July 21, 2010
The astonishing biodiversity of the Kimberley continues to be revealed – increasingly proving its ecological value not only for Australia but for the world. This article was published in the June 10th edition of the Broome Advertiser.
Kimberley species discovered
by Ben Jones
The Kimberley has proven a hotbed of undiscovered plant life after a recent trip by scientists [...]
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Environment, News, Science/Research by Meredith-author
June 16, 2010
OIL SPILLS: Cable Beach. The Timor Sea. The Gulf of Mexico. As we digest the daily updates on BP’s oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, those of us considering the impacts of the potential industrial development on the Kimberley coastline see more and more reason for great caution.
Even the President of the United States [...]
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Environment, Government, Indigenous, Industry, KLC, Media, News, Woodside by STK Admin
June 9, 2010
On its June 4th program, prestigious American ABC TV program, Nightline questions potential industrial development in the Kimberley. In a six-minute Kimberley focused segment called, “The Most Beautiful Place on Earth,” journalist Dan Harris likens the Kimberley to “the Amazon you’ve never heard of“. To watch the piece, go to the link below:
http://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/beautiful-place-earth-10833119?
&clipId=10833119&playlistId=10833119&cid=siteplayer
If you are having [...]
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Culture, Environment, Indigenous, Industry, Media, News, Uncategorized by Meredith-author
February 22, 2010
Broome waters are internationally recognised as a Fishing Mecca for recreational fishing . It is a sustainable industry that has some of the worlds best light tackle sports fishing. This has been Bringing tourists to the region for the past twenty years. The proposed gas hub at James Price Point threatens the prised Sailfish and Marlin grounds which are just [...]
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Environment, General information, Government, Industry, Media, News, Press release, Science/Research, Uncategorized by STK Admin
February 8, 2010
There is a new heavyweight in the ring ready for fisticuffs over plans to build a gas processing plant close to Broome.
It’s former Federal Court judge Murray Wilcox QC, who has sat on dozens of historic cases and has long had an interest in human rights.
Mr Wilcox, made last week an officer of the Order [...]
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Environment, Government, News by STK Admin
January 22, 2010
Spin, the Practice of presenting news or information in a way that creates a favourable impression. Rod Hartvigsen a well known Broome Photographer reports on the current situation and atmosphere in the Iconic Town.
I speak to a lot of people on a weekly basis at the Broome Markets. Many are tourists visiting the [...]
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Environment, Government, News by STK Admin
May 2, 2009
If you listen to WA Premier Barnett and those sections of the media which are cheering his proposals on, you might think that the recent signing on James Price Point had any real substance or was the end of the matter. “Not so” says Joseph Roe: Traditional Owner and Custodian for the protection of the [...]
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Indigenous, News, Press release by admin
April 27, 2009
The Kimberley Land Council (KLC) has signed off on an in-principle agreement to develop a liquefied natural gas (LNG) precinct near Broome.
In a ceremony at the James Price Point site, 60km north of the tourist centre, federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson joined West Australian Premier Colin Barnett, Woodside chief Don Voelte and KLC chief executive [...]
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March 23, 2009
Negotiations over the State Government’s plans for a liquefied natural gas processing hub to be built at James Price Point in the Kimberley have hit an 11th-hour snag after Aboriginal representatives walked out of a meeting.
The West Australian understands representatives of the site’s traditional owners abandoned the meeting last week after talks reached a stalemate. [...]
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Government, Indigenous, News by admin
March 16, 2009
The first Save The Kimberley public meeting on the east coast of Australia was attended by around 100 people who filled the room and spilled out into adjoining corridors. People from across the Northern Beaches who have visited or lived in the Kimberley and some who had travelled from as far as Wollongong, 150 kms [...]
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