DDEC News
MR: Protest Action to Protect Toowoomba’s Trees, Wildlife, and Heritage
MEDIA RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Community Protest Action to Protect Toowoomba’s Trees, Wildlife, and Heritage Highfields, QLD – June 11, 2025 The Protect Trees Toowoomba campaign, supported by the Darling Downs Environment Council (DDEC), is calling on residents...
Koala Advocacy to Environment Minister
Advocacy to New Environment Minister for Toowoomba Region Inclusion into Koala Strategy Recently Ahri Tallon (DDEC Coordinator), Don Carlson (DDEC President), Lana Bradshaw (Pittsworth Landcare), Cr Dr Rebecca Vonhoff (TRC), Jenny Withnall (DDEC Committee) and Sandy...
Keep Toowoomba Cool Campaign Launched
MR: Keep Toowoomba Cool Campaign Launched to Advocate for Localised Canopy Cover Goals Media Release Tuesday the 1st of October Contact: Ahri TallonPhone:0453 619454Email: info@ddec.org.au Keep Toowoomba Cool Campaign Launched to Advocate for Localised Canopy Cover...
Renewables Regulations Welcomed
DDEC Welcomes Stricter Renewable Energy Regulations: Guardrails Essential to Protect Nature, Farmland, and Communities Media Release: Tuesday 1st of October DDEC Welcomes Stricter Renewable Energy Regulations: Guardrails Essential to Protect Nature, Farmland, and...
Windfarm Reforms Require Stronger Nature Protections
Darling Downs Environment Council Welcomes Wind Farm Reforms, Calls for Stronger Protections for Environmental Areas MEDIA RELEASEDarling Downs Environment Council Welcomes Wind Farm Reforms, Calls for Stronger Protections for Environmental Areas The Darling Downs...
Shock: Mining Lease Objections Review Scrapped
MEDIA RELEASE13 March 2025 Shock as Mining Lease Objections Review Scrapped – Darling Downs Environment Council Calls for Transparency The Darling Downs Environment Council (DDEC) has expressed shock and disbelief at the Queensland Government’s decision to abruptly...
Crows Nest Community Tree Forum
Crows Nest Community Tree Forum We had a good turn out, of approximately 65 people, last night on a cold Friday night in Crow’s Nest for our second community forum expertly chaired by Scot McPhie where solutions and alternatives were discussed by a highly...
TRC Abandons EAC
TRC Abandons EAC Media Release Media Release: Darling Downs Environment Council Disappointed at TRC's Disbanding of Environmental Advisory Committee 5th of June 2024 The Darling Downs Environment Council (DDEC) is deeply disappointed by the recent decision of the...
Duttons Dangerous Nuclear Distraction
Dutton’s Nuclear Fantasy: A Dangerous Distraction from Urgent Climate Action Media Release Darling Downs Environment Council (DDEC) For Immediate Release: Wednesday 19th of June Dutton’s Nuclear Fantasy: A Dangerous Distraction from Urgent Climate Action The Darling...
TRC’s 50 Year Rolling Lease on Deongwar
TRC's 50 Year Rolling Lease at Deongwar Toowoomba Regional Council’s 50 Year Rolling Lease: Is it a Historical Legacy That No Longer Confers Any Benefit? 17 June, 2024. Prepared by Max Fulham for the Department Of Environment, Science and Innovation on behalf of the...