Tag: Land Clearing
Cattle prod DSE on fire risk
Cattle are being moved into the Barmah State Forest on the Murray River north of Shepparton, in protest at a ban on grazing this summer.[MORE]
Resident airs concerns over bulldozed track
A resident of Coonarr, south of Bundaberg, says someone has bulldozed a long track through environmentally valuable land in the area.[MORE]
Coalition accused of making land clearing deal
The Victorian Government is accusing the state Coalition of colluding with the Greens over proposed changes to native vegetation clearing legislation.[MORE]
Council says land clearing illegal
The Port Augusta City Council says it gave no approval for the clearance of land behind the prison.[MORE]
Garrett under fire over Gunns marine conditions
Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett has been accused of letting timber giant Gunns off the hook over marine environmental conditions the company must meet before its northern Tasmanian pulp mill project can proceed.[MORE]
Record fine for illegal land clearing
The New South Wales Land and Environment Court has handed down a record fine for a land-holder from the Monaro, in the state's south-east, convicted of illegal land clearing.[MORE]
'Protected' forests under threat
Environmental protesters are accusing the Government of logging old growth forest areas in East Gippsland that it promised to protect. [MORE]
Australian lifestyle getting worse for environment: report
A new report on the health of the planet has found Australia's exploitation of its natural resources is worse than ever.[MORE]
Developers urged to do more to protect waterways
The Sunshine Coast Environment Council says developers need to made more accountable to protect local waterways in the region.[MORE]
Tiwi forestry company to payout millions after clearing protected area
Tiwi forestry company ordered to carry out remediation work after it encroached on protected areas.[MORE]
Legal action against cattleman dropped
The Department of Natural Resources has dropped legal action against a Southern Queensland cattleman charged with illegal land clearing four years ago.[MORE]
McCracken to face court again over tree clearing
Former rugby league star Jarrod McCracken has been ordered to reappear in court charged with illegal tree clearing on his Whitsunday property in north Queensland.[MORE]
Land clearing ruining Papua's pristine forests
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Land clearing in Indonesia for palm oil is wiping out forests, particularly in the untouched region of Papua.[MORE]
Gunns desperate for publicity: Cundall
The former presenter of ABC TV's Gardening Australia, Peter Cundall, says television personality Don Burke would not work for Gunns if the timber company was building a pulp mill in his backyard.[MORE]
Burke, Cundall in pulp mill showdown
Gardening personality Don Burke has been hired by timber company Gunns to help win support for its northern Tasmanian pulp mill.[MORE]
Ex-footy great faces illegal development charges
Former NRL star Jarrod McCracken is facing 11 criminal charges for illegally developing a Whitsunday property.[MORE]
Land clearing blamed for more Ross River virus cases
A team of Western Australian researchers say land clearing is leading to more cases of Ross River virus.[MORE]
Native plants under threat
The Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens says climate change is starting to take its toll on the state's native flora.[MORE]
PNG police end Greenpeace logging protest
Police in Papua New Guinea have ended a three-day protest by Greenpeace activists, who were blocking a shipment of logs to China.[MORE]
Greenpeace still blocking PNG logging ship
Environmental group Greenpeace says it has no intention of allowing an export ship on the Papua New Guinea south coast to start loading logs bound for China. [MORE]
Logging giant denies Greenpeace's illegal harvest claims
A Malaysian logging company says it does not own the ship at the centre of a Greenpeace campaign.[MORE]
Greenpeace boards 'illegal' logging ship in PNG
Greenpeace activists have boarded a ship at a port on the PNG south coast and stopped it loading logs bound for China.[MORE]
Greenpeace ship spreads anti-logging message in PNG
Greenpeace protest ship Esperanza is preparing to tour Papua New Guinea and Indonesian waters in a campaign to protect the forests and highlight climate change.[MORE]
Warning to Gunns over mill deadline
The timber company Gunns will not say if it will ask the Federal Government for more time to prove its pulp mill can operate within environmental guidelines.[MORE]
Bairnsdale man penalised for tree removal
A Bairnsdale man has been sentenced to a 12 month good behaviour bond and ordered to pay costs for illegally cutting down trees at Sarsfield.[MORE]
