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

31 August 2011 Our national heritage needs protection, not just recognition

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

23 March 2011  Montara oil spill company PTTEP/Woodside joint venture drilling avoids federal environmental scrutiny – test for new Environment Minister

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
Bait Map

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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