Join thousands of Australians taking action to protect our environment

Together we are conserving our ecosystems, maintaining clean water, fighting pollution, and protecting our biodiversity- for a brighter greener future.

Established by trailblazers of the Australian environment movement in 1972, Total Environment Centre has worked with Australian communities on more than 100 victorious campaigns - defending parks and bushland in rural and urban areas, driving debate, advocating for pure air and water, supporting positive change in business and industry, and encouraging better environmental policy.

Our key achievements from over 100 wins include:

Won

the battle for a container deposit scheme

10,000 km2

of pristine forest saved from destruction

New Laws

supporting energy efficiency and combating climate change

Safeguarded

dozens of urban green spaces

NSW ELECTION: TEC LAUNCHES SYDNEY BASIN KOALA POLICY

Voters living in the region from the Shoalhaven to Western Sydney to the Hunter and Port Stephens should know what the political parties and independent candidates are going to do, to save our neighbouring Koala colonies from extinction after decades of legislative failure.

MASSIVE SUPPORT FOR BIGGER DRINK CONTAINER REFUND SCHEMES

Australians want more drink products such as wine and spirits in Australia’s container refund schemes by a very big majority.

CROSS VOTER SUPPORT FOR KOALA PROTECTION

With the NSW State Election only a few months away, a YouGov survey has revealed strong support across party lines for improved protection of Koalas. 89% of Labor and 78% of Coalition voters in NSW want Koala habitat in NSW protected.

The clear message is that political parties need to have credible policies so that public and private bushland that are koala habitats are protected from development such as housing, mining, and logging. This is the case whether you live in Sydney or regional areas. We’ll be closely assessing the upcoming policies.

ROYAL GOLF COURSE TREE MASSACRE

The result of court action announced today allows the destruction of almost 600 trees at the Royal Golf Course, in Rose Bay and is testament to failed tree protection policies at local and state government levels. As an organisation, we call for urgent Ministerial intervention.

Save Sydney's Koalas

Protecting the thriving colony of koalas in Sydney's South West!

Sydney Basin Koala Network

We have established the Sydney Basin Koala Network stretching from Newcastle, the Hunter, Blue Mountains down to Nowra to advocate for protection by mobilising the community, science and legal resources.

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Total Environment Centre takes action to conserve our ecosystems, protect our biodiversity and fight pollution - for a brighter greener future.

2023 Sydney Basin Koala Campaign

With an over 20% decline of koala population in the Sydney bioregion in the last 20 years, our 5-point Sydney Basin Koala policy outlines the steps needed to halt their trajectory from endangered to extinct. The Sydney Basin Koala Policy is based on the best science and is intended to close the litany of loopholes in the law governing development, that is pushing the Koala towards extinction.

AUSMAP

It’s hard to solve a problem you can’t see. So we’re putting microplastic pollution on the map!

Green Energy

With the best renewable energy resources in the world, Australia should be a global leader in the fight against global heating. Instead we are helping to trigger a climate catastrophe. But the market is overtaking the fossils. TEC has worked for years to encourage the growth of a solar and wind friendly energy supply system.