Ecotourism in national parks – A bad development?

EDO Qld senior solicitor Revel Pointon was on the road this month to provide community workshops around central coast Qld. We covered a lot of distance and a lot of different topics to empower regional communities to understand the laws and their rights to be involved in decisions that impact their health, environment and community.

EDO Queensland is turning 30 in 2019! Our volunteer profile series celebrates 30 years of volunteers, who are integral to the work we do. This time, EDO Qld Principal Solicitor Sean Ryan, recalls his experience as a student volunteer.

The Qld Parliament will vote soon on proposed laws that exempt public access to information around an important mining and gas fund, against the recommendations of the Office of the Information Commissioner. You can help stop this exemption going through.

Judges make decisions on the evidence before them - but Parliament may change the rules and bring in new climate laws. At this recent EDO Qld event, prominent jurists looked at Climate Law now, and into the future.

In September 2018, the High Court dismissed an application to hear the Linc Energy case made by the Queensland government. That means the Court of Appeal decision stands - so it’s possible for company liquidators in Queensland to disclaim future environmental responsibilities and for remediation costs to fall back on the State.

The Queensland Government introduced to Parliament the Waste Reduction and Recycling (Waste Levy) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2018 (the Waste Levy Bill) on 6 September 2018. Public submissions are now open

Are you based between Hervey Bay and Rockhampton? 

Come and check out one of our workshops on a variety of topics, all central to how You can use your powers under the law more effectively to help protect your environment and community.

Strong new evidence indicates that Adani has breached its environmental approval for the Carmichael Coal Mine - with calls for the Queensland Government to investigate.