Northern Australia Media Releases

Calls for immediate halt to Woodside’s drilling off James Price Point - August 18, 2010

The Wilderness Society has today made an urgent 'Section 38' referral to the EPA over Woodside’s plans to conduct exploratory drilling off James Price Point, north of Broome. The drilling is part of Woodside’s plan to develop a huge polluting LNG industrial site on the Kimberley coast.

Hello… green policies? Gillard, Abbott Missing-In-Action on nature conservation - August 03, 2010

The Wilderness Society has criticized both Labor and the Coalition for failing to present clear, positive policies to protect our native forests, our unique natural ecosystems and marine environments, and iconic places like the Kimberley and Cape York.

Senate Report rejecting anti-Wild Rivers Bill welcomed - June 23, 2010

The Wilderness Society has welcomed the main findings and recommendation of the final report from the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee, which has been examining a Bill to overturn Queensland’s groundbreaking Wild Rivers declarations.

 

Media Release: Floating LNG to save Woodside billions: Is Browse next? - June 04, 2010

The Wilderness Society has welcomed confirmation today that processing gas reserves via floating LNG technology would result in billions of dollars in savings for Woodside, and its shareholders. With this new technology, comes a new opportunity to minimise the damage to our marine environment – Woodside must abandon its plans to build an industrial gas plant on the globally significant Kimberley coast.

'Don’t believe the hype' on mining call to Traditional Owners - May 27, 2010

The Wilderness Society today accused Cape Alumina of stooping to desperation in a last ditch attempt by the junior mining company to persuade the Queensland Government into seriously compromising appropriate protections for the Wenlock River under the Wild Rivers Act.

New Cape York national park helps protect endangered parrot - May 26, 2010

Representatives of the Wilderness Society have traveled to Cape York Peninsula to celebrate the transfer of two properties to Aboriginal ownership, as well as the declaration of Alwal National Park (Cape York Peninsula Aboriginal Land), Queensland's newest National Park.

Wilderness Society to testify at Chevron AGM in Texas tomorrow - May 25, 2010

Community leaders from around the world, including Australia, have gathered in Houston for the Chevron AGM to reveal the abuses inflicted on people and the environment by the petroleum industry.

Message in the sand for Peter Garrett to save Australia’s unique flatback turtles - May 24, 2010

Communities in Perth, Broome, Darwin and Cairns today joined with the Australian Marine Conservation Society, The Wilderness Society and Environs Kimberley to make giant sand turtles on beaches to highlight the threats flatback turtles face and urge the Federal Environment Minister to create safe havens for them.

Extinction crisis for North Australia's mammals - May 13, 2010

Australia is facing a new and potentially catastrophic wave of mammal extinctions. This is the finding of a high level meeting of scientists and land managers held last week in Darwin. The workshop of over 40 leading experts found that there are major and ongoing regional extinctions of many native mammals in Northern Australia.

Media Release: Woodside decision on floating LNG shows way forward for Kimberley - April 29, 2010

Today, Woodside CEO Don Voelte, announced that the company’s Greater Sunrise LNG (liquefied natural gas) project, in the Timor Sea, would be developed using floating LNG technology, while providing social investment, employment and training opportunities for Timor-Leste (East Timor). For how this affects the Kimberley gas hub, please read on.