Environs Kimberley Media Releases
LATEST RELEASE
18 February 2012 Broome Shire Council decision ignored in Woodside ruling
14 February 2012 EK calls on Council to defer Woodside decision
23 January 2012 Rare Gouldian finch found on Dampier Peninsula
2011 Releases
29 November 2011 World-famous Horizontal Falls faces mining scrap heap
14 November 2011 Woodside planning approvals lapse
11 August 2011 Rare Marine Life Abandoned By Federal Government Marine Park Plan
28 June 2011 New mining fight in the Kimberley
20 May 2011 Kimberley water under threat – Tell him he’s (pipe) dreaming
6 April 2011 Barnett’s pipedream for taking water from the Kimberley
17 March 2011 Woodside chooses Montara oil spill company as joint venture partner for Browse basin drilling
14 March 2011 Mitchell Plateau mining plans under threat from Woodside Browse project delays
9 March 2011 Main Roads ‘Road to nowhere’ threatens endangered species habitat
19 January 2011 New Environment Minister snubs environmentalists on his first trip to the Kimberley
2010 Releases
21 December 2010 Heritage Minister must protect Kimberley dinosaur trackway
21 December 2010 Premier’s hollow promises to protect dinosaur footprints exposed by government report
11 November 2010 Machinery rolls on to James Price Point site following Minister Burke’s visit
5 November 2010 KLC & Environmental groups stand together
22 October 2010 Premier’s broken Kimberley promise on humpback whale nursery
1 October 2010 Standing room only as Broome Council jumps the gun on Prices Point
2 September 2010 Premier’s rush to riches shows contempt
27 July 2010 Abbott threat to Kimberley marine life
12 July 2010 Premier, the Humpbacks are arriving in the Kimberley – but where’s their marine park?
18 June 2010 Australian Kimberley Humpback Whales Under Threat
10 June 2010 Pregnant Kimberley Humpback Whales threatened by seismic testing
20 April 2010 Don’t Fail the Whales campaign puts Premier on notice
eNGO reponse to WA Govt Kimberley Science Synthesis (3.65mB)
23 March 2010 WA Premier refuses to commit to protect all Kimberley Humpback Whale Calving Grounds
10 March 2010 WA Premier Kimberley promises unravelling
9 February 2010 Joint Venture partners take huge investment and environment risk
8 February 2010 Northern Australia Taskforce recognises Kimberley environment must be protected
2009 Releases
4 December 2009 D-day for the Kimberley as governments ignore environmental laws
4 December 2009 Browse LNG – heading for a train wreck
5 November 2009 Govt spill inquiry should not delay immediate action on marine protection
28 October 2009 ‘Oil spill should never have happened’ -Revelations spark urgent push for inquiry and safeguards
15 September 2009 More oil spills likely, say experts. Fed govt may have been negligent
14 September 2009 EK flies over oil spill – “Like a scene from a disaster movie”
4 September 2009 Poor response on oil leak emergency demands
1 September 2009 Kimberley whale survey shows highest numbers
24 August 2009 Environmental disaster highlights risks associated with proposed Kimberley developments
3 August 2009 WA premier undermining strategic environmental assessment for proposed Kimberley gas project
3 August 2009 WA premier undermining strategic environmental assessment for proposed Kimberley gas project
26 July 2009 Landcorp Community Summit 2030 – WA govt for Broome ‘disturbing’
24 July 2009 New study released on Fitzroy fishway
Fishway design drawing 001 Fishway design drawing 002
22 June 2009 WA Govt must set bar high for Kimberley conservation strategy
31 May 2009 New report shows sites for gas hub outside Kimberley are more appropriate
4 May 2009 Maria Mann honoured by Cons Council of WA
27 April 2009 Gas deal likely to be shelved – impacts on threatened species too great
15 April 2009 Community views sought on Fitzroy River fishway proposal
9 April 2009 Earth Day – Broome climate change talks with Al Gore-trained presenters
1 April 2009 Govt pressure for Kimberley LNG deal driven by politics not public interest
29 March 2009 Successful concert in Broome highlights Indigenous cultural concerns regarding proposed gas development
27 March 2009 Secrecy surrounds Kimberley LNG project
3 March 2009 Rudd govt failure on climate bad news for the Kimberley
19 February 2009 Woodside gas plant disaster for fish
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6 February 2009 Premier urged to seek federal enviro approval for Ord expansion
5 January 2009 EK and FARA reject Browse to Burrup
2 January 2009 Endangered turtles versus vehicles in Broome
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