priority.
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