by | Aug 22, 2014 | Submission
Novotel Oasis Resort has submitted a referral under the EPBC Act 1999, of the proposed action to remove 11 trees on and adjacent to the site. Claims in the referral include that the action will not result in a significant impact because spectacled flying foxes (SFF)...
by | Aug 10, 2014 | Media Release, Submission
Comment on the Aquis Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) closed 5th August 2014. The EIS presented a wide range of potential large scale impacts. CAFNEC has raised a number of concerns in it’s submission, including that: repeated references to strategies and...
by | Jun 25, 2014 | Past Events
The Cairns Regional Council is shaming the city in pursuing a permit to cut back Heritage listed trees by up to a further 25%, at the Cairns City Library. This was carried as a resolution at a Council meeting today, 25 June 2014. The Council also cut down a Heritage...
by | May 1, 2014 | Media Release
MEDIA RELEASE 28/04/2014 Cairns flying-fox dispersal: wasting money and ignoring advice The Cairns and Far North Environment Centre (CAFNEC) is opposed to the relocation of the flying-fox colony in the Cairns CBD for economic, ecological and animal welfare reasons....
by | Dec 5, 2013 | Ecotone Article
By Deborah Pergolotti, FrogSafe Prior to cyclone Yasi, local frogs appeared to be making a small comeback. It was the first time in 13 years that numbers actually improved a little, particularly for the Graceful tree frog. However, Yasi did something to...
