Hands up for the Kimberley

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 The spectacular Kimberley provides a multitude of habitats and an extraordinary diversity of species
The Kimberley region of northern WA is one of the world’s great natural and Indigenous cultural regions. Its vast savannah landscapes, wild rivers, extensive wetlands, spectacular coast and rich marine environments provide a multitude of habitats that are home to an extraordinary diversity of species. Incredibly, the far north-west Kimberley sub-region is the only part of Western Australia, and one of very few in Australia, that appears to have retained its complete native fauna species diversity without extinction since European settlement.

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Crunch time for the Kimberley

Years of neglect and mismanagement have created major environmental problems for the Kimberley region of northern WA, but even bigger threats are now looming over the region.

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Sign online - Protect the Kimberley

The Kimberley wilderness coast is internationally recognised as one of the last great unspoiled marine and terrestrial environments in the world.

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Focus: Whales of the Kimberley

Few Australians realise the maternity ward for the group IV population of Humpback whales is off the remote wilderness coast of the Kimberley region.

Read how Community groups, Scientists and Conservationists are working together to protect the whales habitat.  more »

Kimberley Updates

Australia the movie launch draws attention to Kimberley threats - November 23, 2008

As the spectacular and pristine Kimberley region is showcased to the world via Baz Luhrmann's film 'Australia', environmentalists, tourism operators, local industry, and many of the area's local Indigenous and Non-Indigenous residents are concerned that the region is in danger of being lost to future generations.

Kimberley gas hub site - submit your public comment - October 31, 2008

The Kimberley gas hub site selection report has been released by the NDT for public submissions. Site Evaluation Reports A & B (September 2008) . Have your say by 5.00pm, Tuesday 11 November.

The future of The Kimberley is being decided right now - October 22, 2008

WA’s unique Kimberley region is now the focus of major state, national and international conservation concern and action. The planned development of the Browse Basin gas field threatens to open the floodgates to other large-scale developments. These development plans could wreak havoc in one of the last large unspoiled marine and coastal environments on earth.

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Kimberley Media Releases

‘Australia’ star Jack Thompson lends voice to Kimberley conservation campaign - November 26, 2008

Australian film legend Jack Thompson has joined conservation groups in the fight to save the Kimberley from industralisation by lending his voice to a cinema advertising campaign to be launched today to coincide with screenings of ‘Australia’ across Perth.

Three good reasons to defer Kimberley gas hub decision - November 11, 2008

Environmentalists say there are now at least three good reasons why the Barnett government should defer any decision about the location of a gas hub for the Browse Basin project.

WA Premier Barnett disregards process and environment in pre-empting LNG decision - October 15, 2008

Yesterday’s announcement of a preferred site for an LNG processing hub in the Kimberley shows a fundamental disregard for due process, Indigenous rights and the environment from new WA Premier Colin Barnett.

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