Denmark Environment Centre in Denmark, Western Australia | Non-profit organisation

Denmark Environment Centre

Locality: Denmark, Western Australia

Phone: +61 8 9848 1644

Address: 35 Strickland St 6333 Denmark, WA, Australia

Website: http://www.denmarkenvironmentcentre.org.au

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25.01.2022 Join us to discuss the current status and future planning for Denmark's water supply. The Water Corp., Minister for Water and Shire of Denmark representatives will share information about water catchments, availability of support for residents, and the proposed Albany-to-Denmark pipeline. Riverside Club, 3 Morgan Road, Denmark/Kwoorabup - 6-8 p.m. Tuesday 28th of January.

23.01.2022 Will you the Plastic Free July challenge? Join together to refuse single use plastic during July, and beyond...

22.01.2022 Join Pemberton local beekeeper and accomodation provider Mikey Cernotta and local pop up Espresso Fresh mobile cafe for a long weekend roadside coffee and first hand tour of a karri clear fell. Tourists and locals alike often drive thought the magnificent Southern Forests region, admiring the forest cathedral from the comfort of the car, unaware that beyond the 200m road buffer the ancient ecosystem is flattened - clear felled, and then burnt. It's time to expose what's reall...y happening to the South West Forests, and spread the word that all native forests are #worthmorestanding for local communities, economies, water, wildlife and climate. Find us on the corner of Treen road and Vasse hwy. From Pemberton, its 8km towards Nannup. From Nannup its 2km past Green Road in Channeybearup.

22.01.2022 What’s next in the Fight for the Bight?

22.01.2022 Happy World Oceans Day!

22.01.2022 You can make a quick submission re a WA Climate Change Policy here:

21.01.2022 A human interest story from DEC Committee Member Bart Lebbing about DEC's busy bee today: "Just letting you know that we had a great busy bee with sails going back up on the deck, and other jobs long waiting to be done accomplished and crossed off of the list of outstanding wants. One job in particular was a job Diane had long envisaged: to change the position of a cupboard in the store room. It was located against the side wall of the narrow room and she thought it would be ...great to turn it so it would be positioned against the far end wall of the room, so you can actually see of what is stored in there. We measured it, and saw that there was 90 mm of play, and the only way to get it to the back end wall, would be to get it out of the store room put it in the right position and then gradually move it back until in position. Geoff and Diane moved all the things in the way out and then got the cupboard out, and started moving the cupboard back with Geoff at the front and Diane at the back. When they got close to the back wall, they suddenly realised: Heh, how the hell is Diane getting out of here???? Three ways she could have gotten herself out of this precarious situation: 1. Move the cupboard back to the start of the process and start again, this time with Geoff and Diane on the proper side of the cupboard. 2. to get really agile and climb over the top and 3. to be agile as well and make herself small and crawl through the shelving. She opted for the last option and crawled out back to join her co-busy bee-ers just as I turned up to record the big event of the day. Certainly something to go down in the records of the DEC! Is there a lesson in this to be taken home and meditated upon?"

21.01.2022 If you missed the recent fire forum, held in Denmark/Kwoorabup in February, you can watch video of some of the enlightening speakers on YouTube.

18.01.2022 There’s sad news for environmental health in the Great Australian Bight as the Australian Government’s National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority (NOPSEMA) grants the second of four approvals required for Norwegian oil-giant Equinor to drill for oil 400 kilometers south west of Ceduna and 476 kilometers west of Port Lincoln, The Great Australian Bight is a pristine natural wilderness area, home to one of the world's most significant southern r...ight whale nurseries. Oil spill modelling shows that their nursery would not be safe. According to Equinor's own report, an oil spill in the Great Australian Bight could affect the coastline from South Australia to as far north as Port Macquarie in New South Wales. (NOPSEMA’s website states that In recognition of community interest they will not be announcing the approval during the Christmas/New Year period.)

16.01.2022 "Norwegian company Equinor has become the third major fossil fuel producer to abandon plans to drill for oil in the Great Australian Bight. The company said it had concluded that its exploration drilling plan was "not commercially competitive" compared with other exploration Drilling has been fiercely opposed by environmental groups who warned about a catastrophic spill.... The Federal Government is disappointed but supportive of future drilling."

15.01.2022 Get rat poison out of birds’ food chain. Certain rodenticides are poisoning some native birds and reptiles, not just the rodents they’re intended for. Native predators eat poisoned rodents and accumulate long lasting rodenticides, and are in turn poisoned. This year the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) reviewed the use of Second Generation Anticoagulant Rodenticides (SGARs) (rat and mice bait) and 4000 bird lovers let APVMA know that these da...Continue reading

15.01.2022 It’s encouraging to receive recognition from parliamentarians for the work of DEC and the Lake Jasper Coalition in protecting Yoondadadup / Lake Jasper.

