Regrow Qld - Renewable Energy Zones, Saving Forests and a Win on Nuclear
Hi everyone,
Still quite chilly here in regional Queensland, but the warmer weather isn’t far off now!
It’s time to start thinking about adding some extra water to your fruit trees and other plants that suffer in drought, because the extra evaporation will start to bite soon.
I’m heading to Brisbane in a weeks’ time to attend the Minister for the Environment’s Round Table. It’s a valuable chance to catch up with colleagues and to have in person time with the Minister and the Department of Environment, Science and Innovation.
Don’t forget that there are still a couple of drop in sessions about the Renewable Energy Zones run by the Department of Energy and Climate:
6 August 2024
Drop-in sessions
Times: 11am–2pm and 4pm–7pm
Venue: Philip Street Communities and Families Precinct, 1 Pengelly Street West, Gladstone.
I’ll be attending the 11am to 2pm one on behalf of GCC, and I hope to see some of you there.
Anna
From our friends at QCC:
Dear Anna,
Unfortunately, we have had to shift the date of our national webinar with Tanya Plibersek on strengthening nature laws and protection.
It will now be taking place a week earlier on Wednesday August 7 at 5:45PM.
We're sorry for the inconvenience and to everyone that already RSVP'd. We hope you can still make it and be part of this collective voice for nature!
From our friends at : Save Deongwar State Forest:
G'day,
I'd like to share with you our latest petition to the State Government regarding the adverse impact intensive selective logging is having on our publicly owned native forests and arboreal hollow dependent native species.
The petition draws attention to the not fit for purpose Code of Practice and the ineffective Greater Glider Protection Measures that enable our State forests to be intensively logged at the lowest permissible threshold of compliance.
Native forest logging policy is intended to strike a 'balance' between timber production and the maintenance of forest structure and ecosystem function however history has shown that it is failing to do so.
Whilst this petition is primarily focused on State forests in South East Queensland the logging rules impact roughly 5.5 million hectares of publicly owned State forest and Forest Consent area on freehold land. Please see the attached image below.
Could you please take a moment to read the petition and consider signing it. And I'd be grateful if you might please consider sharing it via your social media network and / or your organization's internal mailing list.
Kind Regards,
on behalf of the 'Save Deongwar State Forest' Community Group
Max Fulham
https://www.facebook.com/groups/168932242876368
https://iconicforest.wixsite.com/savedeongwarforest
I live and work on the lands of the Gubbi Gubbi/Kabi Kabi people, whose sovereignty was never ceded.
Win on nuclear!
From our friends at ACF:
Respect and responsibility: Jabiluka safe as uranium mining lease for Kakadu site not renewed
The Australian Conservation Foundation has welcomed the decision of the federal and Northern Territory governments to not extend the uranium mining lease over Jabiluka, in Kakadu, which has been held by Energy Resources Australia (ERA) for more than 40 years.
“This is a responsible decision that ends the threat that has hovered over this very special place for four decades,” said ACF’s nuclear free campaigner Dave Sweeney.
“This is a huge win for the Mirarr Traditional Owners and for all who love Kakadu, Australia’s largest national park.
“It is a tribute to people’s concern and action over decades.
“It is a testament in particular to the sustained and unwavering efforts of the Mirarr, led by Yvonne Margarula, to defend their country and culture against the damage that inevitably accompanies uranium mining.
“This decision allows a line to be drawn under the divisive era of uranium mining in Kakadu.
“ERA’s full attention should now turn to cleaning up the mess left at the Ranger uranium mine, also on Mirarr country.
“ACF commends the federal government and looks forward to the government working with the Mirarr to advance the Ranger rehabilitation and the lasting protection of this magnificent region and the Kakadu World Heritage area.”
The Mirarr led a successful campaign 25 years ago to stop uranium mining at Jabiluka.
ACF has proudly walked alongside the Mirrar on this journey.
