MTCC’s K. Maafushi Project Moves Ahead
MTCC won a contract for the development of Maafushi, Island, South Male’ Atoll.
→Cairns Thinks Big
Queensland Treasurer Curtis Pitt has confirmed that the Cairns Shipping Development Project will now target mega ...
read more →Eagleswood Dredging Raises Concerns
The NJDEP is terminating the permits for the construction of a massive 225,000 cubic yard dredge spoil dump ...
read more →Lake Dumping as Last Resort
U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown has announced that the year-end appropriations bill being considered in Congress this ...
read more →WWF-Australia Welcomes Port Development Bill
WWF-Australia has welcomed the Sustainable Port Development Bill – introduced in the Queensland Parliament ...
read more →Next Stage Kicks Off for Abbot Point Expansion
Studies for an environmental impact statement will begin today for the proposed expansion of one of Queensland’s ...
read more →Australia Signs Disposal Ban
A century-old practice to drop dredge material in the Great Barrier Reef area has been put to an end. Regulations ...
read more →Large Reef “to do” List Presented
With just 50 days before the World Heritage Committee meets in June, WWF-Australia and the Australian Marine ...
read more →New Taskforce to Help Save GBR
Queensland’s Chief Scientist, Dr Geoff Garrett, will head a new high-level Great Barrier Reef Water Science ...
read more →Land-Based Dredge Disposal as Preferred Option
Leichhardt MP Warren Entsch has applauded the Government’s move to ban the dumping of any capital dredge spoil in ...
read more →Hall Contracting Commends Government’s Decision
Queensland-based civil construction and dredging company Hall Contracting has commended the state government on its ...
read more →Amount of Dumped Dredge Spoil Exceeded in 2014
It has become apparent to CAFNEC that in 2014 Ports North dumped more dredge spoil in the Great Barrier Reef Marine ...
read more →Future of the Reef Priority for Palaszczuk Government
The Palaszczuk Government has moved to update a key plan for the Great Barrier Reef to reflect its proactive ...
read more →Government Ending Disposal of Dredge Spoil
The Hon. Greg Hunt, Minister for the Environment has issued orders for the creation of regulations for the Great ...
read more →New Research on the Reef Water Quality
New research shows $784 million is needed to improve Great Barrier Reef water quality, even before new the coal ...
read more →Dredge Disposal on Caley Valley Raises Concerns
Expert advice provided to WWF-Australia has raised alarming concerns about the plan to dump dredge spoil on the ...
read more →Abbott Government Should Listen More, Say the Greens
The Abbott Government should listen to international concern about the Great Barrier Reef instead of denying it is ...
read more →Abbot Point Wetlands at Risk, Says AMSC
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) today released a wide-ranging report into the iconic natural ...
read more →QRC: Senate Report Backs Reef Plan (Australia)
The peak industry body for the Queensland resources sector said the Senate report into the Great Barrier Reef backs ...
read more →Australian Greens Call for Permanent Ban on Dumping in ...
The Senate Inquiry into the Great Barrier Reef, established by the Greens, has tabled its report, recommending a ...
read more →AMCS Welcomes Change of Stance from Dawson MP (Australia)
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) yesterday welcomed acknowledgment from Federal MP for Dawson, Mr ...
read more →GBR Rescue Warning Issued, Says Greens Senator
The World Heritage Committee has tonight given the Abbott and Newman Governments one more chance to stop destroying ...
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