UN push for green Bight

A CAMPAIGN to have the Great Australian Bight added to the United Nations’ World Heritage List will be launched by the Greens.

South Australian Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says the Bight is under increasing threat from companies wanting to explore for oil and gas.

“World heritage listing is a way to recognise, celebrate and protect all that’s great about the Bight,” Senator HansonYoung said yesterday.

“That’s good for tourism, good for jobs, good for the Bight and good for the state.”