Walkatjurra Walkabout sends a message to Bill Marmion
The EPA decision on Toro's proposed Wiluna Uranium Mine has been going through an appeals process after Wiluna local's CCWA and others appealed over relaxed environmental conditions, poor public...
View ArticlePaladin’s continuing failings a warning for small uranium miners
The Conservation Council of WA has been following the activities of Perth based uranium miner Paladin in collaboration with a number of other environmental NGO’s and social justice groups globally. In...
View ArticleTony Burke - this Christmas give us a proper environmental assessment of the...
Right now Tony Burke is considering whether to give environmental approval to WA's first proposed uranium mine or ask for more information. We've written to him, requested meetings, sent e-mails and...
View ArticleActive Radio not Radioactive - regional ad campaign launch
Monday 25th February 2013Active-radio not RadioactiveAboriginal and community representatives have today launched a state wide radio campaign highlighting the risks posed by uranium mining in WA....
View ArticleWA's first uranium mine - a bad deal but not a done deal - emerging trends in...
Only weeks after the WA State election – when a pro nuclear Liberal party was returned to Government, Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke gave conditional approval for WA’s first uranium mine -...
View ArticleNuclear not worth digging or dealing
Article published in the Kalgoorlie Miner 9th August 2013At this week’s Diggers and Dealers, low commodity price and high production costs have been a focus of attention for the entire minerals sector....
View ArticleNational Parks are no place for uranium mines
When we think of national parks in Australia we generally think of places of renewal and natural beauty where we can take the whole family to recharge and reconnect with nature - places that draw...
View ArticleUpdate: uranium mining in WA
The Barnett Government lifted the ban on mining uranium in 2008 – nearly six years later there is no commercial uranium mines in WA! There are no projects with final Government approval and no projects...
View ArticleRadioactive Waste Dump nominations for WA
Today news broke that Gindalbie Metals Ltd has made a nomination to host the National Radioactive Waste dump at Badga Station in the Mid West of WA. The proposal by the troubled mining company was not...
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