January 23, 2020 - While Australia burns as part of the climate crisis, the State of Queensland continues its fervent quest to develop more coal. This is the sixth submission written on New Hope Coal ...
Submissions
Every day we are lobbying government and industry to protect health through care of the environment.
Below is some of our current advocacy work.
Draft State Public Health Plan (SA) 2019-2024 (October 2018)
October 9, 2019 - DEA in South Australia has contributed to the South Australian Public Health Plan 2019-2024, building on our previous Submissions on the 2013 Plan and during Consultation on the new Plan. ...
Sustainability of energy supply and resources in NSW (September 2019)
September 23, 2019 - The Environment and Planning Committee of NSW Parliament conducted an inquiry into the sustainability of energy supply and resources in NSW. DEA provided a submission the inquiry. The submission can ...
Dendrobium Mine Expansion Proposal Submission (September 2019)
September 10, 2019 - DEA is concerned about the ongoing mining activities occurring within the Greater Sydney Water Catchment, and the effects of this mining on the water security of over 5 million people. ...
WA EPA’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment Guidance (August 2019)
August 29, 2019 - WA EPA is working in an environment of federal policy failures in acknowledging, committing to and effectively reining in emissions, and no appetite for effective taxation or emissions trading policies. ...
Climate Health WA Inquiry (August 2019)
August 28, 2019 - The impacts of climate change on the health of our community are an urgent issue that needs addressing by government with both attention and resources. The public health community has ...
Australia’s faunal extinction crisis (August 2019)
August 28, 2019 - This Senate Committee on faunal extinction has a very important role because presently it is the only parliamentary voice in a position to make a statement on the interlocking and ...
Isaac Downs Project (August 2019)
August 19, 2019 - The prime consideration of the project must be whether it complies with the need for Queensland and Australian sustainability in view of the climate change and biodiversity emergencies. Isaac Downs ...
Expert Position Statement on health-based standards for Australian regulated thresholds of nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and ozone in ambient air (August 2019)
August 5, 2019 - Ambient air pollution contributes to over 3000 premature deaths each year in Australia. Even at low concentrations, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and ozone (O3) are impacting public health. ...
Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System (July 2019)
July 30, 2019 - An expanding body of research literature describes the links between climate change and mental health. Extreme weather events have serious, long-term and complex impacts on mental health, and extreme weather ...
Project changes to the New Acland Coal Mine Stage 3 Project submission (July 2019)
July 25, 2019 - This is yet another application from the infamous Acland New Hope mine for expansion even before its previous application for a new water license has been decided. Over many years the ...
Winchester South Project Draft Terms of Reference for an Environmental Impact Statement (July 2019)
July 18, 2019 - In Australia, Queensland will be damaged most from climate change progression and it is clearly illogical for Queensland to promote its own demise. We recommend that climate change impacts from ...
Underground Water Impact Report for the Surat Cumulative Management Area (July 2019)
July 11, 2019 - Doctors for the Environment Australia believes that this report must be seen in the context of possible harm to the sustainability of Queensland and Australia, and in this regard we ...
Draft Marine and Coastal Policy (July 2019)
July 10, 2019 - This submission was sent by DEA to the Department of Environment Land Water and Planning to comment on the final Marine and Coastal Policy which outlines how the marine and ...
Proposed variation to the ambient air quality measure standards for ozone, NO2 and SO2 submission
July 3, 2019 - Australia’s air pollution standards, known as National Environment Protection Measures (NEPM), were set in 1998 and are long overdue for revision. These standards are intended to protect public health, but ...
Review of Interim Emissions Reduction Targets for Victoria (2021-2030) (July 2019)
July 2, 2019 - The Victorian Government appointed an Independent Expert Panel to advise on 5-yearly sector pledges on emission reduction targets (ERTs) up to 2030, under provisions of the Climate Change Act 2017. ...
Modernisation of Victorian Regional Forestry Agreements (July 2019)
July 2, 2019 - DEA has made a submission on the Victorian Government’s review of its Regional Forestry Agreements (RFA). RFA’s are agreements between State and Federal governments which enable logging to occur without ...
Winchester South Project (June 2019)
June 18, 2019 - Whitehaven Coal’s proposed open-cut metallurgical coal mine, the Winchester South Coal Project in the Bowen Basin, Queensland, has been referred to the Federal Government in three separate applications for the ...
Origin Kyalla drilling and hydraulic fracturing 2019 (May 2019)
May 30, 2019 - The NT gas development which will result in GHG emissions many times greater than those of the Adani mine will commence in the next few months. DEA has made this ...
Wollar Solar Farm (May 2019)
May 13, 2019 - It is important for the development of the vital renewable energy industry that appropriate developments proceed in order to build the skill base and employment opportunities for people working in ...