15.01.2022 Denmark Environment Centre (DEC) and Albany Community Environment Centre (ACEC) submitted a combined submission to the review of the Environmental Protection Act (Commonwealth 1999) review (EPBC Act). Thanks to Brenda Conochie, Brad Kneebone and David Rastrick for spending a week-or-so sending responses back and forth to write an excellent submission. Why did we bother? The EPBC Act is the prime Act in ensuring the protection of the environment and conservation of biodiversi...ty in Australia, and it is failing to meet these aims. Serious reform of The Act is required, including binding legislation (not exempt by Ministerial declaration) in order to meet the Act’s primary aims. Even though the EPBC Act has failed to prevent species extinctions and the destruction of critical habitat in Australia, the mining lobby currently wants to weaken The Act even more, while we want to strengthen it. DEC and ACEC (consistent with and beyond recommendations made by the Environmental Defenders Office) proposed the addition of 7 new matters of national environmental significance be added: 1. Greenhouse gas emissions (particularly large projects that might contribute to anthropogenic emissions); 2. Logging and/or clearing of Forests and woodlands (removing the exemption of those covered under Regional Forest Agreements); 3. Protection of Waterways and reservoirs including the whole array of sources of water such as rivers and including all relevant drainage systems, aquifers, and reservoirs - from impacts of any source of development, e.g. mining, urban development, agriculture, infrastructure,) is essential. 4. Ecosystems of National Importance (including High Conservation Value Vegetation, Key Biodiversity Areas and Wetlands of National Importance); 5. Listed Critical Habitats and Vulnerable Ecological Communities, either Listed or nominated for Listing 6. Significant Land Clearing Activities. 7. The National Reserve System (terrestrial and marine protected areas) These seven new recommendations are in addition to retaining the nine current Matters of National Environmental Significance within the EPBC Act: 1) World heritage properties 2) National heritage places 3) Wetlands of international importance 4) Threatened species and ecological communities 5) Migratory species 6) Commonwealth marine areas 7) Great Barrier Reef Marine Park 8) Nuclear actions (including uranium mining). 9) Water resources (impacts of large coal-mining and coal seam gas projects) Thanks to everyone who looks out for our planet, our home, our fellow creatures, and each other. Let's keep working together, to make a difference!

12.01.2022 Join us to launch WAFA’s latest campaign: , ! Forests are a major ally in our efforts to avert a climate catastrophe. They draw down and store huge volumes of carbon from the atmosphere. But right now, logging and clearing are major drivers of climate change. We need to protect them for climate, and for life.... We are excited to share the excellent new WAFA website and campaign materials, and to provide opportunities for you to get skilled up and involved in the next steps for forest conservation in WA. We have achieved a great deal together, and there remains much to be done. Come along to eat delicious food, listen to excellent local musicians, join with other passionate people and get involved for the forests and the climate. Together we can achieve extraordinary things. Please remember that because of COVID restrictions you will have to register for the event.

12.01.2022 Today is the last day to make a submission on three projects that could create Australia's most polluting fossil fuel project - the Burrup Hub. Right here in our own backyard, Woodside with the support of Shell, BP and the State Government, are proposing to increase the extraction of dirty gas from a highly sensitive ecological and heritage area off the Burrup Peninsula. If approved, the Burrup Hub will not only become one of the largest and most polluting fossil fuel projec...ts in the world - 4x as polluting as the Adani coal mine - but it will also hinder WA’s potential to be a world leader in renewable energy technologies, and solutions. By continuing to expand Western Australia’s LNG industry we are risking our state’s significant ecological, environmental and First Nations heritage, putting our current and future generations at significant risk, and denying opportunities in future clean careers. If we are to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change we must reach net zero emissions globally before 2050, this project cannot go ahead. Please help us stop this by making a submission to the Environmental Protection Authority, urging them to reject these three proposals!

11.01.2022 Would you like to write a submission on WA's climate policy in a supportive, positive, fun environment? With only two days to go before the submission due date, the team at DEC have gathered the best pizza, beverages and information to make this possible. Be at the Denmark Environment Centre meeting room (out the back, up the top) between 6:30 and 8 p.m. (we really are going home then) Wednesday 27th of November 2019, and we'll write some awesome submissions! Would you like W...A to Immediately reduce carbon pollution and achieve zero net emissions as soon as possible? Create thousands of new renewable energy jobs and ompletely re-power WA with renewable energy and phase out climate damaging fossil fuels? Hold WA’s biggest polluters to account and permanently protect natural carbon stores in WA’s forests and other ecosystems? Support climate adaptation programs and partnerships? Do you like pizza? This could be the workshop for you! See more

11.01.2022 Denmark Environment Centre are happy to support the 'Ocean Beach Mini Fest' - a fundraiser for bushfire relief on Sunday 15th of March.

11.01.2022 Denmark Environment Centre will have a stall at Windrose Resistance Festival’s ‘Reconnect to Nature’ event this Saturday. Come and say hi!

