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Defending World Heritage Springbrook National Park from water mining
Lawyers from the EDO are going to the Queensland Planning and Environment Court to defend the Springbrook World Heritage Area from groundwater mining, which could see 16 million litres of water a year taken from the ecosystem. The EDO is representing the Australian Rainforest Conservation Society (ARCS) in their fight to protect the Springbrook’s World Heritage rainforest, waterfalls and wildlife. The proposal to mine World Heritage water at Springbrook In […]
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NSW’s Overdue Water Resource Plans Hampered by Further Delays
Dr Emma Carmody, Managing Lawyer, Freshwater TeamHuw Calford, Solicitor, Freshwater Team After more than two years of delays, a crucial element of the Murray-Darling Basin Plan (Basin Plan) – NSW’s Water Resource Plans (WRPs) – remains incomplete. On 20 April 2021, the Senate Committee investigating management of the Basin Plan heard that up to 19 of […]
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Thank you so much!
Your generous donation is a crucial contribution that will help drive the legal fight to protect wildlife and natural wonders like Springbrook. We can’t let precious water that should be part of a World Heritage ecosystem be turned into bottled spring water. On behalf of the legal team here at the EDO, thank you so […]
Analysis: New Koala SEPP Commences in NSW – But Worse is Yet to Come
By Senior Solicitor Cerin Loane Following its announcement on 8 March 2021 (see our earlier update), the NSW Government has now made State Environmental Planning Policy (Koala Habitat Protection) 2021 (Koala SEPP 2021). It commenced on 17 March 2021, while Koala SEPP 2020 continues to apply to some rural zones. Proposed changes to both the Land Management (Native Vegetation) Code 2018 and Private Native Forestry (PNF) Code of […]
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South Australia Planning Changes Spark Community Rights Concerns
A new planning system in South Australia has sparked concerns about the ability of members of the public to challenge development decisions. The Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act 2016 (PDI Act) came into full effect on March 19 2021, with the completion of a unified planning code to apply to all South Australian planning decisions. While the new system makes it easier for people to access some information and lodge and track development applications online, the Environmental […]
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Update: KEPCO Lodges Fresh Appeal in Bylong Coal Mine Case
Korean Government-owned KEPCO has launched an appeal against the NSW Land and Environment Court’s decision to uphold the refusal of a huge coal mine in the Bylong Valley. The Bylong Valley Protection Alliance (BVPA) has fought against the mine for years, supported with legal advice and representation from the Environmental Defenders Office. The mine was originally refused by the Independent Planning Commission (IPC) in […]
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Analysis: NSW koala protections back on the political agenda for 2021
By Senior Solicitor Cerin Loane Following the stand-off between the NSW Nationals and NSW Liberal Party over koala protections at the end of 2020, the Government has announced its plans for rewriting koala protections, and once again, evidence-based policy making has taken a backseat to political deals. But this time the Government is seeking to push things through with potentially reduced scrutiny by the NSW […]
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