Save The Great Barrier Reef

We need to take action now, Greg Hunt has delayed his decision about the dredging of the Great Barrier Reef . We can persuade him to take action against this monstrous crime. The Great Barrier Reef is in danger of being taken over by a coal seam gas export facility which means draining millions of cubic metres of sea floor. What will happen to all of the species which depend on the Great Barrier Reef - the answer is clear. They will perish without our help. The Great Barrier Reef is now so endangered that it is almost certain that it will soon become a World Heritage site. TAKE ACTION AND WE CAN PREVENT THIS ALL FROM HAPPENING.

Read on for more facts about the Great Barrier Reef

•The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world and is recognised as a global treasure, due to the amazing biodiversity which it sustains and it's unparalleled beauty.
•The Great Barrier Reef is one of the 7 Wonders of the Natural World.
•The reef brings in billions of dollars of economic activity every year and supports tens of thousands of jobs in tourism and the fishing industry.
•The largest dredging project ever undertaken in Australia was approved to occur within the Great Barrier Reef WHA, at Gladstone Harbour, and is slated to remove a total of around 50 million cubic metres of soil.
•The ecosystem of the GBR is already very fragile and is facing total collapse with the added pressure of the dredging, which releases toxic chemicals into the sea.
•In the past 6 months (the first stage of dredging) there has been a steep increase in deaths of endangered marine wildlife - 6 dolphins, 10 dugongs and 231 turtles have washed up dead near Gladstone on the Great Barrier Reef.
•Fishermen and their families have been getting sick and have noticed that many of the fish have washed up with a strange flesh disease.
•The Australian government failed to inform UNESCO of the approval of the gas facilities in the Great Barrier Reef WHA.