News - Environs Kimberley

Cambridge Gulf seabed mining threat to one of earth’s last intact coastlines must be rejected

December 19, 2025

The Kimberley coastline is considered by scientists to be among the top 4% of intact coastlines on the planet, comparable to the coasts of Antarctica and the Arctic. The Cambridge...

SKIPA nurtures community buzz around native plants

December 18, 2025

Society for Kimberley Indigenous Plants and Animals (SKIPA) was busy in 2025 celebrating the beauty, diversity, and ecological importance of Kimberley native plants with a variety of events. Earlier in...

EK inspires students in STEM learning

December 08, 2025

Earlier this year The Kids Research Institute Australia came to Broome for the third year in a row to host a two-day STEM festival (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Students...

New national environment laws: some wins, but a big fail for the Kimberley on climate

November 27, 2025

New national environment laws: some wins, but a big fail for the Kimberley on climate The new national environment laws, announced today and set to be passed by the Federal...

Mass fish deaths discovered at remote Kimberley Tassal barramundi sea cage operation

November 14, 2025

A mass fish death event uncovered at Tassal’s barramundi sea cage fish farm operation at Cone Bay, which is still unfolding, has shocked local conservationists and raised fears around the...

Traditional Owners travel the length of WA to urge Premier Cook to legislate a fracking ban in the Kimberley

November 11, 2025

Kimberley Traditional Owners travelled to WA Premier Roger Cook's office in his electorate at Kwinana to call for a legislated ban on fracking for the iconic Kimberley region. The call...

Labor faithful vote for Kimberley fracking ban, call for Cook to make it law

November 08, 2025

Community groups and Traditional Owners fighting to keep Western Australia’s Kimberley free from fracking welcomed an extension of the existing fracking ban to cover the iconic region being voted into...

Concerns mounting in Broome about Woodside’s Scott Reef plan

October 01, 2025

Concerns are mounting in Broome about the threat to Scott Reef off the Kimberley coast from Woodside’s Browse Basin proposal for 50 oil and gas wells around the iconic marine...

Ignore local community protests, says Gina Rinehart's CEO

September 22, 2025

Ignore local community protests, says Gina Rinehart CEO while standing in front of landscape community protests protected. Kimberley residents protested outside the News Corp Australian Bush Summit event sponsored by...