Hands up for the Kimberley
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 |
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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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| Mitchell Plateau (North Kimberley) under threat |
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The Mitchell/Lawley Rivers Region (Ngauwudu) is a distinct landscape in the north-west Kimberley. Both the environmental and cultural values are of World Heritage significance - and both are currently under threat.. |
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| Focus: Whales of the Kimberley |
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Few Australians realise the maternity ward for the group IV population of Humpback whales is off the remote wilderness coast of the Kimberley region. |
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| Preserve the Kimberley |
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Help protect the Kimberley from the immediate threat of industrial development. |
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| Missy Higgins talks about the Kimberley |
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Missy Higgins talks of her love for the Kimberley. |
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| Video of humpback whales |
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Humpback whales recorded in the vicinity of James Price point, the location announced as the proposed site for a massive Industrial facility. |
Kimberley Updates
- Christmas announcement no present for the Kimberley - December 24, 2008
- Kimberley 'National Emergency' declared by environmental groups as WA Premier flags imminent announcement - December 14, 2008
- Australia the movie launch draws attention to Kimberley threats - November 24, 2008
The Premier, Colin Barnett, has announced James Price Point, 60 Kilometers north of Broome as the Governments’ preferred site for a massive LNG Industrial development.
The Broome shire council, Indigenous residents, the local, national and international community, church representatives, tourism operators, celebrities like Missy Higgins and Jack Thompson and environmental groups have been speaking loudly and clearly opposing the development of a liquid natural gas (LNG) hub anywhere on the Kimberley Coast.
The 'Barnett bulldozer' approach to industrial development in the unspoilt Kimberley region continues to trample over environmental and community concerns. As a result environment groups have been forced to declare a Kimberley 'National Emergency'.
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 Events
- Kimberley Consulate launched outside Woodside office! - December 17, 2008
Come to the next Kimberley Consulate community action! Now is a critical time to remind the State Government, and Woodside, that fossil fuel industrialisation of the Kimberley coast is unacceptable and the community will stand up. Next Action: Premier Colin Barnett's electorate office, Friday 19 Dec, 12.30pm to 1.30pm.
Kimberley Media Releases
- ‘Barnett bulldozer’ approach decreases certainty for industry and the community in plans for Kimberley gas hub site - December 24, 2008
- ‘Kimberley consulate’ outside Woodside office in support of Broome protests - December 12, 2008
- ‘Australia’ star Jack Thompson lends voice to Kimberley conservation campaign - November 27, 2008
Expected to make an announcement regarding the Government’s selected site for a massive industrial development on the Kimberley coast today, the WA Premier Mr Barnett has already raised community concerns and sowed the seeds of doubt in the minds of stakeholders with a spate of public announcements regarding the proposed Kimberley gas hub.
Coinciding with protests in Broome, conservationists and concerned members of the public gathered outside Woodside’s Perth office to peacefully highlight the company’s role in the possible destruction of the Kimberley coast.
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.
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