Protect Tasmania’s Ancient Forests

In 2021, the EPA Tasmania approved an expansion of the Tasmanian Advanced Minerals Silica Mine. This mine expansion proposal proposed for a patch of forest just north of takayna, with old-growth Eucalypt, Blackwood, and Rainforest. It is also habitat for endangered species like the Tasmanian Devil, Spotted Tail Quoll, and the Tasmanian Masked Owl.

In September 2021, our team of scientists wrote to the Federal Environment Minister appealing to her to change the decision. We submitted recorded audio evidence of the Masked Owl, which had been neglected in the original assessment. Now, the Minister wants to hear from you. Public comment has opened on our appeal for a reconsideration. The Minister wants to hear from interested members of the public whether they think this reconsideration should go ahead. We know the answer is yes. The original assessment was flawed and did not consider the presence of the Masked Owl. In a biodiversity crisis, this is no place for a Silica Mine expansion.

Make your submission today. Submissions close 1 August.