BENDIGO & DISTRICT ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL INC.

The Bendigo & District Environment Council Inc. (BDEC)

“One person can make a difference”

We encourage the appreciation of, the protection of, and responsibility for, the environment by individuals, organisations and governments, and promote an integrated approach to environmental issues.

Since 1988, we have been lobbying governments local, state and federal, exposing actiities such as
the damage caused by logging in native forests, mining and residential development, and requesting
legislation and regulation to protect biodiversity, stop overuse of natural resources and prevent
pollution of land, air and water.

Currently, we are focusing on the impacts of mining on human health and the health of the
environment, inadequate rehabilitation during and after the life of mines, poor management and
damaging exploitation of native forests both legal and illegal, environmentally damaging residential
development and failure to address the causes of climate change.

BDECbendigo@gmail.com