Land clearing delays at gas hub site - ABC Kimberley WA - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Land clearing delays at gas hub site - ABC Kimberley WA - Australian Broadcasting Corporation

There is still no evidence that Woodside have the legal necessary Section 18 or a Section 16 Permit of the Aboriginal Heritage Act. All this clearing has been illegal and the State Government were well aware of this fact. The police had been briefed by the Department of Indigenous Affairs about their investigations and the need for time in order to get their requests for information from the offending parties: Kimberley Land Council, Woodside and their contractors.

So why was our community who are active in CLOSING THE GAP and CARING FOR COUNTRY principles dealt such a violent and barbaric blow. The whole community were reeling in deep shock and grief and had crying for days. Under Barnett's direct orders to break up the Broome Community NO GAS Campaign blockade, the State Police forced moved against a whole community, even when they had information from Hansard that Woodside and their contractors needed approvals under the Aboriginal Heritage Act and that they did not have them. The state police force were used as Woodside's private corporate mercenaries and it will be the local police who will feel the total loss of all community respect.

That disgusting action taken against our community by Woodside, the government and our police force only succeeded in putting nails into this doomed gas hub coffin. People who were under the illusion that this gas hub might have been a good economic idea have realised that if this is what Woodside brings to our community and these are the impacts we have to nurse then they want nothing to do with it.



Broome community is so much stronger, since Black Tuesday, a candle vigil has been held, a community meeting was held last night in order for people to begin their healing by discussing their feelings and thoughts. The Blockade is still in place, the Walmadan Warriors Camp is strong and the annual Lurrujarri Trail has continued throughout the week regardless of the fact that Country was under invasion and had turned into a police state overnight. The social media networks have been activated and people all over the nation and the world are now watching, listening and planning their trip to Country. And while the community were trying to hold the criminals at bay, all week, scientists were in Country investigating the amazing dinosaur trackways and print sites found directly at James Price Point.

Woodside took one month to regroup and get back into Country, however it will not take Broome Community that long to regroup, and pack them up, turn them around and moved them once again OUT OF COUNTRY.