Newsletter date: 28 April 2013
Contents:
* CAAMA Radio: New CLC chairman warns mining companies he will renegotiate royalties!
* Robin Chapple MLC, WA Greens: Birriliburu IPA declaration ceremony [IPA: Indigenous Protected Area]
* Gerry Georgatos, The Stringer: Woodside & Government will not pay $1.5 billion
* Robin Chapple MLC, WA Greens: Broome ratepayers left in lurch by JPP halt
* NIRS: Broome should get benefits without gas hub: Mitch Torres
* ABC Video: Celebrating the end of James Price Point but floating a future for Browse
* Background to the Save The Kimberley Campaign - James Price Point, north of Broome, WA
* CAAMA RADIO: NEW CLC CHAIRMAN WARNS MINING COMPANIES HE WILL RENEGOTIATE ROYALTIES!
- Audio
Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association: New CLC chairman warns mining companies he will renegotiate royalties !
http://caama.com.au/new-clc-chairman-warns-mining-companies-he-will-rene...
24 Apr 13
Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association:
http://caama.com.au/radio#tabs-6
http://caama.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/am-26-04.mp3
26 Apr 13: "The new chairman of one of the countries most powerful Aboriginal Land Councils has warned both the mining sector and governments that he’s people will renegotiate for greater royalties for mining on their land."
Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association:
http://caama.com.au/radio#tabs-6
http://caama.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/am-24-04.mp3
24 Apr 13: "The boss of a peak Northern Territory Aboriginal land Council says that mining companies and others do not have the right to come and help themselves and take whatever they like but that they need to pay for the right to access land which will benefit them."
* ROBIN CHAPPLE MLC, WA GREENS: BIRRILIBURU IPA DECLARATION CEREMONY [IPA: INDIGENOUS PROTECTED AREA]
- Media Release
Robin Chapple MLC: Birriliburu IPA declaration ceremony
http://www.robinchapple.com/birriliburu-ipa-declaration-ceremony
24 Apr 13: "Greens WA Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region and Spokesperson on Aboriginal issues, Robin Chapple MLC, today described his feelings of joy after having attended the Declaration Ceremony for the Birriliburu Indigenous Protected Area (IPA), held yesterday at Well 6 on the Canning Stock Route.
"At this time in our history, when it seems only conflict between people is newsworthy, what a joyous event was witnessed out here in the Little Sandy Desert bio-region.
"After a long and thorough development process, this is a magnificent result for the Martu people, who have now achieved full recognition of their role in managing this land for thousands of years. ... " said Mr Chapple. ... "
* GERRY GEORGATOS, THE STRINGER: WOODSIDE & GOVERNMENT WILL NOT PAY $1.5 BILLION
- Analysis / Opinion
The Stringer: Woodside & Government will not pay $1.5 billion
http://thestringer.com.au/woodside-government-will-not-pay-1-5-billion/
26 Apr 13: "Woodside Petroleum stated the obvious in that it will not be making any payments, ex-gratia or otherwise to Jabirr Jabirr and Goolarabooloo Traditional Owners and to their communities for signing up to the $1.5 billion benefits package. As far as they are concerned the deal has fallen through and the land use agreement had been subject to the $40 billion dollar gas hub going ahead. Now that the gas hub deal has been shelved so has the land use agreement that was voted on by many of the Traditional Owners but under a cloud of compulsory acquisition land threats by Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett." By Gerry Georgatos, a life-long human rights and social justice campaigner, a multi-award winning investigative journalist
* ROBIN CHAPPLE MLC, WA GREENS: BROOME RATEPAYERS LEFT IN LURCH BY JPP HALT
- Media Release
Robin Chapple MLC: Broome ratepayers left in lurch by JPP halt
http://www.robinchapple.com/broome-ratepayers-left-lurch-jpp-halt
23 Apr 13: "Broome Ratepayers Slugged as Woodside Shareholders Pocket Millions
Greens WA Member for the Mining and Pastoral Region Robin Chapple MLC is outraged at the latest turn of events in the James Price Point saga.
"The Broome Shire President today revealed the "considerable" losses suffered by the Shire in its work associated with the abandoned Browse LNG plant at James Price Point (JPP)," Mr Chapple said.
"There is no way this can just be dismissed as part of the normal running of a local government authority - Broome Shire has never had to handle anything on this scale, and was even at the point of hiring extra staff. ... " [said Mr Chapple.] "
- Related News
ABC Rural: Woodside payout no help for Broome business
http://www.abc.net.au/rural/telegraph/content/2013/s3744495.htm
24 Apr 13: "Resources company Woodside holds its annual general meeting today, two weeks after revealing it would walk away from the planned gas hub project at James Price Point. The company has said it plans to study cheaper options than the planned $45 billion gas hub north of Broome. But it sent a clear message that it plans to spend less on future projects by announcing yesterday that it will return $500 million to shareholders. Maryanne Petersen, executive officer of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Broome, says she hopes that does not signal less investment in the Broome area." By Cameron Wilson
* NIRS: BROOME SHOULD GET BENEFITS WITHOUT GAS HUB: MITCH TORRES
- News
National Indigenous Radio Service: Broome should get benefits without gas hub: Mitch Torres
http://www.nirs.org.au/blog/NEWS/article/29141/Broome-should-get-benefit...
26 Apr 13: "By NIRS/98.9fm: A Broome-based traditional owner says the loss of benefits for the James Price Point gas hub shouldn’t mean the end of possible suicide prevention funding. ... Jabbir Jabbir woman and gas hub opponent Mitch Torres told 98.9fm Broome communities should be entitled to the programs even without the project."
* ABC VIDEO: CELEBRATING THE END OF JAMES PRICE POINT BUT FLOATING A FUTURE FOR BROWSE
- Video
ABC: Celebrating the end of James Price Point but floating a future for Browse
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-04-24/celebrating-the-end-of-james-price...
24 Apr 13: "What a difference two weeks makes. After very publicly declaring Browse was dumped, Woodside's taken the mega project off the back burner. The company now says it is committed to the development of the Browse basin."
- Related News
Yahoo!7: Woodside explores options for gas hub alternative
http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/16866864/woodside-explores-op...
24 Apr 13: "The chief executive of oil and gas company Woodside has told shareholders in Perth 2012 was a year of growth. Peter Coleman made the comments at the company's annual general meeting, just weeks after scrapping plans to build its Browse gas onshore project in the Kimberley. The company axed the $45 billion gas hub at James Price Point, north of Broome, because of escalating costs. Mr Coleman says Woodside has already started talks with its joint venture partners over alternative options." By Kathryn Diss, ABC
Perth Now: Floating LNG 'technology of the future'
http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/western-australia/floating-lng-technolog...
24 Apr 13: "The oil and gas giant recently shelved its $45 billion onshore gas processing plant at James Price Point deciding to explore other options, including floating technology. Woodside chief Peter Coleman said the company was already talking to its Browse joint venture partners, which include Royal Dutch Shell, and was fully committed to the project. "The key for us is to go back (and) make some quick decisions," he told reporters after the company’s annual general meeting today." Amy Wilson-Chapman
SMH: Woodside still committed to Browse
http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-business/woodside-still-committed-t...
24 Apr 13: "Woodside says it's committed to developing the Browse offshore gas resource after halting its onshore gas plant near Broome. The oil and gas company recently shelved its controversial $45 billion Browse gas plant in Western Australia and ruled out a near-term expansion of its flagship Pluto project."
* BACKGROUND TO THE SAVE THE KIMBERLEY CAMPAIGN - JAMES PRICE POINT, NORTH OF BROOME, WA
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