Northern Australia Updates

Thank you to all the supporters of the Kimberley TV ad - now airing on east coast - March 11, 2010

The Wilderness Society has joined with Kimberley residents, Indigenous Traditional Owners, local environment groups and professional filmmakers to produce a television advertising campaign highlighting opposition to the proposed LNG industry on the Kimberley coast. The Wilderness Society WA Kimberley Campaigner Josh Coates said: "I would like to personally thank the thousands of Australians who have supported our campaign and the TV ad in particular."

Kimberley at Crossroads – book available online now - March 03, 2010

Former Federal Court judge Murray Wilcox QC has launched a book opposing a large industrial development on the Kimberley coast of Western Australia

The myth of Northern Australia becoming the “food bowl of Asia” has been dealt a crushing blow - February 23, 2010

In early February 2010, the Northern Australia Land and Water Taskforce released a scientific report produced by the CSIRO that examined the future of development in Northern Australia. The report emphasized that massive irrigated development would face substantial natural constraints and severely impact on the region’s fragile ecosystems.

Bullying tactics used in push to industrialise the Kimberley. - February 11, 2010

Right now, the Kimberley is under threat like never before. The Western Australian government, the Federal Resources Minister (Martin Ferguson) and the company Woodside have activated a time bomb set to explode in the Kimberley.

New TV ad opposing Kimberley industrial site - view it now! - January 17, 2010

The Wilderness Society has combined with Traditional Owners and the local Kimberley community to produce a powerful 30 second TV ad. The commercial highlights the importance of the Kimberley environment and the threat of proposed industrialisation at James Price Point near Broome.

Notorious oil spill company gains foothold in Kimberley coast industrialisation plans - January 15, 2010

PTTEP Australasia - the company notorious for the recent massive Montara oil spill in the Timor Sea - is now moving closer to the Kimberley coast and jumping into bed with Woodside’s Browse Basin gas plans.

Stop Ferguson's Kimberley timebomb - December 17, 2009

Right now, the Kimberley is under threat like never before. The Commonwealth and WA State governments are trying to threaten and bully reluctant oil and gas companies, Traditional Owners and the local Broome community to accept the Kimberly gas hub proposal. You can take action right now!

Premier Barnett receives thousands of Kimberley messages - December 15, 2009

On 15 December, the Wilderness Society delivered a giant christmas present to Premier Barnett personally - filled with the signatures of thousands of people who want a better future for the Kimberley, one that doesn't involve plans for massive industrial projects across this unique environment.

The "Flatback": Australia’s own Sea Turtle - November 25, 2009

Of the seven turtle species worldwide, only one is faithful to a single country – the flatback and its country is Australia!

Significant win in the campaign to protect the Kimberley – major bauxite miner pulls out. - November 12, 2009

Norwegian-owned aluminium corporation Norsk-Hydro confirmed at a meeting with the Wilderness Society on 12 November 2009 that it will not be pursuing plans for bauxite mining in the Mitchell Plateau region of the north Kimberley, and has returned its mining leases to the State Government.