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Call for protection of Roebuck Bay and Kimberley coast from invasive threat by foreign vessels

February 27, 2024

Broome-based conservation group Environs Kimberley is signalling the alarm over catastrophic threat risk from foreign vessels bringing invasive species to Roebuck Bay, Broome’s cherished natural asset and the world-famous Kimberley...

Concerns US investors will back Kimberley fracking project, unaware of risks

February 24, 2024

Environs Kimberley’s Director of Strategy Martin Pritchard has told ABC it was heartening that a lack of Australian public support for oil and gas has led to a Kimberley fracking...

AI Megadetector

February 12, 2024

We are working with the Karajarri, Nyangumarta, Ngurrara and Ngururrpa Rangers in the Great Sandy Desert to monitor the response of reptiles and small mammals to different fire patterns on...

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Community calls on Cook government to ban fracking in Kimberley - like its banned in the South West - at Albany community cabinet meeting

February 06, 2024

The Cook government is meeting in Albany this week and will be discussing the WA carbon emissions policy which is the weakest of any jurisdiction in the country after the...

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Over 1,000 people call to protect Broome's Entrance Point reef from industrial jetty

January 29, 2024

Over 1,000 people have sent a letter to Minister for Ports David Michael calling for the protection of Broome's Entrance Point Reef from an industrial jetty primarily for the oil...

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Billion dollar flood – fossil fuel polluters like Woodside should pay, not taxpayers

December 20, 2023

The WA state government's mid-term performance review has revealed that the January 2023 floods in the Kimberley will cost taxpayers over $869 million dollars. The announcement comes on a 45C day in...

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WA Premier takes axe to EPA instead of strengthening environmental protection

December 16, 2023

WA Premier Roger Cook’s proposed changes to the EPA would slash environmental protections that the West Australian community has spent over 50 years fighting for, according to Broome based conservation...

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Petroleum rehabilitation fund needed urgently

November 23, 2023

Environs Kimberley calls on Minister Bill Johnston to put in place a promised petroleum rehabilitation fund to protect taxpayers Questions in Parliament (November 14, 2023) have revealed more oil and...

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Support for Kimberley clean energy welcomed — and more must be done

November 20, 2023

Broome-based conservation group Environs Kimberley has welcomed the promised investment of $19 million for clean energy, including support for the Kimberley Communities Solar Saver programme. “We welcome this announcement by...