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Free Public Talk on Nuclear Issues in SA: Saturday 17 October

October 2, 2026

You are invited to a free Public Talk on Nuclear Issues in SA

Saturday 17 October
2-3.30pm
Minor Works Building – upstairs
22 Stamford Ct Adelaide 
(Parking on Sturt or Wright Streets) 

Public Talk: Nuclear Issues in SA: Uranium, Nuclear Waste Dumps, AUKUS and SMRs

David Noonan will speak on public interest concerns over the new Roxby Downs Indenture Act 2026 on BHP copper-uranium mining and ore processing in SA, and on how AUKUS may face SA with a High-Level nuclear waste agenda.

Dr Jim Green will discuss international developments in the field of nuclear power including ‘small modular reactors’ and Generation 4 ‘advanced’ nuclear reactor concepts.

Please register for the free public talk at Humanitix https://events.humanitix.com/nuclear-issues-in-sa
Coffee, tea and snacks provided.

The public talk will be followed by the Friends of the Earth Adelaide 2026 AGM from 3.30-4pm. Please RSVP for the AGM to adelaide.office@foe.org.au if you would like to attend.

All welcome.

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AGM Notice – FOE Adelaide Saturday October 17

September 19, 2026

Dear FOE Adelaide members and friends,

You are invited to the 2026 Friends of the Earth Adelaide AGM and Public Talk on Nuclear Issues
Saturday 17 October
Public Talk: 2-3.30pm
AGM: 3.30-4pm
Minor Works Building – upstairs
22 Stamford Ct Adelaide
(Parking on Sturt or Wright Streets)

Nominations for the Admin & Strategy Collective are most welcome. Those of you who are not members of FOE Adelaide yet are most welcome to join. Please fill in and send the membership form you will find in the About Us/Join Us section of the website. Any questions, please contact adelaide.office@foe.org.au for more information.

Before the AGM there will be a free public talk from 2-3.30pm with snacks provided.

2-3.30pm Public Talk: Nuclear Issues in SA: Uranium, Nuclear Waste Dumps, AUKUS and SMRs

David Noonan will speak on public interest concerns over the new Roxby Downs Indenture Act 2026 on BHP copper-uranium mining and ore processing in SA, and on how AUKUS may face SA with a High-Level nuclear waste agenda.

Dr Jim Green will discuss international developments in the field of nuclear power including ‘small modular reactors’ and Generation 4 ‘advanced’ nuclear reactor concepts.

Please register for the free public talk at Humanitix and RSVP for the AGM to adelaide.office@foe.org.au

Hope to see you there!

Robyn for the Admin & Strategy Collective

 

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Welcome the AUKUS Peacewalkers Sun 20 Sept

September 14, 2026

Invitation from PACOA: Port Adelaide Community Opposing AUKUS

International Day of Peace 20 Sep | Day of Action at Port Adelaide

Join South Australians in Port Adelaide to show our opposition to US and Australian government war preparations, and to celebrate the growing people’s movement for peace and friendship across our region and beyond.  

It will be a cultural extravaganza featuring:

  • the Giant Green Submarine inflatable by PAAF
  • two community choirs
  • XRSA Street theatre
  • Public Art Peaceboats
  • Fiddle We Must band
  • the arrival of the Peace Walkers Against AUKUS, completing their remarkable 400 km walk from Port Augusta

Events will commence at the Workers Memorial, Port Adelaide (corner of Commercial Rd and St Vincent’s St) at 1pm sharp. 

Speakers will include Karina Lester from the AUKUS Public Inquiry, MLC Melanie Selwood, AFOPA’s Mike Khizam, Professor Al Rainnie, local Port Adelaide legend Sandra Dann, Campbell Duignan from the MUA, and CFMEU organiser Allen Harris (retired). The event will be MC’d by Eileen Darley.

Come along, bring friends and family, and be part of a colourful community gathering for peace.

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FOE Adelaide Submission on Roxby Downs Indenture Act

June 7, 2026

FOE Adelaide Submission to the Select Committee on Roxby Downs (Indenture Ratification) (Amendment of Indenture) Amendment Bill 2026 
Summary: This brief submission covers Community concern over the Bill’s rushed inadequate process, extended legal privileges to BHP interests, toxic mining waste, Traditional Owner rights, and continued threats to Mound Springs & Great Artesian Basin waters.
Note that notice of the callout for submissions was 22 May and closed on 1 June which was grossly inadequate for democracy to be fulfilled.
Refer to our brief submission here.

Clean Futures, Mining, Nuclear

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Adelaide is losing 75,000 trees a year

April 17, 2024

One of the best ways to keep our cool is to maintain leafy streets, parks and backyards. But in some cities, trees are being chopped down faster than local councils can replace them. Some councils are also fast running out of land to plant trees.

Most of the damage happens on private land. Usually it’s a result of large blocks being subdivided or undeveloped land being opened up for more homes.

Cutting down trees for urban development is well within the law. But tree-protection laws are weaker in some parts of Australia than in others. To ensure our cities remain liveable, some laws will have to change.
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Beyond just providing shade, trees reflect heat into the atmosphere. They also cool the air by releasing water through pores in their leaves, acting like evaporative air conditioners.

Trees provide many other benefits such as removing pollutants, limiting erosion and improving public health.

The influential 3-30-300 rule for green cities, proposed by Dutch researcher Cecil Konijnendijk, states:

  • you should be able to easily see three trees from the window of your house or workplace

  • cities should have at least 30% overall tree cover

  • you should have a green space with trees within 300 metres (or a three-minute walk) of your house or workplace

Our team at the University of Adelaide produced a 2022 report on tree-protection laws across Australia. The state government commissioned us to verify a claim that South Australia’s tree-protection laws were the weakest in the nation. We compared state and local council regulations, and the claim turned out to be true.

— from the Conversation: “Adelaide is losing 75,000 trees a year. Tree-removal laws must be tightened if we want our cities to be liveable and green”, by Stefan Caddy-Retalic,  Kate Delaporte &  Kiri Marker

 

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