News - Environs Kimberley

The magic of a wattle harvest

December 14, 2022

During Yawuru’s warm transitional Wilburu season (September), and in the hot ‘build-up’ season Larja (October–November), you will find wattle trees laden with seed-pods and dripping with seed.This year, our Social...

The WA Government is allowing fracking - help us change their mind

December 07, 2022

The world recently came together to address the climate crisis at COP 27 in Egypt. The science is clear; we have some serious challenges ahead of us to mitigate the...

Weeding the "Badlands"

October 25, 2022

Have you been to the "Badlands"? Local residents wanted to rid the area of Demco in Broome of the weeds and rubbish that have contributed to its infamous title. The...

Beginning of a petrochemical factory in the Kimberley - help stop it

September 29, 2022

The Kimberley’s savannah, the most intact in the world, is under threat from the oil and gas industry again. Buru Energy has put forward plans to clear land in the...

Community win against fracking

September 19, 2022

Broome-based conservation group Environs Kimberley has hailed gas giant Origin Energy’s withdrawal from the Kimberley as a major win in the 10-year struggle to keep fracking and conventional gas production...

An exciting time for EK – help us find a new CEO

September 14, 2022

EK has changed dramatically over the past 26 years, from three people beginning a campaign to support Traditional Owners protecting the Martuwarra Fitzroy River, to a staff of 18 working...

The fracking threat to the Kimberley has just dialled up to 10!

June 01, 2022

Despite a huge swing by voters at the election towards taking action on climate change, it’s clear the fossil fuel corporations will continue to extract as much oil and gas...

Waging war on coffee bush

May 25, 2022

Coffee bush (Leucaena leucocephala), a highly invasive woody weed, is one of the more abundant weed species found in Minyirr Park. Its presence in the park is a threat to...

Fire and Vegetation in Minyirr Park

May 22, 2022

In August 2019, there was a series of hot fires around Broome, which burnt significant bushland in Minyirr Buru Conservation Park. These fires affected a large area of the park...