The Wilderness Society Australia Information

Protecting, promoting and restoring wilderness and natural processes across Australia for the survival and ongoing evolution of life on Earth. We’re a grassroots organisation that came into national prominence from the epic fight to save Tasmania’s beautiful Franklin River 40 years ago. Since then, we’ve gone on to protect nature across our great continent—from old-growth forests to magnificent rivers and outback landscapes to vast blue seas. We’re building a movement to swap the destructive thinking of the past for the modern vision we need. One that’s better for all Australians — and for all life on Earth. We're securing better laws and oversight for the ecosystems that sustain us, and meaningful protections for Australia's most important wild places. Currently, we’re running a coordinated campaign to keep the pristine waters of the Great Australian Bight oil-free and safe from one the world’s biggest oil companies. The Bight has one of the largest untapped oil reserves anywhere—which, if exploited, poses a great risk to both the climate and the nature of the region. Without a liveable climate, the vulnerable ecosystems that sustain us, won’t. Deforestation is Australia’s hidden emitter — like adding 10 million cars to our roads. So we are working on many fronts across Australian to stop rampant deforestation and protect our unique old-growth forests from logging. Our aim is to build long-term change in Australian society. That’s why we’re enlivening Australian society in order to protect and respect our natural world as part of the bigger picture. If you want to protect Australia’s extraordinary natural heritage from being dug up, dammed, cleared and wasted away; if you believe strong action needs to be taken on climate change; and if you believe that nature is central to our collective identity—then get in touch with us today.