by | Feb 25, 2014 | Volunteer
Petition: Community say no to Cairns Port Dredging Proposal Ports North, is proposing to undertake a major dredging operation in Trinity Inlet, however there are serious environmental risks and major community concerns with the proposal. Given the sensitive Inlet...
by | Feb 13, 2014 | Past Events, Volunteer
Rise Up For the Reef! The Port Douglas and surrounding community will come together to raise awareness and demonstrate community opposition to dredging proposals along the Great Barrier Reef coast, with a particular focus on the Cairns Port dredging proposal....
by | Feb 5, 2014 | Media Release, News
Community survey results released – concerned community has their say Read survey result highlights and download the full survey results. The Cairns and Far North Environment Centre have released the results of the ‘What is the future of our reef’ community...
by | Feb 3, 2014 | Dredging, News
High Community Concern About Cairns Dredging Proposal The soon to be published results of the ‘What is the Future of Our Reef?’ Community survey show a high level of community concern regarding the Cairns Shipping Development proposal. The public outcry regarding the...
by | Jan 13, 2014 | Dredging
Cairns Port Dredging Proposal – another Gladstone? Ports North proposes to dredge over 5 million m³ of potentially contaminated mud to expand the Cairns shipping channel. This proposal is known at the Cairns Shipping Development Project. Dredging and dumping of dredge...