National parks aren’t for mining

In 2021, the South Australian government created Australia’s largest national park—Munga-Thirri / Simpson Desert National Park—covering an area of 3.6 million hectares.

Munga-Thirri / Simpson Desert is a vast, globally-important wilderness in Australia’s heart with continuous First Nations custodianship stretching back thousands of years. And this new national park is helping to protect the region’s more than 900 species of animals and plants.

But fossil fuel companies still hold leases to potentially expand the gas industry into the Munga-Thirri / Simpson Desert National Park. If it seems illogical that a national park can be managed for both ...

In 2021, the South Australian government created Australia’s largest national park—Munga-Thirri / Simpson Desert National Park—covering an area of 3.6 million hectares.

Munga-Thirri / Simpson Desert is a vast, globally-important wilderness in Australia’s heart with continuous First Nations custodianship stretching back thousands of years. And this new national park is helping to protect the region’s more than 900 species of animals and plants.

But fossil fuel companies still hold leases to potentially expand the gas industry into the Munga-Thirri / Simpson Desert National Park. If it seems illogical that a national park can be managed for both conservation and mining—that’s because it is!

In the 2022 state election the new South Australian Labor government committed to “No further extensions to be granted for Petroleum Exploration Leases currently held by Tri-Star within and adjacent to the Munga-Thirri / Simpson Desert National Park and the immediate retirement of the leases if/when Tri-Star withdraws.”

Please email Deputy Premier and Minister for Climate, Environment and Water Susan Close thanking the SA government for the policy commitment and supporting her in its delivery as a matter of urgency.

Together, we can stop the expansion of the fossil fuel industry into places like the Munga-Thirri / Simpson Desert National Park.

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Email Deputy Premier and Minister for Climate, Environment and Water Susan Close asking her to protect the new Munga-Thirri / Simpson Desert National Park from the fossil fuel industry.

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Dear Deputy Premier,

I write to you as both the Deputy Premier and Minister for Climate, Environment and Water to thank the South Australian government on it’s 2022 election policy commitment:  “No further extensions to be granted for Petroleum Exploration Leases currently held by Tri-Star within and adjacent to the Munga-Thirri Simpson Desert National Park and the immediate retirement of the leases if/when Tri-Star withdraws”.

In 2021, Australia’s largest national park—Munga-Thirri / Simpson Desert National Park—covering an area of 3.6 million hectares was created. This grand initiative is a significant step towards a north-south conservation corridor in the heart of Australia, allowing endangered animals and plants to move and adapt to a rapidly changing climate.

Munga-Thirri / Simpson Desert is a vast, globally-important wilderness in Australia’s centre with continuous First Nations custodianship stretching back thousands of years. And this new national park is helping to protect the region’s more than 900 species of animals and plants.

But fossil fuel companies still hold leases to potentially expand the gas industry into the Munga-Thirri / Simpson Desert National Park. If it seems illogical that a national park can be managed for both conservation and mining—that’s because it is!

I encourage you to continue all efforts to protect this remarkable desert wilderness, including areas like the iconic Kallakoopah Creek.

Again, I thank you and the SA government for the policy commitment and support you in its delivery as a matter of urgency. Stopping the expansion of the fossil fuel industry into places like the Munga-Thirri / Simpson Desert National Park is critical. Action in a climate emergency starts here.

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