Mr Kevin Buzzacott has filed an application in the Federal Court challenging the Commonwealth Environment Minister’s approval of the Olympic Dam expansion. He is represented by the Environmental Defender’s Office (SA) Inc (EDO) in those proceedings. Mr Buzzacott (known as…
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Kevin Buzzacott challenges Tony Burke’s Olympic Dam mine expansion environmental approval in the Federal Court
Uranium mining, waste products & health risks
We recommend the following viewing for anyone engaged with or curious about the current debates over the extraction and processing of uranium for use in nuclear power generation. These videos, all of which are available to watch for free online…
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Dr Gavin Mudd: Olympic Dam mine expansion’s environmental impacts from waste management and water extraction
Widely published Environmental Engineer Dr Gavin Mudd visited Adelaide from Monash University to address a meeting of concerned citizens on October 9th. Little did those present know that the following day, State and Federal Governments would grant environmental approval to…
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Kevin Buzzacott: Close Olympic Dam mine and charge BHP Billiton and the SA Government for environmental crimes
Kevin Buzzacott, Arabunna elder wants BHP Billiton & Olympic Dam ‘out of the desert’ Uncle Kevin Buzzacott, an Arabunna Elder from the Lake Eyre region has had a long history campaigning for an end to uranium mining in his country.…
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Mark Parnell: The value of the cuttlefish and marine environment
South Australian Green party politician and former environmental lawyer, Mark Parnell MLC has snorkelled with the cuttlefish and is acutely aware of the mounting pressures proposed developments are placing on this unique wildlife phenomenon. The ‘death of a thousand cuts’…
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Jochen Kaempf: Upper Spencer Gulf is no place for desalination plants
Associate Professor Jochen Kaempf is a marine scientist and oceanographer from Flinders University in South Australia. For the past ten years, Jochen has been intensively studying the nature and dynamics of the Spencer and St Vincent gulfs. When he first…
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Local Perspective: Eddie Hughes
Eddie Hughes has held a seat on the Whyalla City Council for 21 years. A resident since the age of ten, he has a vision for Whyalla which builds upon its industrial reputation without jeopardising its marine environment. Frustrated…
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Cuttlefish Missing: Tony Bramley
Tony Bramley is affectionately referred to as the ‘Godfather of the Cuttlefish’. The proprietor of Whyalla Diving Services, Tony has introduced people from all walks of life to the Giant Australian Cuttlefish aggregation, and is amazed at how the phenomenon…
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Ecology and impact: Prof. Bronwyn Gillanders
Professor Bronwyn Gillanders works at the School of Earth & Environmental Sciences at the University of Adelaide. With over ten years of experience swimming with, observing and studying the Giant Australian Cuttlefish, she is a leading authority on the population…
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