CORAL BATTLEGROUND - Softcover

Wright Judith

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1742199062 ISBN 13: 9781742199061

Publisher: SPINIFEX PRESS PTY LTD, 2014

Synopsis

Teaming with marine life and with more than 130,000 square miles of spectacular coral reefs, sand cays, and islands, the Great Barrier Reef is Australia's most precious marine possession. "The Coral Battleground" tells the story of a small group of dedicated conservationists in Queensland--John Busst, Judith Wright, Len Webb, and others--who fought to save the Ellison Reef from coral-limestone mining and the Swain Reefs from oil exploration. First published in 1977, this book tells of how the group swelled to encompass scientists, trade unionists, and politicians throughout Australia, and led in 1976 to the establishment of a guardian body: the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority. A must read for all those who consider themselves environmental custodians, this book is the story of a group of activists who beat the odds to successfully campaign for Mother Nature.

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Review

"Wonderful and timely to see this lovely new edition of a classic book that every Australian should own. In it Judith tells the inspiring David and Goliath story of how she and a group of friends took on massive forces of greed and destruction that threatened the existence of the Great Barrier Reef and won. Australia urgently needs this new call to arms." --Iain McCalman, author, "The Reef: A Passionate History"

"Political intrigue, shifting allegiances, dirty deeds, and more, Judith Wright records the environmental struggles of the 1970s, and the people's movement to preserve the Great Barrier Reef--for a time. Today, as the reef faces new threats, her book provides inspiration and a how-to guide for a new generation of activists, for whom the beauty of the reef matters most deeply." --Rosaleen Love, author, "Reefscape"

"It will come as a surprise to most people that so many of the issues confronted in the 1960s by the doughty campaigners against drilling for oil on the barrier reef are still alive. We will have to be as determined and as persistent as they if we are to protect what is now a World Heritage Site from pollution, dredging, dumping, coral bleaching and pest species." --Germaine Greer, author, "White Beech"

About the Author

Judith Wright is an award-winning writer and poet and a conservationist and activist. She was the founder of the Wildlife Preservation Society of Queensland. She is the author of "Born of the Conquerors," "The Cry for the Dead," and "We Call for a Treaty."

About this edition

• Publisher: SPINIFEX PRESS PTY LTD
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1742199062
• ISBN 13: 9781742199061
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 1