Tag Archives: Walmadany

Woodside Decision a Great Outcome

The abandonment of plans for a gas hub at James Price Point (Walmadan) is an enormous win for the heritage and environment of the area, the community of Broome, and all of the Kimberley.


The Tipping Point for the Broome Community…

The WA State government’s recent approval to damage sacred burial sites incenses Broome and the wider community, as the destruction would precede final approvals and a final investment decision.


“Law Below the Top Soil” – Just Released

Dr. Peter Botsman’s concise history of the flawed proposal to develop Browse Gas at James Price Point is now available publicly for the first time. Download it here.


ABC Stateline reports: Pilgrimage to JPP and Geoffrey Cousins joins the fight

A group of photographers from around WA recently spent several days at James Price Point photographing what Premier Barnett has previously referred to as an “unremarkable” piece of coastline.  The photographers are hoping to raise awareness about the importance of the area, in light of the gas hub proposed at the site.  Dunsborough based collaborating […]


FOUR CORNERS' "RUSH TO RICHES" AIRS JUNE 21st

ABC TV’s Four Corners returns to the Kimberley gas issue as the focus of their episode airing this Monday.  Please see the show’s brief below. Rush to Riches Reporter Debbie Whitmont goes to the north-west coast of Western Australia to talk to the people at the centre of a bitter dispute over the location of […]


TAKE ACTION NOW! ON PRE-EMPTIVE EFFORTS AT JAMES PRICE POINT

The community is concerned about Woodside and their JV partners upcoming work at James Price Point ahead of proper approvals. Marine scientist and environmental advocate Josh Coates tells us more below. Mr. Coates can be reached at j.coates@internode.on.net.  Be sure to click the ‘MORE’ button to see the whole article and to see whom you […]


DIVIDED BY GAS has additional air time

NITV’s Divided by Gas, which examines the various sides of the  Kimberley gas hub dispute will get  additional air time on Tuesday, June 22nd at 8:30 pm AEST and Saturday, June 26th at 5:15pm  AEST.  If you missed previous showings this month, tune in at this time.  Or, you can now watch the program online at www.nitv.org.au […]


Barnett, Take Note of the Remarkable

For Colin Barnett to announce that James Price Point is an unremarkable part of the Kimberley coast is insulting to the place and to all those who love it. James Price Point has been a haven to me for 20 years. It is a place of great beauty and tranquility. When Colin Barnett set foot […]