News - Environs Kimberley

Bauxite / North Kimberley / Marine Park / Have your say /

Bauxite mine in the North Kimberley? Have your say!

January 25, 2020

The Kimberley coast is one of the most intact tropical marine environments left on earth. It is home to Australia’s largest inshore reef, extensive seagrass meadows and corals, and threatened...

Opinion - Developing Northern Australia

January 23, 2020

White Paper on Developing Northern Australia – a response to the editorial in The Australian on Monday, January 20, 2020 The Northern Australia White Paper released by the Abbott Government...

Where are the Kimberley’s ‘Iconic Natural Heritage Places’?

January 21, 2020

The State Government has released a public consultation paper about protecting places within petroleum leases from fracking, which it is calling ‘Iconic Natural Heritage Places’. It has nominated a tiny...

Climate change / Heatwatch / Kimberley /

Kimberley Extreme Heat Forecast: Unprecedented Rise of Days Over 40°C

December 12, 2019

New research shows that the Kimberley region is set to experience a dramatic increase in days over 40 degrees if greenhouse gas emissions are not reduced in line with the...

New Release - The Boab Tree

November 29, 2019

EK is proud to introduce the new edition of ‘The Boab Tree’, a wonderful book by renowned writer and co-founder of Environs Kimberley, Pat Lowe. Pat is a keen observer...

FITZROY CROSSING ROCKS

November 26, 2019

The Community concert for the Fitzroy and Margaret Rivers was held on Saturday 26th October at the old Fitzroy Crossing causeway and riverbed. It was a hot day and as...

Women Rangers Camp

October 18, 2019

Environs Kimberley is an on-going supporting partner of ranger groups across the Kimberley. EK joined 100 women at the Kimberley Women Rangers Forum to deliver workshops on biodiversity surveys and...

Responses to Environs Kimberley questionnaire from the candidates standing in 2019 Broome Shire Council election

October 17, 2019

Last week, we sent a survey to all the candidates standing in the 2019 Broome Shire election asking about their views on five matters of environmental concern: the development of...

1ST STEP IN MCGOWAN GOVERNMENT PUSH TO INDUSTRIALISE THE KIMBERLEY?

September 20, 2019

The McGowan Government’s approval of a floating wharf and associated infrastructure for Broome has been received with scepticism by local environmental group Environs Kimberley. “There has been no community consultation...