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In the 2000s, we successfully campaigned against a government proposal to send water by canal from the Fitzroy to drought-stricken Perth. In recent years, government and industry have shown renewed enthusiasm for broadscale agriculture in the Fitzroy Valley, despite the failure of past proposals.
Our long-term strategy is to achieve a legislated fracking ban in the Kimberley (and all of WA). To prevent pollution to Kimberley aquifers, wetlands and rivers like the Fitzroy, we must move now.
This campaign targets WA Premier Colin Barnett over plans to turn Point Torment in King Sound near Derby into a deepwater port and industrial estate.
This campaign aimed to protect the Kimberley from large scale industrial development.
The Kimberley Transitions project is part of an international movement of communities coming together to reimagine and rebuild our world – locally and globally.