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Tag Archives: James Price Point
Broome Protestor locks Woodside out
Broome Protestor, George Bishop locks Woodside out 2nd October 2012 – Broome and the Kimberley interviewed Tegan Mossop regarding the latest lock-on by George Bishop who is attached to a 10 metre pole outside the Woodside Building in Broome. “We … Continue reading
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Tagged bilbies, broome and the kimberley, broome news, gas hub, George Bishop 10 metre pole, Goolarabooloo Jabirr Jabirr, Hawksbill Turtles, humpback whale nursery, James Price Point, last remaining wildernesses, latest news broome, Protector George Bishop locks Woodside out, Songline, Tegan Mossop, Woodside Offices
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“No Gas” Campaigners
The following are interviews I conducted with ordinary people doing extraordinary things for the No Gas Campaign. Many of these people have been vilified by the press, the Police and other community members as tree hugging “hippies”. In my eyes … Continue reading
Browse LNG Project
Browse LNG Project 23rd December – An interesting article in The Punch by Lyndon Schneiders .. “The gas project born in a cross-fire hurricane” Australia’s biggest proposed industrial development is looking on increasingly shaky and unsecured ground, with Woodside this … Continue reading
Compulsory Acquisition of James Price Point
Compulsory Acquisition challenged! 6th December – Compulsory Acquisition of James Price Point by the WA Government Challenged and Won! Today a landmark ruling for Traditional Owners, Phillip Roe, (Goolarabooloo) and Jabbir Jabbir man, Neil McKenzie was handed down in the … Continue reading
Gas Hub Protestor, Scott Daines perched 30 m up a coms tower
Gas Hub Protestor, Scott Daines perched 30 m up a coms tower 21st October – A big day for defenders of country. Scott Daines, a NSW man has scaled a 30 metre communications tower near James Price Point early this … Continue reading
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Tagged broome and the kimberley, broome news, gas hub, James Price Point, latest news broome, No Gas Community, Phillip Roe, radioactive coms tower Scott Daines (Sooty), Scott Daines perched 30 m up a coms tower protesting gas hub, Woodside Hostile Security Force
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Broome councillor vows to fight the Gas Hub
Broome councillor vows to fight the Gas Hub 16th October, 2011 – Great News for a town that has been accused of being “racist” with the newly elected Aboriginal Councillors, Mark Manado and Anne Poelina who ran under the flag … Continue reading
Palaeontologists from North America to examine dinosaur footprints
Palaeontologists from North America to examine dinosaur footprints 16th September – Two leading palaeontologists will be flown in from North America to examine the dinosaur footprints found at the site of the proposed Browse Basin gas hub near Broome. The … Continue reading
No Gas Campaign celebrates day 100 of the Manari Road Blockade
No Gas Campaign celebrates day 100 of the Manari Road Blockade 14th September, 2011 – Yawning, smiling faces were present this morning at the Manari Road Blockade to celebrate the 100th day of the blockade! It seems the people of … Continue reading
Heritage Listing for the Kimberley
Heritage Listing for the Kimberley 1st September – Tony Burke, Minister for the Environment has announced the Heritage Listing for the Kimberley yesterday. Almost 20 million hectares of the West Kimberley will be heritage listed, but the area around the … Continue reading
Marion Lester locks on to Woodside flatbed trailer for 37 hours
Marion Lester protests Woodside LNG Gas Hub in Broome 30th August, 2011 – A 58 year old Broome woman, Marion Lester, pleaded guilty yesterday to breaching a move on order, but Magistrate Colin Roberts said she had suffered enough by … Continue reading
Two Protesters locked in to a 44 gallon drum
26th August, 2011 – At 2:00am this morning, a community roadblock stopped the progress of a large convoy of Woodside’s vehicles, including land-clearing and drilling machinery as they tried to return to James Price Point. Woodside are at present unable … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Broome, broome and the kimberley, broome news, community roadblock, County Mayo, Erris, Hostile Environmental Services, James Price Point, Kimberley, latest news broome, Mayo, Ogoniland, Tar Sands, The Pipe movie, Two Protesters locked in to a 44 gallon drum, Woodside
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Bilbys found at James Price Point
8th August – BILBY’S FOUND AT JAMES PRICE POINT! – Today in a media release by Environs Kimberley, information regarding a Bilby population found in an area slated for bulldozing by Woodside Petroleum. Conservationists are calling on the Federal Environment … Continue reading
Broome Gas Hub protestor locks on
Broome Gas Hub Protestor locks on 1st August – A 41 year old broome man has been arrested after locking himself to a vehicle and is charged with obstructing Police. Police eventually freed the man after 6 hours by removing … Continue reading
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Tagged broome news, broome protesters lock on, gas hub protesters, James Price Point
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Woodside clears land for gas hub, prior to final Federal Government approval
No Gas Campaign 24th July – With the assistance of the WA Police Force, drillers are moving the rig further up the Manari Road but are not having any luck in obtaining good core samples. According to a media release … Continue reading
Dinosaur footprints to make gas hub extinct?
