by WA Forest Alliance | Jun 22, 2026 | Better Fire Management, Northern Jarrah Forests, Updates
As we pass the winter solstice, let’s reflect on some of our big wins over the last six months and consider what the rest of the year holds for WAFA’s campaigns. Reflecting on the wins is an important way we can ensure we don’t get burnt out, maintain our passion, and...
by WA Forest Alliance | Sep 3, 2025 | Media Releases, Northern Jarrah Forests
MEDIA RELEASE Alcoa’s Huntly Minesite Ad Standards Australia has upheld a claim that a recent advertising blitz by Alcoa to support its proposed expansion of bauxite mining in Perth’s unique Northern Jarrah Forest breached 80% of the Environmental Code:...
by WA Forest Alliance | Aug 18, 2025 | Media Releases, Northern Jarrah Forests
MEDIA RELEASE Jarrah trees piled up after being bulldozed for bauxite mining Conservation groups have joined forces to take Alcoa to task over advertising claims around the environmental impacts of its bauxite mining operations in the Northern Jarrah Forest in...
by WA Forest Alliance | Aug 3, 2023 | Updates
Alcoa is reapplying for a license to transport and treat PFAS contaminated water at its Willowdale mine site near Dwellingup after seriously mismanaging the process of dealing with the ‘forever chemical’ last year. WAFA encourages everyone with an...
by WA Forest Alliance | Jun 22, 2023 | Updates
On Monday the 19th of June, late in the afternoon, Alcoa announced a new mining exclusion zone around Dwellingup. Perhaps Alcoa expected people to be grateful and relieved that it was ‘giving back’ 8,334 ha of its 720,000 ha lease area. Perhaps if it...
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