In 1982, a similar protest occurred at Mount Nadi on the other side of the Nightcap Range. In 1982, the Premier, Neville Wran, declared a moratorium on the logging of rainforests in New South Wales.

Today, the Nightcap National Park incorporates Mount Nadi, Griers Scrub and Terania Creek.

On 1 July 1983, the High Court of Australia ruled that the Commonwealth Labor Government had the power to halt the construction of the Franklin Dam, reversing the Tasmanian State Government’s decision to dam the Franklin River.

However, in 1987, the Federal Labor Government created the Greater Daintree National Park and the Wet Tropics are now World Heritage listed.

In August 1984, a second blockade took place at Roxby Downs. Despite the opposition of the Kokatha traditional landowners and conservationists, uranium mining at Roxby Downs went ahead.

The protests were designed to raise awareness of the dangers of nuclear arsenals and to send an anti-war message to the Australian government and foreign superpowers.

Despite the opposition, the monorail development went ahead in conjunction with the development of Darling Harbour.

Some areas of the southeast forests have recently been incorporated into National Parks, while others continue to be woodchipped.

In February 1994, local residents, Aboriginal traditional landowners and conservationists rallied at Cabbage Tree Point to oppose the relocation of an armaments depot to the site. The plans were abandoned by the State Government and a marine park has since been established in Jervis Bay, saving fragile marine ecosystems from destruction.

The ongoing willingness of Australians to participate in this event demonstrates a widespread level of community concern for environmental issues and puts the ‘think globally, act locally’ slogan into practice.

After three hours on the roof, police arrested the activists and charged them with trespassing on Commonwealth property. The non-violent action gained worldwide media attention and was intended to promote solar power as a viable alternative to polluting fossil fuels. Greenpeace also carried out non-violent actions at the Olympics site in June 1997, highlighting the levels of toxics in Homebush Bay and removing drums of dioxins bordering the Olympic site.

Rocks area that was saved due to community activism 25 years before. Contentious city and suburban planning decisions including housing developments at Pyrmont, the additions to the Conservatorium of Music and the future use of Defence land at Middle Head are all of current concern for the National Trust and community groups.

This led to the introduction of the Endangered Fauna Interim Protection Bill to New South Wales Parliament by the Opposition. The Bill was passed and became law. However, the future of the Chaelundi State Forest remains uncertain, as the recent Regional Forest Agreements do not rule out the resumption of logging in Chaelundi.

The largest of these took place on Bastille Day in 1995. In Sydney, tens of thousands of people gathered at the Town Hall and marched peacefully to the French Consulate to voice their opposition to the decision. However, the French authorities continued with their nuclear testing programme that year.

The anti-M2 campaign was hard-fought and more than 100 protesters, ranging in age from 14 – 71 were arrested for trespass or intimidation. All charges against the protesters were eventually dropped.