Queensland’s new Ports Bill a major win for the Great Barrier Reef
New laws to restrict sea-dumping and port expansion in the Reef World Heritage Area will be voted on in Queensland Parliament next week.
4 November 2015
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WWF: Qld Government admits coral communities exist close to Abbot Point
The Queensland Government has lodged the final Environmental Impact Statement for Abbot Point coal port and admits there is coral close to the proposed...
27 October 2015
Poor water quality could mean murky future for Whitsunday tourism
A new water quality report card has been released today gives the Whitsundays inshore reefs a “very poor” rating for water clarity and a “poor” rating for...
22 October 2015
Net-free fishing zones pass final hurdle
Queensland’s threatened marine wildlife are big winners after three new proposed net-free zones passed their final hurdle last night.
15 October 2015
D-Day for net-free zones
It’s D-Day for three new net-free zones with a disallowance motion to go before the Queensland Parliament tonight.
14 October 2015
Aerial survey finds previously undocumented turtle nesting “hot spots” in North Queensland
Aerial surveys have discovered multiple previously unrecorded turtle nesting “hot spots” along the north Queensland coastline.
27 September 2015
Turtles at site of previous mass stranding near Townsville showing signs of stress
New Queensland research is indicating that green turtles living alongside urban and farming areas are absorbing possibly thousands of chemicals, many...
24 September 2015
WWF: Governments failing to stop coral-eating starfish
WWF-Australia said today’s Reef Report Card shows we must dramatically step up the fight against coral-eating Crown of Thorns Starfish.
21 September 2015
WWF calls for investigation after whale calf lodged beneath coal tug boat
Death of a humpback whale calf highlights the challenge of operating a mega industrial port alongside the natural wonders of the Great Barrier Reef.
9 September 2015
WWF calls for autopsy of dead dugong north of Mackay
WWF-Australia today called on the Queensland Government to conduct an autopsy of a dead dugong found yesterday in the Seaforth area north of Mackay.
7 September 2015
Net free fishing zones a boost for marine life
WWF and AMCS congratulate the Queensland Government for implementing three net-free zones.
21 August 2015
WWF: Abbot Point expansion too big a risk
The Abbot Point expansion risks becoming a ‘white elephant’ that will damage the inshore environment.
20 August 2015