1996
Graziers, conservationists, and scientists unite to reject plans for new cotton development in the free-flowing Cooper Creek catchment
2010
Australian Floodplain Association supports creation of Western Rivers Alliance
2010
Amendments to Wild Rivers Act passed to incorporate Lake Eyre Basin rivers
2014
Newman LNP Government repeals Wild Rivers Act
2015
Palaszczuk makes pre-election Labor commitment to reinstate protections for Channel Country
2017
Palaszczuk re-affirms election commitment to protect Channel Country
2019
The Lake Eyre Basin Traditional Owners’ Alliance – including representatives of 13 Traditional Owner groups from across the Lake Eyre Basin – is formed
2020
Independent scientific panel commissioned by the Queensland government recommends a ban on fracking in the environmentally sensitive Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre basin
2022
Pegasus economic review finds expansion of fracking in the Lake Eyre basin would be high cost, and high emissions unconventional gas could rapidly create stranded assets
June 2023
Origin Energy surrender of 10 of 11 production leases held in the area, amid concerns about the impact of potential fracking plans on its unique waterways and floodplains
June 2023
Queensland Government announces public consultation on protection methods for Channel Country region
August 2023
22,000 public submissions to Government consultation call for full protection
December 2023