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25.01.2022 From this morning at Manari Corner. The 5th anniversary of Black Tuesday.

24.01.2022 Community calls on Premier to stop wasting taxpayer money Broome community members are calling on the Premier to abandon his continuing quest to get approvals for gas refineries at James Price Point on the Kimberley coast. The James Price Point gas refinery proposal was dumped by Woodside and its joint venture partners in 2013 because of the high cost and controversy surrounding the project.... Despite there being no proponents for gas refineries at James Price Point, the WA Premier continues to push for environmental approvals at a tremendous waste of taxpayer money and at a time when state debt is reaching record levels, said Jan Lewis, spokesperson for the Broome Community No Gas Campaign. The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) approval of gas refineries and a port was found to be unlawful in 2012 after a court challenge, however the Department of State Development (DSD) pursued a second assessment which was approved by the EPA in 2014. This second approval was appealed by a number of groups and individuals and the appeals are now being heard in Broome by the Office of the Appeals Convenor who will be reminded of all the reasons the project should not proceed dinosaur footprints, humpback whales, monsoon vine thickets, bilbies and turning Broome into a mining town. The cost of the Appeals Committee, flying people up here, getting the EPA and DSD to respond to appellants is such a big waste of time and money, these resources could be much better spent looking after the environment instead, said Ms Lewis. It’s ridiculous that this is being pursued when no company in their right mind would risk their corporate reputation by trying to industrialise such a sensitive site on the Kimberley coast. Photo: Julia Rau

23.01.2022 Well, apparently, we were all just sucked in. We encourage you to contact The Guardian and let them know what you think about this piece.

23.01.2022 If you're unable to attend tonight's event the book now on sale. http://www.damiankellyphotography.com.au/the-book/ Profits will go to Environs Kimberley and the Goolarabooloo people for their conservation work.... 128 pages - 96 photos - Printed in Australia on high quality paper. Available online, link below. $30 or $35 posted anywhere in Australia. International post also available.

22.01.2022 Reminder TOMORROW EVENING : Please come along and bring friends. Broome Lotteries House at 6pm on the 16th July. Live music, family friendly, a few formalities, BYO, a casual get together to launch a fabulous book - a photographic essay by Broome photographer Damian Kelly. "The campaign against the proposed LNG gas plant at James Price Point on the Kimberley coast was one of the most extraordinary fights in support of environmental and community values in Australian history. Aboriginal people, environmentalists, business people and ordinary citizens took on global capital, government and vested interests to defend their country and way of life". Kindly share this event.

20.01.2022 It's really exciting that this research is finally published. Also that 6 of the new ichnotaxa are named after local Broome people. The extent and diversity of tracks and trackways is globally significant. The Broome coastline is a treasure we have been advocating for and hope to protect for a long time to come.

18.01.2022 Remember to get along to this this evening.

18.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE and check into the events page : from 6pm onwards TOMORROW evening to mark the 5th anniversary of Black Tuesday : You are invited to the launch of Breaking the Boundaries edited by Joy Noble and Yvonne Allen and published by Wakefield Press. The book examines what makes an activist - what makes one person speak out against injustice while another will be content to get angry at the TV news? It looks for answers in the stories of 46 Australians, young and old, f...ighting to be heard in a range of battle grounds including human rights, gender issues, and the environment. It includes stories from Julian Burnside, Jo Vallentine, Margaret Reynolds and other notable workers for change. Excitingly one of the topics covered is the Broome Community No Gas story featuring contributors Ali Batten, Fiona and Darryl Dean, Lahea Levi and Jan Lewis. Where: Broome Factory, 9 Farrell Street After the launch, mc-d by Nik Wevers, join us to acknowledge the 5th Anniversary of Black Tuesday and celebrate the NO GAS story in print. Remember what happened, watch some short movies and catch up with old friends. Books will be on sale at the discounted price of $15. They make excellent gifts for activist friends! A light supper will be served. Wine supplied courtesy of Coriole. Bring your own drinks and chairs. Park on the verge outside the Factory.

17.01.2022 This will be a great night for country. Come along.

16.01.2022 Here's where the parties stand on fracking in the Kimberley. PLEASE SHARE.

16.01.2022 https://www.theguardian.com//dinosaur-footprints-from-cret

14.01.2022 Heads up, this morning around 8:35 Will Thomas will be interviewing John Butler on the breakfast programme to talk up the fracking gig in Margaret River this weekend featuring the JB trio, Mama Kin and the Pigram brothers. The breakfast programme will be going live via Packham to the Pilbara- heartland of the Australian mining world...! Please share this message, we need to get the story of this gig and it's importance to all out there. Tune in 99.7 fm or listen on line at L...isten.shoutcast.com/radio goolarri 7 am - 9 western Australian time Keep the faith! Wil T See more

11.01.2022 EMBARGOED UNTIL 10AM AEST, MONDAY 27 MARCH World’s most diverse dinosaur track fauna unveiled An unprecedented 21 different types of dinosaur tracks have been identified on a 25-kilometre stretch of the Dampier Peninsula coastline dubbed Australia’s Jurassic Park....Continue reading

05.01.2022 Hi all. Just a heads up to let you know that Damian Kelly's fantastic book 'James Price Point, the story of a movement' is available through EK. Do yourselves a favour.

05.01.2022 ACTION ON FRIDAY. PLEASE SHARE. Hi No Gassers And we thought it was all over!!... But believe it or not, the James Price Point proposal is still being pushed by the government and Premier Barnett. This week the EPA Appeals Committee is in Broome to hear from those who appealed the second decision by the EPA delegates (remember the first one was found invalid in the courts after being challenged by Richard Hunter and the Wilderness Society) to approve gas refineries on our coast. The community isn’t aware of this ongoing push by the government and we’re keen to get the message out. The Appeals Committee visited James Price Point yesterday with the Department of State Development as part of the assessment. We can’t believe this is still happening after Woodside and its partners dumped the James Price Point option. The only other big player in the Browse Basin is ConocoPhillips and we know they wouldn’t want to risk their corporate reputation by even thinking about coming here. As far as we’re concerned this is a big waste of taxpayers money at a time when the WA government is deep in debt the EPA staff responding to the appeal, the Department of State Development responding to the appeals, an Appeals Committee set-up to make recommendations to the Minister for the Environment, the Minister for the Environment’s office preparing recommendations to the Minister and the Minister making a decision. After this, the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment and Energy, Josh Frydenberg must make a decision. All this when there are no companies that want to build gas refineries anywhere near our precious Kimberley coast! We’re organising an action in Broome THIS FRIDAY MORNING to get the message out there that there are more urgent priorities for government funding than pursuing Premier Barnett's unrealistic dream of industrialising our coast. If you’re in Broome, please come along to Town Beach at 8.15am this Friday for a photo - we need to get the media interested in this ridiculous waste of time and money.

02.01.2022 Woodside revives plan to pipe gas from (sic North West Shelf) Browse to Karratha By Emily Piesse Posted Tue at 2:10pm LNG carrier at the Karratha Gas PlantPhoto: An LNG carrier moored at the Karratha Gas Plant. (ABC News: AM) Related Story: 'Get Australia a better deal', Australian Workers Union tells PM...Continue reading

01.01.2022 Please share and have your say on ABC Kimberley page.

01.01.2022 'Point gas plant proposal and five months after calling off a floating facility, chief executive Peter Coleman’s team is looking anew at concepts as costs come down. Among those are using updated floating-plant technology and the previously rejected method of piping gas to the North West Shelf’s Karratha plant. It’s not off the list, it’s back on the list, Mr Coleman said of Browse. It has to be on the list.' ... Please read and share the article. See more