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ŚƩƉƐĩ protecting nature living sustainably creating a climate for change PANDANUS DECEMBER 2013 Darwin rallies for CLIMATE ACTION plus: Renewable Energy to Asia Protect Arnhem Land Save Rapid and Ludmilla Creeks Kimberley to Cape Moving beyond Muckaty Become a member today! 1983 2013 Celebrating 30 years.

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protecting nature living sustainably creating a climate for changePANDANUS

DECEMBER 2013

Darwin rallies forCLIMATE ACTION

plus:Renewable Energy to AsiaProtect Arnhem Land Save Rapid and Ludmilla CreeksKimberley to CapeMoving beyond Muckaty

Become a member today!

1983 -­ 2013

Celebrating 30 years.

Environment Centre NTDirector Stuart Blanch

Lisa Peters Rob Law Lauren Mellor

Emma Murphy

Cat BeatonNina Bailey

Adrielle Drury Sophie

Edwards Hannah Seward,

GreenKey Graphics.Cat Beaton

Contact us

GPO Box 2120, Darwin, NT, 0801Unit 3/98, Woods Street, Darwin.

08 8981 1984 E [email protected] COOLmob: [email protected] www.ecnt.orgwww.kimberleytocape.net.au

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IN THIS ISSUE

1Cert no. L2/0031.2012 2

PANDANUS

A new Chairperson by Tony Young

Environment Centre NT Annual Report 2012/13

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Ranger 3 Deeps 16 229

Kimberley to Cape

Renewable energy to Asia

No Dam

Water in the Territory

Save Rapid Ck

Ludmilla Ck

Sustainability News

Climate Action

Protect ArnhemLand

Don’t Frack theTerritory

Tips for the festiveSeason & ANFA

Moving beyondMuckaty

Desert News

By Di Koser

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From the Chair

From the Director by Stuart Blanch

Nature Territory

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Nature Territory

 

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By Dr Clare Taylor, Kimberley to Cape Coordinator

Nature Territory

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Renewable Energy to AsiaBy Rob Law, Manager, Policy and Climate and Stuart Blanch, Director.

Safe Climate

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Safe Climate

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Nature Territory

By Stuart Blanch, Director

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Nature Territory

The GOOD The BAD The UGLY

By Stuart Blanch, Director

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Living Harbour

By Stuart Blanch, Director

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Living Harbour

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Green Living

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Green Living

Sustainable House Day 2013 by Sophie Edwards, COOLmob Sustainability

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Safe Climate

By Rob Law, Manager, Policy and Climate.

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Safe Climate

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Nuclear Free NT

“Whoever is taking this waste dump into our country needs to come back and talk to the Traditional Owners. We don’t want it, it’s not our spirit. Our spirit is our country, our country where our ancestors been born. “ Muckaty Traditional Owner Dianne Stokes

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Nuclear Free NT

ONE PAGE POLICY - ROB

Nature Territory

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Nature Territory

By Stuart Blanch, Director

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Nature Territory

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By Emma Murphy, Shale Free NT Campaigner

Nature Territory

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Festive Tips

By Nina Bailey

In October the Australian Nuclear Free Alliance (ANFA) held it’s 16th annual meeting in the Adelaide Hills. The Alliance has been an important forum for collaboration between Aboriginal communities, environment groups, trade unions and public health organisations. The Environment Centre NT was once again proud to attend and be involved along with another

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News from Alice

Thank you to the following organisations for supporting us:

Climate Action in Alice Springs

DESERT UPDATE

Our Board. We welcome two new Board

Members Strider and Diana Rickard. Strider

was a founding member in 1983! Thanks to

Justin Tutty and Chris McBride for their hard

work on the Board in 2013. Barrister and long

term Territorian Tony Young takes on the

mantle of Board Chair from Diane Koser who

has served for 13 busy and successful years.

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