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 to move forwards nor backwards due to 4 lock ons. Two are on the Manari …
Wednesday 15th June – An interesting article I read on Bike To Broome. 21st August 2011 sees the beginning of “The Around-The-Clock Non-Stop Tandem Bike Ride From Perth To Broome” to save the habitat of the Whales And other sea creatures. Some 30,000 Humpback Whales are heading north along the Western Australian coast. These whales …
The Horizontal Waterfalls are described by David Attenborough as “One of the Natural Wonders of the World”. Nicknamed the “Horries”, the Horizontal Waterfalls are one of the premiere tourist attractions of the Kimberley, attracting tens of thousand of visitors per year. The scenery on the way and when you arrive is simply spectacular, and shooting …
Tony Burke, Environment Minister visited Broome Community at Bedford Park, to speak to them about the $30 billion LNG Gas Processing Hub that the State Government and Woodside hope to build at James Price Point, 40km north of Broome. Anti gas hub community members are hoping Minister Burke will make the Kimberley a world heritage …
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 by the Australian Conservation Foundation, they have expressed serious concerns about the large scale land …
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 moving protestors in the police station. Everyone was standing nearby after Shane Hughes’ court case …
Apologies to my readers Unfortunately I do not have the time to maintain, everyday news for Broome and the Kimberley. From time to time I will post something of particular importance, thanks for understanding! PS I run this blog for LOVE! I do however run a Facebook Page which has lots of interesting news. Kimberley …
Well I seem to be on a roll lately, last month the Berkley and Drysdale Rivers up near Wyndham and yesterday I was lucky enough to fly up to Talbot Bay and view some of the most spectacular scenery in the world and then shoot through the horizontal falls in a speedboat. This is the …
A photo gallery of unique and stunning Kimberley wildflowers .. capparis umbonata, cleome, gorgeous wild hibiscus and beautiful grevilleas. Some images kindly supplied by Helen Hamlett. I think many people do not realise the unique and diverse range of wildflowers that bloom in the Kimberley all year round. More wildflower images can be found on …
I was priveleged to visit the Berkeley, Drysdale and King George River and Vansittart Bay, aboard the beautiful yacht, the Karma IV. The scenery through this area is breathtaking and the sense of ancient timelessness has to be experienced! I have included some stunning waterfalls, rockpools and a huge barramundi. All the photos in my …