The number of funded projects benefitting threatened species has just passed the 500 mark, as the Australian Government dramatically scales up efforts to save our native animals and plants. Since mid-2014, the Australian Government has appointed the nation’s first Threatened Species Commissioner, released Australia’s first Threatened Species Strategy, set truly ambitious new targets for feral…
Sixteen more threatened bird and mammal species will start on the road to recovery after the Australian Government today committed to improving their trajectories by 2020. The mahogany glider, eastern quoll, western ringtail possum, woylie, black-footed rock-wallaby, Gilbert’s potoroo, northern hopping-mouse and Christmas Island flying-fox will join the list of 20 mammal species prioritised for…
E&OE…. Topics: Burke and Wills site heritage listing, Tony Abbott, Queensland Nickel, Werribee South irrigation system GREG HUNT: The story of Burke and Wills is one of the great Australian stories. It's about grand vision, grand execution, fatal miscalculations, tragedy, the generosity of the Yandruwandha, the survival of John King – and it's a great…
E&OE…. Topics: Threatened Species Strategy STUART BOCKING: Minister Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: G'day. It's a pleasure to be with you and I'm actually fortunate to be at Werribee Zoo as we speak. STUART BOCKING: Fantastic. So what does it mean – when an animal is listed as threatened, what exactly does that mean? Where…
E&OE…. Topics: Feral cat eradication BEN FORDHAM: Greg Hunt, the Federal Environment Minister is on the line. Mr Hunt, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: And good afternoon Ben. I'm actually calling from inside the boundaries of the Werribee, or Western Treatment sewerage treatment plant in Melbourne, where believe it or not they've got extraordinary numbers –…
E&OE…. Topics: Threatened Species Strategy, feral cat eradication GREG HUNT: This just brings together three things. One is, it's the overall conservation movement of Australia and Zoos Victoria (inaudible) work we’re doing now, you and Rachael who is on our Threatened Species Advisory Panel, one of four key people, the Threatened Species Commissioner Gregory Andrews.…
E&OE…. Topics: Burke and Wills site heritage listing GREG HUNT: Thank you to the Royal Society for hosting today. We moved from Royal Park to the Royal Society, and I actually think we've ended up in the best possible place. I want to acknowledge basically everybody in the room in their own way – from…
E&OE…. Topics: Cities policy, urban canopies BEN FORDHAM: G'day Minister, good afternoon to you. GREG HUNT: And g'day Ben. BEN FORDHAM: You want to plant more trees? GREG HUNT: Yeah we do. We have for Western Sydney a million trees that we'll work on with councils and local communities, and I think we've already contracted…
The Government’s investment in renewable energy innovation today culminated in the official opening of the nation’s two largest solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in Nyngan and Broken Hill. “The 102 MW Nyngan and 53 MW Broken Hill solar plants have more than doubled Australia’s large-scale solar capacity and can generate enough electricity to power 50,000 average…
E&OE…. Topics: Nyngan solar farm, large-scale solar investment, Paris climate summit GREG HUNT: Thank you for welcoming us. It's always an enormous honour to be introduced and to be welcomed by Traditional Owners and the history and the feeling of an area like this is such a great sign of Australia's health at its best.…