Blog
Tellus Toxic Waste Dump One Step Closer?
September 12, 2018
The Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) has significant concerns about the Federal Governments’ environmental approval of the Tellus Chandler Salt Mine and Hazardous Waste Storage Facility, announced by the company today. This approval brings...
Read More ShareKey Amendments to NT Environmental Regulations
September 06, 2018
As expected, we are entering into an intense period of environmental policy and law reform. Following on from a key election commitment, the Government has released amendments to the Water Act that will remove...
Read More ShareSolar Future a Focus For Global Day of Climate Action
September 05, 2018
Community members of Alice Springs will join tens of thousands of people across Australia and around the world, to take part in a global day of climate action on Saturday September 8th. #RiseForClimate events...
Read More ShareNT Regional Meeting Reconfirms Commitment to Ban Fracking
July 30, 2018
Members of the Central Australian Frack Free Alliance and the Arid Lands Environment Centre drove up to a NT Frack Free Regional Meeting over the weekend 20-22nd July. The meeting featured key presentations on...
Read More ShareWomen in Science Feature at desertSMART EcoFair 2018
July 30, 2018
Friday 10th August - Sunday 12th August, Alice Springs The role of women in science and in the transition to renewable energy will be a strong feature of the desertSMART EcoFair program, happening over...
Read More ShareJoin The Plastic Free July Challenge
June 27, 2018
ALEC urges our members and supporters to get involved in Plastic Free July. Single-use plastic is an overwhelming challenge of the modern world. Humans produce over 300 million tons of plastic every year, much of it designed...
Read More ShareWaste Audit Results of Todd Mall Markets
June 27, 2018
As part of an Inspiring Australia project, the Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC), with the support of the Alice Springs Town Council and Charles Darwin University, conducted a waste audit of the Todd Mall...
Read More ShareA Community Walk To Wigleys
June 27, 2018
75 community members come along to the Walk to Wigleys and Launch of the Arid Lands Outback Trek on Sunday 24th June. ALEC provided a BBQ, and Aunty Pat Ansell Dodds provided a short...
Read More ShareCommunity & Science on display at World Environment Day
June 13, 2018
Better Together Exhibition 100 Alice Springs community members braved the cold on a Tuesday night to celebrate World Environment Day at the Better Together Exhibition at Watch This Space. The artworks spoke to the...
Read More ShareWorld Environment Day – A Chance To Reflect And Dream
May 31, 2018
Alice Springs community members are invited to acknowledge and celebrate World Environment Day on Tuesday June 5that two Alice Springs events; a tour of the new 5 MW Battery Energy Storage System installed by Territory...
Read More ShareRePair Cafe Repairs 77 Items
April 26, 2018
With funding from Inspiring Australia, the second Repair Café was held on Saturday 21stApril, 2018 at the Arid Lands Environment Centre and heralded a success by attendees. The Repair Café met its aim to...
Read More ShareFracking Decision Wrong Way for Territory
April 17, 2018
The Northern Territory Government has made the wrong decision in announcing the lifting of the moratorium on fracking this morning. Chief Minister Gunner has buckled to pressure from the Federal Government and the gas...
Read More Share