Australia’s environmental laws are failing to prevent harm, with coal projects routinely approved, breaching conditions, and facing limited enforcement. EnvA is calling for urgent reforms to address cumulative impacts, strengthen compliance, and ensure meaningful protection for climate, water and threatened species.
Category Archives: great barrier reef
Olympic rowing venue under scrutiny as environmental and climate concerns mount
Central Queensland conservation groups have raised serious concerns about plans to host Olympic rowing on the Fitzroy River, warning that dredging and ongoing pollution risks could harm the Great Barrier Reef. They say the proposal contradicts Queensland’s climate commitments and risks undermining the environmental credibility of the 2032 Games.
Albanese Government greenlights coal expansion – amid a climate crisis
The Albanese Government has approved the extension of the Middlemount Coal Mine, adding to the 32 fossil fuel projects already approved.
EnvA says the decision makes a mockery of the government’s climate commitments and brings endangered species a step closer to extinction.
Coal mine expansion threatens endangered species, water resources and climate targets
Environmental Advocacy in Central Queensland is calling on the Federal Environment Minister to refuse approval of Glencore’s proposed Hail Creek mine expansion, warning it would cause unacceptable harm to endangered species, water resources and the Great Barrier Reef, while adding millions of tonnes of climate pollution.
EnvA calls for the Federal Government to refuse the Washpool Coking Coal Bulk Sample Project
EnvA has called on the Environment Minister to refuse the Washpool Coking Coal Bulk Sample Project, warning it poses unacceptable risks to threatened species and water resources in the Fitzroy River and Great Barrier Reef catchment.
EnvA says the proposal is part of a staged development that could pave the way for a much larger greenfield coal mine and is urging the Government to refuse the project outright or to require a proper assessment.
Community group warns EPBC reforms must deliver real protection for nature
As the Federal Government rolls out the most significant reforms to Australia’s national environment laws in more than two decades, EnvA says the success of the changes will depend on whether new national standards genuinely prevent further environmental decline.
Coal and gas projects under fire as flooding raises alarm for Central Queensland communities and the Reef
Flood-hit communities deserve clean, safe water, not highly saline mine discharges. Continued approval of coal and gas projects is accelerating climate impacts and placing our rivers and the Great Barrier Reef at greater risk.
Devastating land clearing continues across Queensland
The latest SLATS report indicates a troubling increase in Queensland’s land clearing, with over 332,000 hectares affected, primarily in the Brigalow Belt, threatening ecosystems and exacerbating climate issues.
EnvA’s 2025 AGM
Please join us for our next Annual General Meeting! This will be a great opportunity hear about what EnvA has achieved over the last twelve months and our ambitious plans for the next year. We hope you will leave the meeting inspired to be more involved in our work to protect our environment, our wildlifeContinue reading “EnvA’s 2025 AGM”
No barrier on emissions means no Great Barrier Reef
At the Australian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society Summit, the Climate Change Authority Chair, Matt Kean warned that climate change is pushing the Reef to the brink. Without urgent emissions cuts, up to 99% of corals could be lost.
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