WED Festival program
2019 NSW Threatened Species Children’s Art Competition
Open for entries between June 3 and August 2, so now’s a great time for your children to get started on their artworks! Children from 5-12 years old in NSW can participate. We invite children to choose a threatened native species, then create a drawing or painting of it with an accompanying short explanation of…
Terania 40th anniversary celebration
NCC Regional Conference 2019
Changes to KPoM for Kings Forest Approved
The Independent Planning Commission has approved changes to the koala management plan for a 4500-lot residential development on the state’s far north coast. Property 28 Pty Ltd has sought to implement a new Koala Plan of Management (KPoM) and amend the conditions of approval for its Kings Forest Residential Subdivision about 15km south of Tweed…
Glossy Black Cockatoo Workshop – Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary
Glossy Black-Cockatoo Birding day is on 19th May 2019 organised by Tweed Shire Council’s Marama Hopkins and local ecologist, Kim Stephan. Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary is offering a FREE workshop this Sunday 5th May, 10.30am including lunch. The workshop will prepare you for the Birding Day. You will get a chance to view the Glossy Black Cockatoos. This is…
School Strike 4 Climate
Youth Coastal Ambassador Workshop
Kings Forest Koalas – submissions due 19 March
Final Opportunity for the Community to have a say in the Koala Plan of Management regarding our Endangered Tweed Coast Koalas in Kings Forest. Here is a letter developed by Team Koala that can be completed by interested supporters and most importantly personalised by adding something under item 4. Deadline for submissions is 5pm Tuesday 19th March by email…
School Strike 4 Climate
Tweed Byron Hinterland Trails
National Parks and Wildlife Service is seeking feedback on changes to the plan of management for Whian Whian State Conservation Area and Tweed Caldera Parks and Reserves to enable development of a multi-day walking track network and supporting visitor facilities linking Mount Jerusalem National Park with Nightcap National Park and Whian Whian State Conservation Area. More information and how to…
Bob Brown in Bangalow
Private Native Forestry Review
Confluence
A gathering about the serious business of water. Saturday, 2 March, Uki Hall, 2pm – 5pm We are assembling the people from our Northern Rivers area, particularly in the State electoral seats of Lismore and Tweed, to: Respond to the February 1 report from the NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer on the sustainability of water…
World Wildlife Day Rally
NSW Koala Strategy – “ineffective, inadequate and expensive”
WWF Media Release: A new report has found that the New South Wales government’s Koala Strategy is “ineffective, inadequate and expensive” and ignores the main cause of koala deaths – the destruction of habitat. The joint report by WWF-Australia, the National Parks Association of NSW and the North East Forest Alliance has found numerous failings in…
Stop Adani Convoy by Bob Brown Foundation
Snap #StopAdani Rally: Brisbane next Saturday
With the news this week that Adani has arranged to fund the entire project themselves, it’s critical that we massively ramp up our visible opposition to the mine over the coming weeks, especially in the lead up to Labor’s national conference. We’re holding snap marches in Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne next Saturday 8th December to “March…
20 year logging extension a disaster for the public good
NEFA MEDIA RELEASE The North East Forest Alliance has called the process used by the Commonwealth and State Governments to adopt new Regional Forest Agreements as a superficial sham simply intended to lock-up public native forests for private sawmillers at significant environment cost. “There has been no attempt to assess or review environmental, industry or…
Relocate Tweed Valley Hospital
Minister concedes unlawful decision on land clearing in Reef catchment
EDO NSW – 27 November 2018: In a case demonstrating the critical role community organisations play in holding elected officials to account, the Federal Court has upheld a challenge by the Environment Council of Central Queensland (ECOCeQ) – represented by EDO NSW – to a proposal to clear 2,100 ha of native vegetation on Kingvale Station on…
TOOT Rally 11am Sat 1 Dec M’bah
Towards Zero Deforestation Report
The top 20 tree deforestation hotspots in NSW have been revealed in a report by the NSW Nature Conservation Council, WWF-Australia, The Wilderness Society and National Parks Association of NSW. The report found that 17 of the state’s 20 deforestation hotspots also contain koala habitat at risk of land clearing under new state environmental laws. Read the report From Nature News…
Freedom of information documents reveal damning assessment of Berejiklian government’s proposed new logging laws
NEFA MEDIA RELEASE: As the NSW and federal governments are poised to sign off on 20-year extensions to controversial Regional Forest Agreements, documents acquired by the North East Forest Alliance under freedom of information show deep concerns within the Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH) about the impact of new logging laws on protected old-growth,…
Resolution on ‘No Water Mining’ at Tweed Shire Council Meeting Thursday 15 November 2018
Taken from Minutes of the Meeting.. 6 [NOM-Cr K Milne] Removal of LEP clause 7.15 re Commercial Water Bottling Activities Cr K Milne Cr R Cooper RESOLVED that: 1. Council re-instigates a more comprehensive planning proposal to remove clause 7.15 of the Tweed Local Environment Plan to prohibit water extraction for commercial water bottling facilities in…
New logging rules for public forests as bad as always intended
NEFA – Media Release. The North East Forest Alliance describes the final logging rules for public forests released today as a disaster for old growth forests, rainforest, river health, threatened species, Koalas, and global warming. The Governments’ decision remains as it was always intended, they have increased logging intensity throughout State…
Enova shares offering – local renewable energy!
