The Great Barrier Reef is a priceless and fragile site of significance, and not just to Australia.
The Great Barrier Reef
- is oone of the seven natural wonders of the world
- was declared a World Heritage Site in 1981
- is home to a wide diversity of life
- is a popular destination for tourists, an important economic activity for the region, generating $1 billion per year
- it’s the state icon of Queensland
Why are millions of cubic metres of sea floor are being drudged up from the Great Barrier Reef?
For coal seem gas export facilities!
GetUp has an emergency petition to stop this. Sign the Petition Here
This will be the largest dredging project ever undertaken in Australia.
The Great Barrier Reef is already under intense pressure due to earlier floods and a changing climate. We’ve witnessed a steep increase in the rates of death of endangered marine wildlife this year — including dolphins, dugongs and turtles. The massive development for the coal seam gas industry may well prove too much for it to handle.
Coal seam gas mining is now affecting our communities and environment, from the family farm to the deep blue sea, and once these areas are destroyed, no amount of money will ever bring them back.