21st July, 2011 – Dinosaur’s revenge: Could 130 million year old dinosaurs make the Kimberley gas hub extinct? a quote from the
Broome Community Joins Hands to spell “No Gas”
10th July – Today over 200 locals gathered to send a message to the world via a webcam set up on Zanders Restaurant over looking the famous Cable Beach. The first sequence of letters read “NO GAS” and as pictured … Continue reading
WOODSIDE’S DAY OF SHAME – BLACK TUESDAY
5th July – Black Tuesday Woodside’s day of shame in the Kimberley – A sad day today! Summed up nicely by our Community Email Extraordinaire! “I never thought I would see a day like today in my life in this … Continue reading
Police amassing to smash blockade!
Monday 4th July – Day 26! People are gathering at the Blockade, preparing themselves for a showdown! Environs Kimberley have summed it up nicely, “Channel 9, Channel 7, ABC Perth are all in town. Police were photographed this morning practicing … Continue reading
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Tagged gas hub blockade, James Price Point, Kimberley, LNG Gas Hub, Police to smash broome blockade
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James Price Point – Protestors or Protectors?
Sunday 26th June – Off to the blockade on this beautiful sunny morning to stand strong in country. It seems some people are under the misapprehension that the blockade is just a bunch of tree hugging hippies and a few … Continue reading
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Tagged aboriginal song cycle, blockade, James Price Point, LNG Gas Hub, Lurujarri Trail, Woodside
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3 day blockade on the road to James Price Point
Friday 10th June, 2011 Media attention has been drawn to a 3 day blockade of the road to James Price Point, the proposed location of a $30 billion LNG gas processing hub. The proposed site is just 60 km north … Continue reading
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Tagged 3 day blockade, anti gas hub protesters, James Price Point
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Broome families petition against Gas Hub
Wednesday 8th June, 2011 More than 500 members of prominent Broome families have voiced their disapproval of the State Government’s proposed $30 billion gas hub at James Price Point. As part of Broome’s peaceful NO GAS campaign, family members, young … Continue reading
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Broome Locals sign petition against gas hub
Broome locals say NO GAS! Wednesday 8th June, 2011 More than 500 members of prominent Broome families have voiced their disapproval of the State Government’s proposed $30 billion gas hub at James Price Point. Family members, young and old were … Continue reading
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Tagged gas hub, James Price Point, local petition against gas hub
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Dampier Peninsula
4WDriving up the unsealed Cape Leveque Road is a great adventure if you dont mind the corrugations and pot holes because once you arrive you will be glad you did! The Dampier Peninsula is made up of many small Indigenous … Continue reading
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Tagged Banana Well Getaway, Beagle Bay, Beagle Bay Church, Cape Leveque, Chile Creek, Chile Creek accommodation, Dampier Peninsular, humpback whales, James Price Point, Kooljaman Resort, Lurujarri Heritage Trail, Middle Lagoon, Munget, Quandong, Quandong Point, Quandong Reef, wild desert fruit, Wild Peach
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