In the Media
The Chair of Caves Conservation Australia talks to the Citizen Science Show about Australia's caves and karst, what caves tell us about climate change, human history, and what threatens them.
Published on Spotify: November 23. 2025.
Nullarbor Hydrogen and Ammonia development to be accessed by the Federal Government.
The Western Green Energy Hub (WGEH), a joint venture of InterContinental Energy, CWP Global and Mirning Green Energy, say that federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek has determined the project will be assessed as a controlled action, through an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS).
Renew Economy. March 11. 2025
When Green Energy Threatens What it is Meant to Save
The proposed Kentbruck Windfarm in south-west Victoria, threatens, the critically endangered Southern bent-wing Bat, the Australian Bittern and Brolgas. It would be situated on the karst area of the Glenelg River, near a Ramsar wetland and national parks. It is currently being assessed by the Victorian Government, which has held six weeks of public hearings over the course of 2025. The proposal faces strong environmental opposition.
Published: Dec 27th 2025. ABC Online
Telstra has illegally widened a section of the Koonalda to Hughes track in the Wilderness Protection Area of the Nullarbo Plain. The damage risks the spread of the declared weed Buffel Grass. It will increase the silting of the underlying voids of the caves due to soil runoff during rain events.
Published online: 20 Feb 2026
First Dog on the Moon Cartoon published 30/06/2025
Caves Australia acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional owners and custodians of the land, rivers, and sea on which we live, and we pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge and respect the deep spiritual connection that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have to Country, especially to caves.