11.01.2022 The South Coast Festival of Birds and Biodiversity is on again! Green Skills and BirdLife Australia's eight annual South Coast Festival of Birds and Biodiversity is on now and will run until April 2020. An array of inspiring events showcasing the unique and beautiful bird fauna of the south coast of Western Australia is on offer. People can learn more about our special birds and unique biodiversity of the south coast and conservation at a variety of talks and tours in Denmark... and surrounding area, participate in workshops to learn more about our wonderful local wildlife, fly kites at the Albany foreshore, or enjoy exhibitions of spectacular art and photography. Visit the festival website www.birdfestival.greenskills.org.au or http://www.birdfestival.greenskills.org.au/ for times, costs, registration information and further details, or contact Basil Schur at Green Skills on 0429 481 019 or via email on [email protected]

11.01.2022 Cry of the Forests is premiering at Luna Cinema, Leederville on the 1st of November. The film takes viewers to the heart of the forests to see first-hand the beauty of these towering ecosystems and the life they support. They will meet activists armed with GoPro's and dressed in camouflage gear who have risked their lives to bear witness and capture the devastation occurring in our forests. They will also meet traditional custodians, tourist operators & farmers on the frontli...ne of the battle to protect our forests. Stay tuned for Great Southern viewings later in November...

10.01.2022 A story of WA forests, ‘Cry of the Forests’ will screen at Denmark Civic Centre on Saturday 14th of November.

05.01.2022 On the 24th of June, DWER granted approval of 15.19 hectares of native vegetation within Lot 9005 on Deposited Plan 52008, Nullaki, Lee Road reserve (PINS 11640931, 11640930, 11640926, 11640925), Browns Road reserve (PINS 1164027, 11640795, 11640794) and Lake Saide Road reserve (PINS 11640793, 11640792, 11640788), Youngs Siding, for the purpose of extractive industry and road upgrades. There are 21 days from the 24th of June to appeal the decision. The area under applicat...ion has been assessed, and a Delegated Officer of the Department ofWater and Environmental Regulation (DWER) has determined the proposed clearing is at variance with principle (f), may be at variance with principles (g) and (i) and is not likely to be at variance with the remaining clearing principles. "If you disagree with this decision, you may lodge an appeal with the Minister for Environment. An appeal must be in writing, set out the grounds of appeal, and be received by the Minister within 21 days of the decision." "Please be advised that information on this application can be accessed on DWER’s website at www.der.wa.gov.au/you/native-vegetation/27-clearing-permits." "If you have any queries regarding this application, please contact Native Vegetation Regulation Officer Mr Derek Jenkins on 6364 7129." (Quotes from letter from DWER’s Manager of Native Vegetation Regulation, Mathew Gannaway, dated 24th June 2020.)

02.01.2022 Courses in Horticulture and Production Horticulture are commencing soon in the certified organic garden at Denmark Campus of SR TAFE. Enrolments close very soon.

02.01.2022 Cert. III Production Horticulture is due to start soon at SR TAFE’s Denmark Campus.

01.01.2022 Forest defenders are stopping the logging of an exquisite, ancient jarrah forest west of Bridgetown this morning after it was carved out of a proposed National Park to make it available for logging. Please sign this online action right now - calling on the Ministers for Environment and Forestry to immediately protect Dalgarup forest. https://waforestalliance.good.do/dalgarup/Dalgarup/... Dalgarup forest is very well known and loved by Bridgetown and Nannup locals who fought hard for it be protected through the 1990s. It was protected in a proposed National Park by the Gallop Government back in 2004, but this section being defended today was then secretly carved off under the Barnett Government. You can immediately see why it was originally within the boundaries of the National Park. It is absolutely spectacular jarrah country. Our emergency old-growth nomination has been rejected by DBCA, which has apparently already carried out an assessment and found the areas where the logging is currently happening not to meet the definition. Either there was an error in the assessment process, or this just goes to show what a joke the current definition of old-growth is in WA. There are ancient trees, an open and very diverse understorey, and fauna diggings everywhere. DBCA has records of critically endangered Western Ringtail Possums in there, as well as Quokkas, Chuditch, Brush-tailed Phascogales, Red-tailed- Carnaby’s and Baudin’s Cockatoos and Western-Brush Wallabies. Dalgarup forest is teeming with life and the fauna in there, such as the critically endangered Western Ringtail Possum, are teetering on the edge of extinction. It should be criminal to be logging habitat for endangered wildlife. Please sign the online action. https://waforestalliance.good.do/dalgarup/Dalgarup/ We are so grateful to the brave people currently stopping logging in Dalgarup. This is an emergency situation for this forest and its wildlife. The South West’s native forests must be protected: for climate, communities, wildlife and water. They are worth so much more standing. Together we can protect Dalgarup and other native forests in the South West from needless and destructive logging and transition the industry out of native forests. Please sign the online action and share it with your networks!