Critica Limited / Venture Minerals – same slop, new bucket
In an announcement to the ASX by Critica Limited, formerly trading as Venture Minerals, the rebadged company reannounced plans from its failed 2021 Mt Lindsay project referral as ‘new’. The 2021 project referral, which included underground mining and tailings storage, was withdrawn in 2023 after its 2011 open-cut pit mining plan was withdrawn in 2021. […]
Protest at Tasmanian Mining Conference by Takayna defenders
Takayna defenders have disrupted a stump speech by Critica Limited CEO Jacob Dreysel as the company formerly known as Venture Minerals promotes it’s third bid for a new mine in Takayna’s Mt Lindsay rainforest. While 60 community members attended a morning protest as Premier Rockliff addressed the mining industry inside Hobart’s Hotel Grand Chancellor. “Twice […]
Record crowd of 700 opens Hobart exhibition for Takayna protection
Art for Takayna has again achieved Salamanca Arts Centre’s largest annual turnout at last night’s opening in the Long Gallery. Hundreds of odes to Takayna are on display as a call for protection for one of the last wild places on Earth. “Art for Takayna is a strong, urgent and emotional appeal for people to […]
One hundred artists call for Takayna World Heritage protection
Artists have travelled from around Australia into Tasmania’s Takayna for a wild and inspiring four days in threatened landscapes in one of the world’s most unique environmental art projects. “Art for Takayna is a globally unique artivism event where frontline defenders host the artists and inspire their works. The artists immerse themselves in one of […]
11th Takayna BioBlitz wraps up with 200 participants recording more than 400 species of plants, animals and fungi
The 11th annual Takayna BioBlitz has concluded after hosting 25 survey leaders and 200 participants from across Australia. “Bob Brown Foundation is so proud to have hundreds of citizens take action for Takayna at our annual BioBlitz. Science is a central component of our Takayna campaign, including addressing knowledge gaps in the region’s biodiversity records. […]
Fate of Takayna World Heritage forests being arranged by mining company MMG
Prime Minister Albanese and Environment Minister Murray Watt are predicted to decide for Chinese state-owned corporation MMG’s ‘preliminary’ works on a proposed mine tailings waste dam to store acid waste from its Rosebery mine in the ancient Takayna rainforest. The to-be-destroyed rainforest, located at McKimmie Creek, is prime habitat for the endangered Tasmanian Masked Owl.
Rockliff backs off-road destruction of Takayna’s coast.
The Rockliff Liberal Government has doubled down on off-road vehicle destruction of ecological and Aboriginal heritage values on Tasmania’s West Coast including Takayna’s Western Tasmanian Aboriginal Cultural Landscape National Heritage Area. The government’s comprehensive failure to protect this globally significant Aboriginal heritage landscape includes failures to close tracks through Aboriginal heritage sites, issuing of permits […]
Sussan Ley’s Environmental Challenge.
Bob Brown says new Liberals leader Sussan Ley, former Minister for the Environment, had a good listening ear and preparedness to engage on the environment, if not act for it. “We hope she will make the rapid loss of nature a real issue to be tackled in Canberra.” “My experience, when Ms Ley came to […]
A grand piano and Jon Kudelka in Tasmania’s rainforests in support of Takayna’s protection
In a unique and breathtaking installation, for the first time in Australian arts history, a grand piano was placed in a threatened forest for pianist Dave McEvoy to compose music to help save Tasmania’s Takayna. One hundred artists travelled from every state in Australia to Tasmania’s Takayna for the annual Art for Takayna residency hosted […]
BBF WARNS STRATEGIC MINERALS POLICY FAVOURS MINING CORPORATIONS OVER NATURE
Bob Brown is warning Labor voters that the Albanese strategic minerals plan serves the mining corporations at the expense of Australia’s natural environment. “A clear example is Tasmania’s world-heritage-value Takayna rainforests where miners want to get a taxpayer-funded leg-up to extract tin and copper although there are large deposits around the world,” said Bob Brown. […]
