Community action is needed to halt the continued push by the Newman government to expand port infrastructure along the Great Barrier Reef coast, including the Abbott Point and Trinity Inlet projects. Not to mention,the State Government’s ongoing support for coal and gas mining and the very real potential for uranium mining in North Queensland. Our …
Permanent link to this article: http://cafnec.org.au/2012/11/reef-in-danger-action-group-meeting-27-11-12/
The ongoing work for the protection of the iconic Coral Sea The national network of marine reserves recognises the value of our oceans as the common heritage of all Australians and announces Australia as a world’s leader in marine conservation. During the recent public consultation period on the final zoning over 83,000 people entered submissions in …
Permanent link to this article: http://cafnec.org.au/2012/11/coral-sea-update/
Protecting the Outstanding Universal Value (OUV) of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area in a time of massive mining expansion in Queensland is critically important. Cumulative impacts have never been assessed and this oversight has led to the recent assessment by GBRMPA (in their new Biodiversity Conservation Strategy) that humpback whales, inshore dolphins, sharks, rays, sawfish, sea snakes, threadfin salmon, offshore seabirds …
Permanent link to this article: http://cafnec.org.au/2012/10/our-reef-at-risk-from-coal-expansion/
Tues 28 August, at “The Pavilion” Community Tent at The Village on the Esplanade CAFNEC presents three environmental films to stimulate and educate. Bring your friends out for an intimate evening on the Esplanade with CAFNEC, as part of Festival Cairns 2012. 5.15pm - Bimblebox - a documentary that highlights the grass-roots battles between coal …
Permanent link to this article: http://cafnec.org.au/2012/08/environmental-film-night-free/
Reef Walk 2013 is a community project Read more →
2nd Friday of every month 5.30pm, at the Green Ant Cantina Read more →
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