Minister Hunt, protect our Reef
Environment Minister, Greg Hunt is currently deciding if he will stand up to the mining industry and protect the Great Barrier Reef, or allow 3.5 million cubic metres of seabed to be dredged and dumped in the World Heritage Area at Abbot Point.
Will you take two minutes to call Minister Hunt ask him to stand up for the Great Barrier Reef as he did for Port Phillip Bay and reject these dredging plans?
When you call, you might not be able to speak with Minister Hunt directly. That's ok, you will be able to speak about your concerns with someone from his office, who will pass on what you had to say.
You don't need to be an expert to make a call, just someone who cares about protecting our Great Barrier Reef.
- The project would see 3 million cubic metres of seabed dredged and dumped in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
- Dredging and dumping in Reef waters churns up sediment which travels long distances, choking coral and marine life.
- Minister Hunt campaigned hard against dredging in Port Phillip Bay when he was in opposition. He repeatedly referred to dredge spoil as "toxic sludge" that would have serious impacts on the environment and local industry, including tourism and fishing (see his opinion piece here).
- This dredging project will make way for the largest coal port in the world at Abbot Point and facilitate the development of mega-mines in Queensland's Galilee Basin. If these mines go ahead, the annual carbon emissions which will result from mining the Galilee Basin could exceed Australia's yearly emissions.
- The project directly threatens the Great Barrier Reef's $6 billion tourism industry and 60,000 jobs that rely on a healthy reef.
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CALL MINISTER HUNT
Give Minister Hunt's office a quick call in support of protecting the Great Barrier Reef on
(02) 6277 7920
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