Tasmanians join national day of action for the Kimberley

Tonight at Pier 1 at Macquarie Wharf at 5pm

In Hobart this evening, community members will gather in solidarity with the people of Broome who oppose the proposed gas hub at James Price Point in far north Western Australia.

“We are joining a national day of action alongside people in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, to support the people of Broome in their fight to protect one of the most spectacular places in the world” said Jenny Weber of the Huon Valley Environment Centre.

The gathering has been coordinated by Huon Valley Environment Centre and The Last Stand, and people will be holding a candle light vigil while films from the protests about the proposed gas hub will be projected on to a wall at Pier 1 at Macquarie Wharf in Salamanca.

“Tonight, the people of southern Tasmania will be standing strong in spirit with this inspiring community in the far north west of the country. We are demonstrating our absolute support for these outstanding citizens who are taking a stand for the Kimberley, one of our most ecologically and spiritually significant landscapes” said Ula Majewski of The Last Stand.

More than 140 police officers have been flown to Broome to assist the company Woodside Petroleum’s controversial $40 billion James Price Point gas hub, in resuming work.

The police are shepherding through Woodside machinery to the proposed gas hub site and yesterday, a large contingent of riot police arrived. The two protest camps have been declared illegal and the protesters have been given a deadline to pull down.

We are joining a national day of action alongside people in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney, to support the people of Broome.

“We are told stories about James Price Point by the people who are standing up to defend it. It is a place where there are globally significant dinosaur track-sites, humpback whales feeding and calving, greater bilbies breeding, an ancient Aboriginal song cycle that is shared with people from all over the world in an annual walk called the Lurujarri trail. It is an absolute disgrace that Woodside wants to destroy this magical place with an industrial gas,” concluded Jenny Weber.
Jenny Weber Huon Valley Environment Centre