NEWS

3 December 2010 - I meet up with Glenn Walker of The Wilderness Society to talk Wild Rivers.

17 November 2010 - QLD Government rejects Cape Alumina claims that wild rivers legislation is a political tool ... | MORE

29 September 2010 - North Queensland Indigenous groups reject Abbott's intervention on Wild Rivers ... | MORE

27 September 2010 - Glenn Walker of The Wilderness Society, tells the truth on Wild Rivers ... | MORE

4 August 2010 - Tony Abbott plans tear wild rivers to pieces, should his party be elected on August 21 ... | MORE

24 June 2010 - Queensland Govt. announces it is considering another seven Cape York rivers for 'wild' status ... | MORE

11 June 2010 - It's a month of great days, Cape Alumina has announced it is scrapping its Pisolite Hills project, the Wenlock gets to live as it has for thousands of years. Click HERE for more.

4 June 2010 - It's a great day, the Qld Government has declared the Wenlock River 'wild', read more, click HERE.

9 May 2010 - Still no response from Cape Alumina to our e-mail sent to them on 15 April 2010 and a follow up e-mail sent on 28 April 2010. It would appear Cape Alumina isn't interested in discussing the cold, hard facts of their proposed Pisolite Hills project.

29 April 2010 - Cape York Aboriginal community expresses concern about mining impacts on Wenlock River. Click HERE for more.

15 April 2010 - E-mail sent to Paul Messenger, Cape Alumina P/L CEO. We wait in anticpation to see if Mr Messenger has the decency to respond in person or whether he flick passes it to his spin doctors, or whether a response is at all received. Click HERE for our e-mail.

14 April 2010 - Terri Irwin rejects Cape Alumina's claim that its proposed bauxite mine will create 1,700 jobs. Click HERE for more.

9 April 2010 - Cape Alumina labels The Wilderness Society's fight against their proposed bauxite mine a stunt and says it should be ignored. Click HERE for more.

9 April 2010 - E-mail received from the Queensland Premier's Office, from Mr Nick Williams, Senior Policy Advisor. This e-mail is in response to an inquiry submitted by me concerning the outstanding status of the Wenlock River under the Wild Rivers Act 2005, and the Queensland Government's position with regards to Cape Alumina's current mining proposal in the Wenlock River Basin. Please click HERE for the response.

1 April 2010 - Phone call received today from the Premier's office from 'David'. In essence, Cape Alumina have NOT yet submitted their EIS. The Govt. is currently deciding if the Wenlock will be declared a wild river under the Wild Rivers Act. To be fair, David was quite interested in my views on the Wild Rivers Act, the Wenlock River & its ecology and was quite happy to take time out to discuss these issues with me.

1 April 2010 - Second call made to the Queensland Premier, Anna Bligh's office. Spoke to 'Leonie' and told her the reason for my call, promised 'someone' would return my call. Stand by ...

31 March 2010 - Call made to the Queensland Premier, Anna Bligh's office on 07 3224 4500 to discucss Cape Alumina's mining proposal. I was promised 'someone' would return my call. No return call received.

18 February 2010 - The Bayside Bulletin newspaper covers our very own fight to save the Wenlock River & SIWR ... | more

7 February 2010 - Mining powerhouse, Clive Palmer is Queensland Premier, Anna Bligh's new best friend as massive coal investment promises to restore Queensland's AAA credit rating ... | more

27 January 2010 - QLD Govt ministers enjoy a lavish dinner party courtesy of mining magnate Gina Reinhardt, while said ministers are reviewing one of her mining projects, conflict of interest? Premier says no ... | more

16 January 2010 - Miners don't think wild rivers legislation should apply to them and want greater access to pristine areas of Australia's Cape York peninsula so they can destroy it ... | more

15 January 2010 - Cape Alumina demonstrates its greed and ignorance by seeking to mine within 200 metres of the Coolibah Springs complex ... | more

15 January 2010 - Federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott pledges to save the Murray-Darling, but wants to overturn Wild Rivers legislation. The message here is he is only interested in protecting river systems after they are completely stuffed and have had the life sucked out of them by industry ... | more

15 January 2010 - Queensland Natural Resources minister Stephen Robertson says he won't 'bend the rules' for Cape Alumina ... | more

13 January 2010 - Received a response from Australia Zoo staff today after informing them of our fight to save the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve & the Wenlock River Basin ... | more

12 January 2010 - Federal Opposition leader, Tony Abbott seeks to introduce a private members bill to overturn the Wild Rivers Act 2005 ... | more

9 January 2010 - Carolyn Male, MP, State Member for Pine Rivers was kind enough to respond to an inquiry regarding the SIWR mining proposals while she was on holidays with her family ... | more

7 January 2010 - Mining magnate and one of Australia's richest men, Clive Palmer bankrolls Queensland opposition ... | more

7 January 2010 - Government leaves the door open for foreign companies to control Australian mines and hence syphon more money out of the country ... | more

30 December 2009 - A 250,000 signature petition was snubbed by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Natural Resources Minister Stephen Robertson today. Bligh and Robertson said they will instead await an environmental impact study being conducted on the area in question by Cape Alumina Pty Ltd ... | more

15 December 2009 - Queensland state Government baulks at gazetting the Wenlock River as a wild river under the Wild Rivers Act 2005 ... | more

16 November 2009 - Massive fires create havoc in the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve. A vulnerable ecological habitat becomes even more so ... | more

29 April 2009 - Professor Craig Franklin describes the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve as an oasis of rare birds and plants ... | more

23 April 2009 - MP Carolyn Male brings the environmental significance of the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve to Australian Government ... | more

21 April 2009 - Queensland Labor Government gazettes the Lockhart, Stewart and Archer rivers on Cape York peninsula under the Wild Rivers Act 2005. The Wenlock river is still not covered by the legislation with submissions closing on 29 May 2009 ... | more

11 December 2008 - Queensland Government releases a draft proposal to gazette the Wenlock River under the Wild Rivers Act 2005 ... | more

4 September 2008 - The Queensland Land Court rules in favour of Cape Alumina Pty Ltd to continue mining exploration in the Steve Irwin Wildlife Reserve ... | more