Karijini National Park in the west Pilbara region, a small part of vast wild landscapes in WA. The largest state in Australia also has the most wild country. From the fantastic landscapes of the Kimberley, to one of the world’s biodiversity hotspots in the south west botanical province, WA contains some of the best of planet Earth. Australia’s biggest woodland is the incredibly diverse Great Western Woodlands, stretching from the rabbit-proof fence to the Nullarbor. Our Perth office is working to protect this global treasure. We helped protect the old growth forests of the south coast, and now we want to help connect them, across a thousand kilometres, to the Great Western Woodlands through the ambitious, multi-group effort of Gondwana Link.
The Kimberley region of northern WA is one of the world’s great natural and Indigenous cultural regions - vast savannah landscapes, wild rivers, extensive wetlands, spectacular coast and rich marine environments.
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East of the Rabbit Proof Fence and south of Kalgoorlie, in the heart of southern Western Australia, is one of the largest temperate woodlands left on Earth.
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WA is home to rich and diverse marine habitats – from the cool sponge gardens of the South to the tropical coral of the North. Yet less than 3% of this natural beauty and diversity is currently protected. Visit our special site.
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Western Australia Updates
- WA’s prized fisheries: Rock lobsters hit rock bottom and dhufish declining - March 14, 2010
- Thank you to all the supporters of the Kimberley TV ad - now airing on east coast - March 11, 2010
- New agreement supports Indigenous and conservation goals for the Great Western Woodlands - March 09, 2010
It seemed just a few years ago that West Australia boasted some of the healthiest fisheries in Australia and the world. The Western Rock Lobster fishery was the jewel in the crown, being Australia’s highest value fishery and the first in the world to gain Marine Stewardship Council certification as an allegedly environmentally sustainable fishery.
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."
The Wilderness Society and the Goldfields Land and Sea Council have signed an important agreement to work together for the protection of WA’s extraordinary Great Western Woodlands.The partners will develop a co-operative approach along with other land users to safeguard the ecology and cultural values of the region, and to ensure land justice and economic opportunities for the region’s Traditional Owners.
Western Australia Events
- Training for Peaceful Community Action: Broome
- Sandcastles for Sanctuaries
- Funk for da Fish! Music fundraiser
An invitation to attend a Broome workshop for Peaceful Community Action is extended to those who want to protect the Kimberley. When: Saturday 20th March, 10am - 4.30pm
The third event of the Summer Sanctuary Series is a team sand-castle building competition! Use your imagination and creative talents to form marine themed letters - and help spell out a giant message "Save Our Marine Life!". Enter for your chance to win a gift voucher at Zanders Restaurant or Rendezvous Observation City Hotel restaurant, both in Scarborough.
'Funk for da Fish' presents Matt Gresham, The Brow Horn Orchestra, Funk Club House Band and DJ Charlie Bucket for a night of good tunes, happy vibes and an important issue - saving our marine life! Friday 26th March, $10 entry.
Western Australia Media Releases
- WA’s ‘Great Barrier Reef’ under threat: Government set to break Premier’s promise to protect whales - March 19, 2010
- Community gets behind ‘Stop the Kimberley gas plant’ TV Ad campaign – now airing on Australia’s east coast - March 11, 2010
- New agreement supports Indigenous and conservation goals for the Great Western Woodlands - March 09, 2010
Safety for one of the world’s most important humpback whale breeding areas on the Kimberley coast is at risk following signals from the government that it may break the Premier’s promise to protect them “forever”. WA conservation groups today warned that the internationally significant humpback whale nursery ground on the Kimberley coast between Broome and Camden Sound was vulnerable to irreversible damage.
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 30 second advertisement has been shown on WA television and a fundraising campaign has provided the backing required to launch the ad for a primetime run on SBS world news in Sydney and Melbourne, beginning 8th of March 2010.
The Wilderness Society (TWS) and the Goldfields Land and Sea Council (GLSC) have signed an important agreement to work together for the protection of WA’s extraordinary Great Western Woodlands (GWW). The partners will develop a co-operative approach along with other land users to safeguard the ecology and cultural values of the region, and to ensure land justice and economic opportunities for the region’s Traditional Owners.
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