Protect the Channel Country rivers and floodplains!

Fossil fuel giants are eyeing off the world-class rivers and floodplains of the Channel Country in the Lake Eyre Basin to expand dirty oil and gas.

The Queensland government has promised to protect these sensitive rivers and floodplains since 2015. However, while they stall on protection new oil and gas still threatens the rivers and floodplains.

In 2022, the Palaszczuk government finished a series of deliberations with a range of representatives (Traditional Owners, industry, environmentalists, science, agriculture, local government) on the future of the Lake Eyre Basin.

From this process the Department of Environment and Science said they would release ...

Fossil fuel giants are eyeing off the world-class rivers and floodplains of the Channel Country in the Lake Eyre Basin to expand dirty oil and gas.

The Queensland government has promised to protect these sensitive rivers and floodplains since 2015. However, while they stall on protection new oil and gas still threatens the rivers and floodplains.

In 2022, the Palaszczuk government finished a series of deliberations with a range of representatives (Traditional Owners, industry, environmentalists, science, agriculture, local government) on the future of the Lake Eyre Basin.

From this process the Department of Environment and Science said they would release a report outlining how the government could protect the Channel Country rivers and floodplains.

But Queenslanders are still waiting.

Together, we’re calling on the government to protect the Channel Country rivers and floodplains once and for all.

For the Palaszcuk government to do this, the first step is to release the promised report outlining how they could protect the globally significant Channel Country rivers and floodplains for genuine community consultation.

Communities having a genuine say now is essential for the health of the Channel Country in the Lake Eyre Basin for future generations.

Please email Premier Palaszczuk asking her to release the report NOW and pave the way for protection of these critical desert rivers and floodplains for people and wildlife.

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Dear Premier Palaszczuk & Deputy Premier Miles,

I am emailing you as one of your constituents to ask you to deliver on your commitment to protect the Channel Country rivers and floodplains once and for all.

I welcome your ongoing commitment since 2015 to protect the Channel Country in the Lake Eyre Basin but while your government stalls, these world-class rivers and floodplains are at risk of becoming industrialised gasfields, imposing dangerous impacts on water flows, wildlife and local communities.

The first step to protecting this sensitive desert river ecosystem is to release the Regulatory Impact Statement (RIS) from the Qld Lake Eyre Basin Stakeholder Advisory Group. Giving Queenslanders a genuine say on protecting this incredible ecosystem is vital to the future health of the Channel Country rivers and floodplains.

With Queensland on the frontlines of escalating climate and biodiversity crises, it is critically important that the Channel Country rivers and floodplains are protected from any new oil and gas and the dangerous infrastructure that comes with it.

Will you release the consultation Regulatory Impact Statement to ensure Queenslanders get a say on the future of the Channel Country rivers and floodplains and protect them from new oil and gas once and for all?

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