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Native Forest Logging

Ms Cate Faehrmann: I support this motion moved by my colleague Ms Sue Higginson, who has been an incredible forest campaigner for many years. It is disappointing to hear the environment Minister talking about the retention of some hollow‑bearing trees in forests inhabited by endangered greater gliders. It is incredibly disappointing to...

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Native Forest Logging

Ms Cate Faehrmann: Tasmania's forests are incredible. Many of us have visited Tassie, often with the sole purpose of experiencing those forests.

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‘Coastal Residents United’ Launched: New Alliance of Community Groups Fighting Inappropriate Development

Representatives from dozens of community groups campaigning to defend small coastal towns and pockets of sensitive and endangered coastal bushland from inappropriate development launched a new alliance today at the NSW Parliament. 

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Campbelltown Koalas on Track for Extinction unless Govt Acts: Greens

Newly released data revealing   that at least 25 koalas have been killed in the Campbelltown LGA over the past twelve months, 16 of them on Appin Road, must be the wake up call the government needs to act to save Sydney’s koalas, said Greens MP and transport spokesperson Cate...

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Liberals have rocks in their heads when it comes to koalas: Greens

Liberal party MPs have rocks in their heads when it comes to koalas and if they think that reigniting the Koala Wars won’t harm them at the state election, says Cate Faehrmann, Greens MP and koala spokesperson. Last week, National Party MP Dugald Saunders introduced a controversial bill that would...

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Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan Will Not Protect Koalas

The Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan will not protect koalas or other threatened species, says Cate Faehrmann, Greens MP and planning spokesperson, after the final plan was released today. 

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Proposed Drug Diversion Scheme will Still Fail the Most Vulnerable

The Attorney-General’s proposed drug diversion scheme to give police discretionary powers in issuing fines to people caught with small amounts of currently illicit drugs, will still allow police to continue discriminating against the most vulnerable and is not the solution to reducing drug harm, says Cate Faehrmann, Greens MP and...

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Koala Underpasses Must Be Built Before Development

Today’s commitment by the NSW Government to enact all 31 of the Chief Scientist & Engineer’s recommendations to protect Campbelltown’s Koalas is welcome news for the community and koalas, however underpasses must be built and koala corridors protected before Lendlease starts any development, says Cate Faehrmann Greens MP and spokesperson...

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NSW Upper House Calls on Govt to Halt Development Threatening Campbelltown’s Koalas

The Government must act now to protect Campbelltown’s Koalas said Ms Cate Faehrmann after the NSW Legislative Council passed a motion on Wednesday night calling on the Government to halt any further rezoning and development until underpasses are built on Appin Road and ensure that the two continuous east-west Koala...

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NSW Government Oversight of Kangaroo Industry Lacks Transparency, Monitoring and Compliance Parliamentary Inquiry finds

A New South Wales Parliamentary Inquiry into the Health and Wellbeing of Kangaroos and Other Macropods has handed down its report today, with recommendations to the Government that include strengthening monitoring and compliance around animal welfare and reviewing the way in which annual harvest quotas for kangaroos are determined.

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