Kimberley Updates
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Woodside delays gas hub decision - January 31, 2012
On December 17 2011, Woodside CEO Peter Coleman publicly requested that the final investment decision on his company's plan to build a $40 billion gas factory at James Price Point be delayed pending further 'evaluation'. The announcement is great news for our campaign to stop this inappropriate development and preserve the natural and cultural heritage of the Kimberley
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Court rules James Price land grab invalid - December 06, 2011
At its most basic, this decision means that Woodside does not yet have secure access to the proposed site of the gas hub. This is a massive setback for Woodside and the other project proponents, and is likely to delay the project significantly.
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Woodside plans to drill Scott Reef - December 05, 2011
In a further blow to the Kimberley’s heritage values, Woodside Petroleum is proposing to drill up to 90 gas wells in and around the sensitive Scott Reef area off the Kimberley coast. The public has until late January to make comments on this proposal.
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The road to nowhere - delayed - December 01, 2011
Our campaign to stop the building of the proposed gas hub at James Price Point continues at pace. While the proponents proceed slowly down the path of deciding whether to fund the hub, the project needs a road. Without a road, construction of the gas hub cannot proceed.
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A window of opportunity - November 16, 2011
The fight to save James Price Point in the Kimberley has made headlines worldwide and is now shaping up as one of the most defining environmental battles Australia has ever faced. Concerned Australians everywhere have shown they’re simply not willing to let this iconic piece of country get handed to the mining industry without a fight.
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Old Country New Country - The journey of a raft - October 27, 2011
Is the poignant and politically powerful story of Bardi elder Roy Wiggan passing onto his nephew Albert the traditional Aboriginal craft of raft-making. In the process they travel from their country - the rugged and ancient beauty of the Kimberley region, one of the few remaining wildernesses on the planet - to the once pristine, now industrialised Pilbara to the south.
