Archive for December, 2003

Moves to improve Great Barrier Reef water qualityLink to full story

Prime Minister John Howard and Queensland Premier Peter Beattie have signed the Great Barrier Reef Water Quality Protection Plan, which will now be implemented to arrest and reverse the decline in the quality of water entering the reef lagoon, within 10 years.

posted by seamas on December 5, 2003 at 6:38 pm · filed under Media releases Oceans and coasts

Federal Parliament considers reef rezoningLink to full story

Federal Parliament is considering a plan that will rezone the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, increasing the size of protected areas to 30% of the reef.

posted by seamas on December 3, 2003 at 6:07 pm · filed under Oceans and coasts

Wind farm skips environmental impact assessmentLink to full story

Victorian Planning Minister Mary Delahunty has decided a proposed Pacific Hydro wind farm will not be assessed for its environmental impact. The wind farm will be built near Bacchus Marsh.

posted by seamas on December 1, 2003 at 11:01 am · filed under Climate, greenhouse and renewable energy