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
Green EV Guide shows how to choose the most sustainable car
All cars have environmental impacts. Electric cars are certainly better for the planet than fossil burners. But some electric cars are better than others. That’s why Total Environment Centre has now created the Green Electric Car Guide.
Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan
Take action by calling on the NSW government to implement reforms that would put conservation of the many threatened plant and animal species and new parks securely in place before new development.
Open Letter To Fight Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan Reforms - Signed by 25 NGOs
Dear Local, State and Federal MP,
The Cumberland Plain Conservation Plan (CPCP) covers 200,000ha framing the entire western edge of Sydney. It could curb Sydney’s urban sprawl; protect endangered ecosystems; and help tackle killer urban heat for existing and new residents – while supplying new housing. Twenty-five national, state, and local environment groups are urging that the Plan be amended to put conservation of threatened plant and animal species securely in place before new development. You can find the statement here.
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.
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Total Environment Centre takes action to conserve our ecosystems, protect our biodiversity and fight pollution - for a brighter greener future.
Latest News
Sydney Koala Budget – species still at risk
Sydney’s beautiful greenbelt and the healthiest Koala colony in NSW are at...
Key Koala Refuge and Corridor to be Cleared
Koala habitat designated as of regional koala significance (ARKS) on the mid-north coast...
Status Report: Australia’s Bottle and Can Refund Schemes
We are releasing the first review of all of Australia’s drink bottle...
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.
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.
