Tag Archives: Broome community

What Compulsory Acquisition Really Means

An open letter explains that despite Premier Barnett’s latest rhetoric, his compulsory acquisition leaves very little chance for development at James Price Point.


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.


Greens’ Show Points to Gas Hub Rejection

Save The Kimberley Media Release describes the significance of the way the Kimberley voted in the recent WA election.


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.


Broome ‘army ready’ for war on Kimberley gas hub

Trevor PaddenburgFrom: The Sunday TimesJanuary 20, 2013 12:08AM   AN army of thousands will join a blockade at James Price Point as protesters yesterday warned that the campaign to stop the $40 billion Kimberley gas hub would be the biggest since saving old-growth forests.   Local Broome Resident and anti gas hub campaigner Shaun Clark […]


Gas saviour now a pipe dream for Premier Colin Barnett

  Premier Colin Barnett yesterday warned the multinational consortium behind the $40 billion gas hub at James Price Point that they ”don’t own” the gas riches off WA.   by: John FlintFrom: The Sunday TimesJanuary 12, 2013 7:15PM   Source: News Limited   COLIN Barnett is desperately clinging to his dream of a $40 billion […]


“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.


Marine and National Park announcements in the Kimberley

The WA Premier Colin Barnett announced Friday the 22nd October proposals for marine parks in the North Kimberley, Camden Sound, Roebuck Bay and 80 mile beach, and a change in tenure for the Regent River nature reserve. Conservation groups have slammed the proposals as ‘claytons parks’ offering little real protection and as ‘greenwashing’ and a […]


New Report by Curtin Uni recommends tourism not gas development for the Kimberley

A new study by the Curtin University Sustainable Tourism Centre identifies plans for a massive polluting LNG industrial site near Broome as a serious threat to the Kimberley’s unique and globally-recognised tourism ‘brand’. The report entitled “Kimberley Whale Coast Tourism: A review of opportunities and threats” by Dr Michael Hughes and colleagues from Curtin University […]


T.O. Calls for Premier to Respect Country and Culture

The following press release was provided by Traditional Owner and STK co-chair Neil McKenzie following ABC’s Four Corners program last week: FOUR CORNERS tonight focussed on how aborigines have responded to deals and Government pressure in the Kimberley to exploit resources offshore. Save the Kimberley co-chairperson and traditional owner of Yawuru-Jabirr Jabirr country, Neilo McKenzie, […]