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Rise Up: 12 days of action for no more coal or gas

Move Beyond Coal are organising actions across Australia for communities to express their concerns about all the new coal and gas projects being approved – despite the approvals being contrary to Australia’s emission reduction targets to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees celcius .

This will be a chance for us to get invoved in the national 12 days of action bin one of the fasted growing fossil-fuel regions in the country.

Details are still to be finalised, but we are hoping to hold a multi-pupose event between 29 April and 10 May 2024.

We’ll be at the Fig Tree markets

We’d love you to drop in and have a chat at our first ever display at the Fig Tree Markets.
When: Saturday 4 March 2024, 8am-12pm
Where: Merv Anderson Park, Yeppoon

Whitehaven’s Winchester South coal mine decried by environmentalists

Whitehaven’s Winchester South coal mine will blow any chance of meeting Australia’s emission reduction targets.
This story has been reproduced from the the work of Heidi Petith (News Corp publications) with comments from EnvA and QCC included.
It is a ten minute read!

Vulcan South coal mine approved with no EIS and a poor environmental record

Despite warnings about Vitrinites management of its Vulcan Coal mine complex, the Queensland goverment approves and ‘extenstion’ of the mine without even requiring a thorough environmental impact assessment.

The Queensland government’s approval of the Winchester South coal mine is a loss for communities, koalas and climate

Six weeks into the new year and the Queensland government has already approved two new coal mines.
Winchester South is a huge mine which will destroy threatened species habitat and will be a huge contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

Queensland government approves new coal mine with permission to clear 770 hectares of koala habitat

The Queensland Government has approved another coal mine – the first for the new year.
It is considered ‘small’ in coal production terms, but is ‘huge’ in the area of threatened species habitat to be cleared.

EnvA’s overview of 2023

A sincere thank you for your support over the last year.

It is great to have a growing number of supporters – it really keeps us motivated to continue our advocacy for a better future for us and our environment.

Happy holidays to all!

Koalas not coal

Over 20 people gathered in Merv Anderson Park, Yeppoon, to demonstrate that communities everywhere want the Australian Government to deliver the climate leadership desperately needed to protect our lives, livelihoods and ecosystems.
There was lots of fun and photos with Douglas the Dugong and Koko the Koala – just two of our local species at serious threat from climate change impacts.

Koalas not coal event

When: Sunday 3 December 2023, 3-5pm Where: Merv Anderson Park, Yeppoon Join us for an afternoon to send a message to government that we need to stop new coal and gas projects if we are to keep a safe climate for us and our environment. This event is part of a Move Beyond Coal weekContinue reading “Koalas not coal event”

Qld Government recommends the approval of the huge Winchester South coal mine

The Queensland Government is set to approve an enormous new coal mine in the Bowen Basin.

The mine covers more than 2000ha including increasingly important threatened species habitat.

It will also produce more greenhouse gas emissions that we really can’t afford if we are to have a safe climate future.