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To: The Federal Government

An Australia wide ban on the release of balloons and the use of helium to inflate balloons.

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An Australia wide ban on the release of balloons and the use of helium to inflate balloons.

Unite the states and territories for a national ban on the release of balloons and the use of helium to inflate balloons.

Why is this important?

Released balloons end up as litter - somewhere - and threaten wildlife. Balloons are 32 times more likely to kill a sea bird than pieces of hard plastic when ingested. Wildlife such a turtles and platypus die from starvation, entanglement or choking. Balloons are known to travel hundreds of kilometres over land and ocean. Without helium, balloons would not be released.

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Reasons for signing

  • Little actions and changes to help us move towards a better future. Sick of finding plastic every single time I go Scuba diving.
    Abbey J. 2019-09-19 06:07:27 +1000
  • Because I agree it’s a wasteful practice
    Bronwyn H. 2019-09-12 00:20:25 +1000
  • Litterers get fined if caught. These balloon releases are advertised and photographed but no-one gets fined, it's hard to figure out why not!
    Christine R. 2019-08-24 11:08:49 +1000
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Updates

2019-05-01 08:15:43 +1000

1,000 signatures reached

2019-04-26 11:35:50 +1000

500 signatures reached

2019-04-22 21:45:46 +1000

100 signatures reached

2019-04-21 23:32:55 +1000

50 signatures reached

2019-04-21 20:02:45 +1000

25 signatures reached

2019-04-21 19:11:04 +1000

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