‘More and faster growth is the mantra of both our leaders. Yet it is increasingly clear that population and economic growth are the main drivers toward an unsustainable future. In every single chapter of the massive United Nations GEO-4 Report, released just last week and written by hundreds of the world’s leading scientists across a …
Church leaders are to be congratulated for their rallying cry on climate change but need to address root causes, according to Sustainable Population Australia inc (SPA). National President of SPA, Dr John Coulter, says that population growth is a major root cause of climate change along with consumption and dependence on fossil fuels to run …
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Queensland Premier Peter Beattie’s call yesterday for an Australian population of 50 million echoes those by vested interests of the housing, construction and real estate industries, according to Sustainable Population Australia inc (SPA). National President of SPA, Dr John Coulter, says that this is not surprising given the very large donations that members of …
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The Queensland Government is pushing high growth in South East Queensland via the Local Growth Management Strategies that every local government must adopt in the coming months say conservationists. The South East Queensland Regional Plan 2002-2026 (SEQ Regional Plan) requires each local government in SEQ to prepare a Local Growth Management Strategy by 30 June …
Earth Day In keeping with the theme for Earth Day 2007, “A call for action on climate change”, a public forum at Indigiscapes in Capalaba Saturday called for a halt to the South East Queensland Regional Plan until climate change and protection of our natural environment are factored into the planning process. Predictions in the …
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It is long past the time when our politicians learnt what ‘environmental sustainability’ really means, according to the newly elected national president of Sustainable Population Australia inc (SPA), Dr John Coulter. “For too long ‘sustainable’ has been used as a euphemism for all that is good and acceptable,” says Dr Coulter. “Politicians and others have …
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The Queensland Government should halt urban growth in South East Queensland say conservationists following the release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report last week. A resolution calling for a moratorium on development will be put at a public forum “Populating the Life out of Paradise” to be held at Redlands IndigiScapes on Saturday …
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The Queensland Government and pro-growth local governments in SEQ are forcing communities to accept population targets beyond the sustainability of the region and driving SEQ from one crisis to another, say conservationists. Overcrowded hospitals and schools, more and increasingly congested roads, lack of water, loss of open space and bushland and a shortage of recreational …
An upcoming public forum will seek solutions to unprecedented and unsustainable growth which they say is “populating the life out of paradise” and will push to limit urban development in South East Queensland, The forum is open to all South East Queensland residents and will be held at Redland’s IndigiScapes Centre, 17 Runnymede Road, Capalaba, …
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Rapidly diminishing water, congested roads, vanishing green and open spaces and insufficient recreational infrastructure are the hallmarks of the State Government’s pro-growth strategy. Mr Simon Baltais, President of Sustainable Population Australia SEQ Branch said, “Since when is rapid population growth, which is so eagerly sought after by the State Government, a solution to SEQ’s water …
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