We have a big chance to defend the Territory’s nature from the cotton industry.  

Remember the Murray Darling disaster? Now, Big Cotton wants to copy-paste the same terrible model into the Territory.   

The only problem is – Cotton. Kills. Rivers.  It’s a thirsty crop that sucks up huge amounts of water, wrecks delicate ecosystems and destroys habitats that countless species rely on.    

But it's not too late to stop Big Cotton's Territory Takeover.  

Sweetwater application 

AAM Investment Group has referred their plans for a massive cotton development in the Territory’s West –the Ord 3 development at Sweetwater Station - to the Northern Territory Environmental Protection Authority (NTEPA) for assessment.  

This follows the project already being declared a ‘controlled action’ under our national environment laws, meaning it requires the highest level of federal environmental assessment.   

Now, at a Territory level, the NT EPA must assess the project. This is our chance to demand rigorous scrutiny and protection of rivers, species and cultural heritage.  

Take action today 

Sign and send our email below to NTEPA Chair Paul Vogel and Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt or write your own submission using our submission writing guide. 

If you do not want your details published, state this clearly in your submission.

Submissions close on 24 September 2025.  

Note: submissions may be publicly published by the NTEPA. 

Territorians have achieved two significant victories in their fight against large-scale land clearing, with the proponents of the Ord 3 development seeking a federal environmental review of their controversial cotton growing plans at Sprit Hills Station in the Territory’s West, and, following community pressure, the owners of Claravale Station halting their deforestation plans.