Help us support the future of the planet while helping Australian communities · Are you fed up with government inaction on climate change? · Do you want to show that acting locally we can do things differently? · Do you believe that we should be able to use and share local renewable energy? Not sure what you can do…
Human Rights Charter Celebration postponed
This event has been postponed and we’ll let you know the new date when announced. __________________________________ Ngara is proud to launch the Human Rights Charter on Tuesday November 13th Mullumbimby Civic Centre, doors open 5pm with music and mingling Comedy, short speeches, dancers and singing at 6pm, closes 8pm Finger food (please bring some if…
Protest Water Mining Saturday 27th November 10am at Uki
Stop Adani yard sign
RALLY – RELOCATION OF TWEED HOSPITAL TO CUDGEN STATESIGNIFICANT FARMLAND (SSF)
Tweed Valley Regional Hospital Kingscliff Right idea Wrong place Stand for the Land and our Community – Make your voice heard This Saturday, October 20th 10 AM Cudgen Leagues Club, Wommin Bay Rd Kingscliff Its not a done deal No land bought No planning approval No 2018/19 budget allocation No community impact revealed For more info go to https://RelocateTweedValleyHospital.org
A Mighty Force – a film about the Stop Adani Movement
Rise for Climate Rally at Tweed Heads 8 September 2018
Power providers- how they stack up
8 Actions to Fight the Greenhouse
Home Expo 2018
Kingscliff TAFE, Saturday 15 September, 9am – 3pm Be part of this year’s Sustainable Living Home Expo as we provide an all-day program of activities for the whole family to help create more affordable and environmentally-friendly homes and lifestyles in the Tweed. Be inspired and informed: See the creative, inventive display of children’s Sustainable Shoebox…
Stop Adani Tweed at Mbah Farmers Market
The Big U-Turn Ahead
CALLING AUSTRALIA TO ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE How much time is left before Australian business,industry, government and households reach the peak emissions point of no return? How can we ‘chuck a collective Uey’ to reduce our emissions in time? What can we do now? KEYNOTE SPEAKER Earth System Scientist Professor Will Steffen from the Climate…
Rise for Climate Saturday 8 September
Northern Rivers and Gold Coast “Rise for Climate” rally, 8th September, at Tweed Heads
“Rise for Climate” is a worldwide, annual day of action organised by 350.org. This year there will be thousands of rallies in towns and cities all around the globe, including most Australian capital cities. Community groups in Tweed, Byron, Lismore and Gold Coast are collaborating to have one at Tweed Heads. Our purpose is to demand our local…
Rise for Climate Rally and March
EDO slides from Towards Zero Deforestation Roadshow
Thanks for joining us last week at the Tweed leg of the Towards Zero Deforestation Roadshow. Deforestation is causing havoc for our wildlife, our climate, and the health of local communities and our land. I’m so glad you were part of the Roadshow — together we have the power to end the bulldozing of trees and…
Seeking sustainable homes to showcase Sunday September16
Inspire, educate and share your story at Sustainable House Open Day, Sunday September 16, 2018 We are taking a break from the Sustainable House Day Design Competition this year. However, we are super excited to announce that we will host another Open House Day on Sunday 16 September across all of the Northern Rivers. This event,…
Power to the Tweed – free talk
You’re invited to join Tweed Shire Council’s Energy Projects Officer, Michael Qualmann, for a free information session at your local library to discuss Power in the Tweed on Wednesday 1 August. Tweed Heads library: 9.30am Kingscliff library: 12pm Murwillumbah library: 3pm Topics includes where Tweed’s power comes from, why more people are switching to solar…
Towards Zero Deforestation Roadshow
We’re coming to visit you in Tweed! Join us for our Towards Zero Deforestation Roadshow on July 23rd. Nature in NSW is in crisis. New laws allow for devastating deforestation and broad scale land clearing of important wildlife habitat. At least 1000 species of plants and animals in NSW are facing extinction, including our iconic koala;…
Stop Adani Tweed takes the message to Splendour
Your Forests mini documentary
Made by NEFA volunteers to raise awareness of what is really happening to public native forests and the current imminent threat of the Regional Forests Agreement renewals and proposed weakening of the already weak logging rules in the Integrated Forestry Operations Approvals which are also being reviewed. Watch at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN-SRJUJG2E&t=7s Submission deadline 13 July 2018. NEFA…
Detailed IFOA Submission Points for north east NSW
New legal challenge to land clearing code
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW, represented by the Environmental Defenders Office NSW, has again commenced Court proceedings to challenge the validity of the Land Management (Native Vegetation) Code 2018, on the basis of documents received under freedom of information laws. More information at the EDO website