Tim OCONNELL

Football and nature lover. Environmental Law Enforcement official. Only my own views represented here.

[Tim OCONNELL @Timothyoconnell]

@johnstontony Good times! Give Allpress a go! Great brew

[Tim OCONNELL @Timothyoconnell]

@UNODC Great news

[Tim OCONNELL @Timothyoconnell]

@UNODC_ENV Such sad news to hear the passing of Olga. I only knew her as a very talented professional. Wishing the whole UNODC Environment team comfort at this very sad time. Her impact will be felt for years to come.

[Natural Resources Access Regulator @NRAR]

An irrigator has been found guilty and fined for illegally building dams near wetlands.

Read more: https://t.co/XyVi5q7n2L

[Tim OCONNELL @Timothyoconnell]

@giobrouss Brilliant to have some tangible onground outcomes for all your work and effort, well done!

[Natural Resources Access Regulator @NRAR]

🛰Satellite imagery has shown significant rainfall between Walgett and Mungindi in recent days.

Water users in the Barwon Darling and West areas must have a licence and compliant metering equipment to capture water moving across a floodplain.

More here: https://t.co/b89JykAJDw

[Natural Resources Access Regulator @NRAR]

The NSW Government has announced significant changes to the penalty notice amounts for water users who break the rules.

Penalties for serious offences have increased from:
◾ $750 to $7,700 for individuals
◾ $1,500 to $15,400 for corporations

See more: https://t.co/v9gKAo4Hvw

[Natural Resources Access Regulator @NRAR]

Funding from an enforcement action by NRAR is going towards a water ponding project in the Narrabri region.

Find out more about the project and the enforceable undertaking that funded it: https://t.co/P95AQSaAgw

[Natural Resources Access Regulator @NRAR]

⚖ A former Wentworth region wine company and its manager have been fined close to half a million dollars.

They pleaded guilty to illegally tapping into a Western Murray Irrigation pipeline and taking water from it between 2016 and 2019.

Find out more: https://t.co/eIxQMIJG2Z

[AELERT @AELERTSec]

#AELERT will host the 2024 Global Summit on Implementing and Enforcing Environmental Law from November 6-8 in #Brisbane, Australia! 🌊

Download a copy of the preliminary agenda and concept paper now at: https://t.co/BNAatnMOik

Early bird ticket release expected April 22.

[Tim OCONNELL @Timothyoconnell]

@MariaAdomeit @UNODC_AC @UNODC_ENV Looking fwd to seeing it.

[Tim OCONNELL @Timothyoconnell]

@UNODC_ENV @CancilleriaPeru @UNODC @ICCWC_WFC @CITES @UNODC_PERU @FEMAPeru @USEMBASSYPERU @CandiceWelsch @UNODCROCOL @PeruEnAustria @hannycueva Great news. Well done.

[Senator Penny Wong @SenatorWong]

Proud to sign a historic global treaty to protect the world’s ocean.

We now have a framework to establish marine protected areas on high seas – which cover 60% of Earth’s ocean – and meet our target of protecting 30% of the world’s ocean by 2030.

[Tim OCONNELL @Timothyoconnell]

@johnstontony Wow!! Stay cool! Cheers Tony

[Tim OCONNELL @Timothyoconnell]

@johnstontony How hot is it?

[Prof. Eliot Jacobson @EliotJacobson]

Your 'moment of doom' for July 22, 2023 ~ We are witnessing global climate f&%kery.

"A series of climate records on temperature, ocean heat, and Antarctic sea ice have alarmed some scientists who...already fear some worst-case scenarios are unfolding."
https://t.co/38P9WCzff4

[Natural Resources Access Regulator @NRAR]

💰NRAR has secured its largest ever monetary contribution under an enforceable undertaking (EU) with an EU involving Illawarra Coal Holdings Pty Ltd.

The Dendrobium mine allegedly took surface water without a licence for over 5 years.

More here: https://t.co/BxYdKP0TMT

[Ivonne Higuero @ivonnehiguero]

Delighted to share the #ICCWC Biannual Report 2021-2022 on behalf of @CITES, a proud Partner of @ICCWC_WFC! We look back on the achievements of countries supported by ICCWC to combat wildlife & forest crime, thanks to generous donor support.
Read here: https://t.co/ICKHHSmSYR

[Tim OCONNELL @Timothyoconnell]

@Nikolaos4 Nick I remember seeing you in Geneva too with these guys. How memorable and special! So amazing what @Craig_Foster and the football community were able to achieve here!

[Natural Resources Access Regulator @NRAR]

🐟Thousands of native Golden Perch fingerlings have been released into the Namoi River thanks to an NRAR enforceable undertaking (EU).

🎥 Watch the full video to see the fish in action here: https://t.co/88hDbkVicy