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25.01.2022 From ethereal kelp forests off the south east Australian coast to grassy woodlands and their stunning wildflowers, many ecological communities are under threat ...in Australia. But national environment legislation the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act has so far been ineffective at protecting them. In our recent paper, https://www.publish.csiro.au/PC/PC20040 we identify a major flaw in the current approach to listing threatened ecological communities for protection under the EPBC Act: the requirement to meet unrealistic condition thresholds. In other words, where areas of a community do not meet these specific minimum thresholds, they’re considered too degraded to warrant conservation and aren’t protected under the EPBC Act. What’s an ecological community anyway? An ecological community is a group of species that co-exist in a specific type of habitat and interact with each other. For example, a mangrove community is clearly different in structure and the types of plants and animals is supports, compared to what you would see in a salt marsh community nearby. Just like individual species, ecological communities can occur over thousands of kilometres, even though examples of this type of community may only be found in small and patchy areas across that range. There are currently 85 threatened ecological communities https://www.environment.gov.au/biodi/threatened/communities listed in the EPBC Act, and the majority of them are listed as critically endangered or endangered. Major threats to these communities include land clearing and development, which can increase their risk of extinction. ....New attitudes in a changing world It’s clear governance frameworks have struggled to keep up with the changes in ecosystems that human activity causes....Importantly, we need to change our approach to environmental governance frameworks, including seriously rethinking condition thresholds in the EPBC Act, to ensure we can continue to protect biodiversity as it rapidly changes before us. - Manu Saunders Lecturer, University of New England; Deborah Bower Lecturer in Ecosystem Rehabilitation, University of New England; John Thomas Hunter Adjunct Associate Professor in Landscape Ecology, University of New England; Sarah Mika Senior research fellow, University of New England See more

24.01.2022 Pleas sing this petition. We are intending to appeal this council decision

23.01.2022 Please read this is you care about the plight of koalas

14.01.2022 I often imagine that the non human beings on this earth. Fox, badger, Nettle, wolf, salmon, squirrel, oak, worm, Dandelion and daisy...... Wonder what happened ...to the human animal thread, in this tapestry of life, of nature, of connection. When was it that the two leggeds fell into such a deep sleep, so deep they no longer see, hear or feel their own beating hearts, no longer listening to the language of life. This tender human thread in this beautiful tapestry has been missing for so long, as if a spell had been cast upon the human spirit, a fog filling their minds until they are lost. Will the two leggeds return? weaving themselves back into the fabric of their nature, or will they continue to plod, no longer seeing their home, no longer inhabiting their hearts. I wonder, is there a story whispered between plant, tree and animal. Of a creature that was once so alive, so knowing and aware of life, a strong part of the community of others. Yet one day this creature lost their voice, becoming mute to nature and life. And now the fabric is tearing, out of balance, the human thread is no longer holding their part in the community. The tall rooted ones, the small green ones, the scaled, the furred, the winged and the slimy are wondering and waiting....will the two leggeds wake up? Words Brigit Anna McNeill Art by Graham Franciose

01.01.2022 Turn sound on! This awaited me when I came home today