I made this proposed decision after visiting the site and meeting the company. I also spoke with local residents, businesses, environmental groups and Traditional Owners, the Quandamooka people. There has been very strong community interest in this project, more than 26,000 comments were made on the development when the draft Environmental Impact Statement was open for public comment. For that reason, I have decided to publish my proposed decision and seek further public comment. I want to hear from the community — as well as Walker Corporation – before I make my final decision. If you would like to have a say, you can do that by going to my Department’s website.
In case you missed the news.
We’ve announced Australia’s first national Environment Protection Agency. What does that mean? Stronger protections, better enforcement, and more transparency for our precious environment.
We’ve announced Australia’s first national Environment Protection Agency. What does that mean? Stronger protections, better enforcement, and more transparency for our precious environment.
We’ve announced Australia’s first national Environment Protection Agency. What does that mean? Stronger protections, better enforcement, and more transparency for our precious environment.
We’ve announced Australia’s first national Environment Protection Agency. What does that mean? Stronger protections, better enforcement, and more transparency for our precious environment.
We’ve announced Australia’s first national Environment Protection Agency. What does that mean? Stronger protections, better enforcement, and more transparency for our precious environment.
We’ve announced Australia’s first national Environment Protection Agency. What does that mean? Stronger protections, better enforcement, and more transparency for our precious environment.
We’ve announced Australia’s first national Environment Protection Agency. What does that mean? Stronger protections, better enforcement, and more transparency for our precious environment.
If you’re going to try to traffick our precious native animals, we’re going to throw the book at you. A student has been sentenced to two years’ jail for trying to post lizards overseas. People who trade in animals in this way are cruel and selfish, and I’ll do whatever I can to make sure they cop the full force of the law. This latest case serves as a warning to anyone out there thinking of getting involved in wildlife crime: we are watching, you will be arrested, and you could go to jail.
Who doesn’t love a comeback story? And a cute one at that. Bettongs had been extinct for more than 100 years on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. But a program to reintroduce them has been successful – and they are thriving. Such good news.
Who doesn’t love a comeback story? And a cute one at that. Bettongs had been extinct for more than 100 years on Yorke Peninsula in South Australia. But a program to reintroduce them has been successful – and they are thriving. Such good news.
I announced last week I proposed to block the Toondah Harbour development. This afternoon, the developer withdrew the project. Great news!
Spent yesterday afternoon with conservationist Dr Jane Goodall, and lots of fantastic young people doing great things to protect animals and the environment. Jane reminds us we can all play our part to protect the planet.
Spent yesterday afternoon with conservationist Dr Jane Goodall, and lots of fantastic young people doing great things to protect animals and the environment. Jane reminds us we can all play our part to protect the planet.
Spent yesterday afternoon with conservationist Dr Jane Goodall, and lots of fantastic young people doing great things to protect animals and the environment. Jane reminds us we can all play our part to protect the planet.
We’re creating Australia’s first national Environment Protection Agency. It will be independent and transparent. It will have strong new powers to better protect the environment and deliver faster environmental decisions.
Highlight of my day? This beautiful native iris. Just kidding, it was @fionaphillipsmp
Highlight of my day? This beautiful native iris. Just kidding, it was @fionaphillipsmp
Yesterday was a long time coming for @chris_obrien_lifehouse The Integrated Prosthetics and Reconstruction laboratory has opened. A life changing facility for those needing reconstructive facial surgery. It was an honour to share the day with Chris O’Brien’s wife Gail O’Brien AO. Swipe for a flashback from when we turned the first sod for the laboratory.
Yesterday was a long time coming for @chris_obrien_lifehouse The Integrated Prosthetics and Reconstruction laboratory has opened. A life changing facility for those needing reconstructive facial surgery. It was an honour to share the day with Chris O’Brien’s wife Gail O’Brien AO. Swipe for a flashback from when we turned the first sod for the laboratory.
Ending youth homelessness is a collective effort. I want to say thank you to everyone in our community working to make sure our young people have access to safe and secure housing. The difference you make is immeasurable.
It’s World Heritage Day. Sitting at the tip of Australia is Cape York. It’s home to eucalyptus forests, savannahs, tropical rainforests, meandering rivers and vast floodplains. It’s also home to one of the most remarkable collections of cultural heritage on earth. The sandstone escarpments here are covered with paintings thought to date back more than 25,000 years. But Cape York doesn’t just mark a time in history – it is a place of living heritage, where First Nations people continue to manage and care for Country. We’re doing more than ever to protect Australia’s cultural and natural treasures by working to World Heritage-list Cape York, but also the Flinders Ranges, Victorian & Broken Hill Trades Hall and the Parramatta Female Factory. We are so lucky to have so many places with outstanding heritage values.
In case you missed it, this week I announced we’re creating Australia’s first national Environment Protection Agency. It will be independent and transparent. It will have strong new powers to better protect the environment and deliver faster environmental decisions