Media Kit

"Professor Hugh Possingham FRS, FNAS is one of Australia's most distinguished conservation scientists, based at the University of Queensland and serving on the Board of the Biodiversity Council and as President of BirdLife Australia. He co-developed Marxan, the world's leading conservation planning software, and contributed to the development of the EPBC Act itself - the same legislation now being called on to protect Woogaroo Forest. A former Queensland Chief Scientist and two-time Eureka Prize winner, he is an anchor signatory to the campaign's Expert Open Letter."

"Federal environment laws are clear: Developments likely to have a significant impact on federally listed species should not proceed." 

“There is no reason to destroy carbon-rich and wildlife-rich intact forest for houses in South East Queensland – there is plenty of degraded cleared land.”

“The people of Springfield will see their mental and physical health significantly degraded if Woogaroo forest is destroyed.”

 Professor Hugh Possingham
h.possingham@uq.edu.au / 0434 079 061

"Dr Christina Zdenek is a conservation scientist with over 25 years of field and scientific experience. She currently runs the national Urban Birds Program at BirdLife Australia, working to prevent bird extinctions and protect common species from decline, including campaigning against owl-killing rat poisons (SGARs). She also co-runs the Australian Reptile Academy, training people in the safe handling of Australia's venomous snakes."

"We are at a tipping point for the conservation of many species. Losing an area so significant as Woogaroo Forest will decimate local populations of native species and I believe it could lead to the extinction of a number of species."

Dr Christina N. Zdenek

christinazdenek@gmail.com / 0475 267 909