The Web of Life

WWF has produced this great animation about the Web of Life following the theme of the Da Vinci Code. Check it out HERE. (You'll need flashplayer to run it)



Where is the line between profit and madness?

Although there are obviously many other environmental and social issues in the N.T. that deserve equal attention I have been focussed on the McArthur River because it is an example of outright disregard for the environment, water (our most precious resource), environmental law and the rights of traditional owners. Unfortunately there is a lot more dirty dealing going on in the Territory, such as the destruction of native habitat for plantation timber on Melville Island, which appears to have full approval and is even billed as being environmentally and socially responsible! This is a very distorted view of reality!

The Cane Toad problem is now so overwhelming that environmentalists are hoping to block their entry into Darwin as a means of protecting wildlife! Who would ever have thought that in the great expanse of the Northern Territory the safest place for wildlife would be amongst the suburbs of our capital City?

Unfortunately though the urgency and significance of the McArthur river campaign is such that I feel compelled to continue to bang on about it in the hope that the issue will not be forgotten. Despite the efforts made by environmental lobby groups and the traditional owners, there seems to be little public interest in the future of this particular river system or the rights that have been eroded by a dismissive political approval system!

Enough said! If you care at all about the effectiveness of our environmental safeguards, water or the health and wellbeing of fellow Australians please click on this LINK to the Don't Muck up the McArthur River website and check the calendar for updates. Don't close your eyes to this terrible injustice.

Read what the Northern Land Council (NLC) have to say about the issue HERE.