Protesters take aim at South Australian mining department s handling of St Kilda mangrove die-back
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People wore black armbands during the vigil for the St Kilda mangroves.
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A vigil has been held at Parliament House in South Australia for 10 hectares of mangroves that died due to a salt mining mishap north of Adelaide.
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Community leaders and the Opposition have questioned the Government s handling of the situation
There are warnings that many more mangroves remain at risk, with hypersaline water still leaking into the area
The aquatic trees surrounding the popular St Kilda Mangrove Walk, along with 35ha of salt marsh, are believed to have been killed by leaking salt brine from nearby gypsum ponds.
Annual General Meeting wrap up and Honorary Fellows welcomed
Engineers Australia’s recent Annual General Meeting gave members the opportunity to learn about the achievements and challenges in 2019-2020, ask questions and meet our new Honorary Fellows.
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Held in a “hybrid” online/face-to-face format, the Annual General Meeting was attended by members around Australia.
Members received updates on achievements, progress and challenges from the CEO Dr Bronwyn Evans and the 2020 National President and Board Chair Chris Champion including:
Membership growth (up 4% from the previous year to 100,911), record non-student membership (up 5% to 72,748) and record Chartered membership (up 7% to 26,401)
The passing of legislation for registration of engineers in Victoria and New South Wales