The latest from Territory Rivers
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ABC Coverage: Water allocation licenses, rise of agriculture poses widening threat to Christmas prawns from the north
By Roxanne Fitzgerald (ABC) | Friday 24 December 2021 Days out from Christmas, an unassuming, corner-block building on Darwin’s harbour is bustling inside. “[It’s] crazy. It hasn’t stopped at all,” Laura Luchetti […] Read moreRead more -
Territorians demand formal action over unapproved bulldozing at cotton gin site
Environmental groups and residents have renewed calls for the Gunner Government to undertake a full environmental assessment of the proposed Tarwoo cotton gin, following revelations the proponents have continued clearing before obtaining […] Read moreRead more -
Greatest threat to our rivers revealed in State of the Environment report
Our national report card is in and it’s grim – but it’s not too late to save our rivers Last week, Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek released the 2021 State of the […] Read moreRead more -
Concern for future of Territory Rivers as ‘slipshod regulation’ allows cotton industry to clear land without permission
Environmental groups have called for greater protection of Northern Territory rivers, following a decision by the Northern Territory Government to grant a retrospective land clearing approval for a large cotton gin facility […] Read moreRead more -
UPDATE: Cotton industry continues to clear land!
Hi, Two weeks ago, I contacted you about a big cotton project pushing ahead just outside of Katherine. This industrial-scale facility is the first step towards a large-scale cotton industry which could […] Read moreRead more -
“Too much at stake”: Residents raise the alarm about environmental impacts of Tarwoo Cotton Gin
Katherine area residents have today called on the Gunner Government to undertake a full environmental assessment of the proposed Tarwoo cotton gin, following revelations that the proponents have started construction before obtaining […] Read moreRead more -
Territorians call for full environmental assessment of Tarwoo Cotton Gin
Following recent media comments from cotton industry proponents about works starting on the Tarwoo Cotton Gin and approval of large-scale land clearing applications, environmental groups, local residents and fishing tourism operators have […] Read moreRead more -
Daly by-election Sept 11
The Northern Territory electorate of Daly is facing a by-election on September 11, and local residents are asking candidates to make a pledge for our rivers and for the communities that rely […] Read moreRead more -
Daly River tourism operators call for government action to protect river flows and local fishing industry
Tourism operators from the Daly River region have written to the Northern Territory Government, outlining their concerns about proposed large-scale cotton operations further upstream. “The Daly River is widely regarded as the […] Read moreRead more -
Unsatisfactory public consultation for new Adelaide River dam plans
As a member of the Territory Rivers: Keep ’em Flowing alliance, the Environment Centre NT wishes to raise a number of significant concerns relating to the lack of meaningful consultation opportunity available […] Read moreRead more