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The floods that have covered about two thirds of Queensland earlier in the year did at least five billion dollars in damage. And the fear and anguish experienced by those who lost their homes and businesses – or loved ones - is unmeasurable. It’s alarming to think that this might be just our first taste of dangerous climate change across the … [Read more...]
Following the Brisbane floods in 1974, a protocol emerged from the State Government that saw local governments begin to use what is known as the Q100 or 100-year ARI (average recurrence interval) flood event. In essence, this means that the 100-year ARI flood is one with a probability of occurring once in every 100 years. The theory behind this … [Read more...]
The recent flood, cyclone and bushfire disasters across Australia have taken their toll on all. Our wildlife have suffered immeasurably too, as wildlife carers try to contend with the influx of injured and orphaned wildlife. The problems with our native wildlife did not start with the inland and coastal flooding. They started way back in … [Read more...]
Book Review: A STRONG BROWN GOD .. the Mary River Diary Author: Steven Lang Some seventeen years ago, in conversation with man from the state government’s Water Resources Commission, I made reference to Steven Lang who had just walked the length of the Mary River, from its source in the hills to the west of Maleny, to its mouth, beyond … [Read more...]
It’s often said that a picture paints a thousand words. Photographs of faces of anguish after the initial announcement, beautiful natural scenes that were so close to being lost forever and finally faces of joy and relief after the simple word, ‘no’ echoed throughout the Mary Valley. Arkin Mackay’s images made the issue personal. They … [Read more...]
“This is a victory of science over politics. The Greens and the community are thrilled with Minister Garrett’s decision,” said Queensland lead Senate candidate and environmental lawyer Larissa Waters. “Minister Garrett’s decision to apply the precautionary principle by refusing a dam with palpable risks to the environment is one which … [Read more...]
Dam opponents say the Federal Government has done the “right thing” on Traveston Crossing dam. The announcement of Peter Garrett’s “proposed decision” to can the proposed Traveston Crossing Dam has been welcomed by all those who have spent the last three and a half years examining the proposal and campaigning against it. Save the … [Read more...]
The former Midnight Oil front-man moved to his own unique, pulsating dance style while singing words a generation would remember. The emotions his songs could invoke were strong enough for me that while watching a live performance I decided there and then to pack my bags and return home after living in Europe for several years. Standing in ankle … [Read more...]
For a community that Government sources claim is starting to accept a dam, Mary Valley residents and others were showing no sign of it when they took too the river to visibly signpost the three mark in their fight too stop the proposed Traveston Crossing Dam. Three years to the day since Peter Beattie’s shock announcement of plans to build … [Read more...]
Since 1988 the Brownwater Classic at Moy Pocket has lured both locals and those involved in the environment movement to a patch of riverine forest near Pickering Bridge on the Mary River. It’s been a celebration of the river, in particular the blackbean tree, for it is the seed pods of this tree that provide the raw material for the tiny craft … [Read more...]
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