MMG’s twenty-first century tailings solution could end five years of environmental conflict
MMG’s proposed Bobadil Heights Filtered Stack Tailings project is a welcome shift to twenty-first century practices that will remove the need to flood rainforests with acid producing sulphide tailings. MMG have been promoting two options for tailings storage at the Rosebery mine following five years of community opposition to their controversial proposed tailings dam at […]
Albanese and Watt to turn both barrels on Tasmania’s environment
“We will take them head on” – Bob Brown. PM Albanese’s Environment Minister Murray Watt is predicted by Bob Brown Foundation to turn both barrels on Tasmania’s environment and wildlife by backing two projects with devastating impacts on wildlife. Albanese/Watt are predicted to decide for Chinese state-owned corporation MMG’s ‘preliminary’ works on a dam to […]
Over 80 people attend Forest Convergence training event in Takayna
Over 80 people have attended a six day activist training event at McKimmie Creek in Takayna hosted by Bob Brown Foundation. The event was timed to prepare activists ahead of summer logging planned in Takayna and further afield in the state. “Takayna’s rainforests are again facing a summer of destruction, and our foundation is committed […]
MMG can end its tailings waste dump uncertainty by committing to paste fill.
Chinese state-owned miner MMG could end the manufactured uncertainty surrounding its tailings solution for the Rosebery mine, by abandoning its flawed and destructive plans for a new tailings waste dump in Takayna’s cathedral-like rainforests and committing to a twenty-first-century paste fill tailings solution. Under paste fill, acid-producing sulphide tailings are combined with concrete to stabilise […]
Brown calls for Barnett to go
Former senator Bob Brown has called on Tasmanian Premier Rockliff to remove Attorney-General Guy Barnett from office after the latter met with the Chief Justice apparently resulting in Supreme Court Justice Geason taking leave of office. Brown says that the Bob Brown Foundation’s case against Attorney General Barnett over his issuing of a licence to […]
Federal Environment Minister to decide on Tasmanian rainforest protection – takayna / Tarkine’s McKimmies Ck is Masked Owl breeding territory, confirms a scientific article.
The proposed destruction of takayna rainforests and Masked Owl breeding territory public comment ends today and the clock starts ticking for Federal Environment Minister Plibersek’s decision to protect the contentious forests. Bob Brown Foundation has gathered thousands of supporters’ submissions in opposition to the proposed destruction and will now turn to preparing to occupy the […]
Appeal against MMG controversial Tarkine lease hearing today.
A Supreme Court appeal against a mine lease granted to Chinese state-owned miner MMG will be heard in Hobart today. The lease was granted over Helilog Road in Tasmania’s takayna / Tarkine, some 8km before the actual site of the company’s proposed tailings dam. Bob Brown Foundation asserts that the lease was granted to prevent […]
Bob Brown Foundation to appeal MMG mine lease decision.
The Bob Brown Foundation has lodged an appeal to the full bench of the Supreme Court of Tasmania against an earlier single-judge decision upholding a mine lease granted to Chinese state-owned miner MMG. The lease, on Helilog Road in takayna/Tarkine, was granted to prevent access by protesters, media and the public to forested public land […]
Charges dismissed in test case for MMG protests
Bob Brown Foundation has applauded the dismissal of charges in the case of takayna protestor Ailsa Bennell as handed down by Magistrate Webster today. Ms Bennell was charged with the offence of hindering mining operations on a mine lease under section 84 of the Mineral Resources Development Act 1995 and trespass to an excavator. The […]
TAKAYNA forest defender ends 72 day treesit. The vigil continues
takayna defender Viola Barnes, known to visitors as Tyto, is climbing down out of her treesit on Saturday after a mammoth 72 day treesit. Tyto has occupied a treesit in the vicinity of mining company MMG’s proposed toxic tailings dam to highlight the rainforest at risk. “It is time for me to come down from […]
