Newsletter date: 11 July 2013
Contents:
* NITV News: Muckaty traditional owner meets with minister [Featuring Penny Phillips, TO]
* From Muckaty to Melbourne: Dianne Stokes, TO for Muckaty is speaking at FoE on Mon 15 July 2013
* Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump in NT, Australia
* Respect and Listen: Arnhem Land Traditional Owners in Sydney: 17-19th July 2013
* Philippa Velhinho, Green Left: Greed still threatens Kimberley paradise
* Celebrate the Kimberley in Sydney - 18 July 2013 [Featuring Traditional Owners from Arnhem Land]
* Vicky Validakis, Australian Mining: Battle looms over floating LNG push
* 9 News: Origin Energy could get boost from Browse talks
* The Kimberley Community Whale Research Project - 8 July to 15 September 2013
* Background to the Save The Kimberley Campaign - James Price Point, north of Broome, WA
* NITV NEWS: MUCKATY TRADITIONAL OWNER MEETS WITH MINISTER [FEATURING PENNY PHILLIPS, TO]
- Video
NITV News: Muckaty traditional owner meets with minister
http://www.sbs.com.au/news/video/36377667814/Muckaty-traditional-owner-m...
8 Jul 13: "For the first time since the controversial decision to bury the nation's nuclear waste at Muckaty Station in the Northern Territory, a traditional owner, who opposes the plan has had a meeting with the responsible Federal Minister."
* FROM MUCKATY TO MELBOURNE: DIANNE STOKES, TO FOR MUCKATY IS SPEAKING AT FoE ON MON 15 JULY 2013
- Upcoming Event
Event: Mon 15 July 2013: Collingwood, Melbourne, Vic
From Muckaty to Melbourne
"Dianne Stokes, Traditional Owner for Muckaty
(600km north of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory)
is speaking at Friends of the Earth on Monday the 15th July.
The fight to stop the radioactive waste dump at Muckaty
is six years strong and counting."
"The Muckaty Traditional Owners are challenging the
Federal Government and the Northern Land Council
in the Federal Court, there's a hearing for the case on the
morning of the 15th, so come along for court support
if you're able to "
Speakers:
Dianne Stokes, Traditional Owner for Muckaty
Natalie Wasley, coordinator Beyond Nuclear Initiative
Organised by the ACE Collective (Anti-Nuclear and Clean Energy)
at FoE (Friends of the Earth)
Event details: http://www.melbourne.foe.org.au/?q=node/1246
WGAR Background to the proposed Muckaty nuclear waste dump: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-proposed-muckaty-nu...
* BACKGROUND TO THE PROPOSED MUCKATY NUCLEAR WASTE DUMP IN NT, AUSTRALIA:
Last updated: 26 June 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/04/22/background-to-the-proposed-muckaty-nu...
* RESPECT AND LISTEN: ARNHEM LAND TRADITIONAL OWNERS IN SYDNEY: 17- 19TH JULY 2013
- Upcoming Event
Event: Fri 19 July 2013: Sydney, NSW
Arnhem Land Traditional Owners in Sydney: 17-19th July 2013
Protest Action at Paltar HQ
"5 Amazing Traditional Owners from Arnhem Land are coming
to Sydney to raise awareness and garner support on their
mission to stop Paltar Petroleum from drilling in their sea country,
just off the coast of the Northern Territory. We’re lucky to have
them at speak at the Kimberley celebration on the 18th, and
then on the Friday afterwards, we’ll be gathering outside Paltar
HQ in Martin Place sending the message that the Wilderness
Society supports the TOs, rejects Paltar’s attempts to drill
offshore and get media attention on the issue."
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.respectandlisten.org/kimberley.html
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/2013/07/09/traditional-owners-seek-your-assistan...
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/sydney-actions-with-arnhem-land-traditional-owne...
* PHILIPPA VELHINHO, GREEN LEFT: GREED STILL THREATENS KIMBERLEY PARADISE
- Analysis / Opinion
Green Left: Greed still threatens Kimberley paradise
http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/54450
6 Jul 13: "Only a month after Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett announced the government would push for the acquisition of James Price Point for future gas and petroleum projects, Shell Petroleum defended their proposal to build a $12 billion floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant off the Kimberley coast. This follows Woodside Petroleum’s decision to abort plans to build a $40 billion onshore gas hub after concluding that it was not economically viable. Instead it will use Shell’s technology to develop its own offshore floating LNG plant." By Philippa Velhinho
* CELEBRATE THE KIMBERLEY IN SYDNEY - 18 JULY 2013 [FEATURING TRADITIONAL OWNERS FROM ARNHEM LAND]
- Upcoming Event
Event: 18 July 2013: Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW
Celebrate the Kimberley in Sydney
The Wilderness Society Sydney
"April 12, 2013 will be remembered as one of the greatest
environmental victories Australia has ever seen!
You’re invited to an evening of music and dance performances
to celebrate the success of the historic Kimberley campaign.
You’ll also have the opportunity to meet Traditional Owners
from Arnhem Land who are facing their own battle to
protect their sea country from oil and gas mining."
Event details: http://www.wilderness.org.au/campaigns/kimberley/celebrate-the-kimberley
Event details: [scroll down page] http://www.respectandlisten.org/kimberley.html
Event details: http://indymedia.org.au/sydney-actions-with-arnhem-land-traditional-owne...
WGAR Background to Save the Kimberley: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/11/22/wgar-news-background-to-the-save-the-...
* VICKY VALIDAKIS, AUSTRALIAN MINING: BATTLE LOOMS OVER FLOATING LNG PUSH
- Analysis / Opinion
Australian Mining: Battle looms over floating LNG push
http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/battle-looms-over-floating-lng-push
8 Jul 13: "A battle is building over the Federal government’s push to for the development of Woodside’s multi-billion-dollar Browse gasfield through FLNG, with West Australian Premier Colin Barnett opposed. Federal Resources Minister Gary Gray and Woodside are reportedly both urging Barnett to remove the existing Browse lease conditions which stipulate the Browse gasfield must be developed onshore at James Price Point. The retention lease of the WA gas expires in November 2014." Vicky Validakis
- Related News
The Australian: Row over floating LNG push
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/companies/row-over-floating-lng...
8 Jul 13: "FEDERAL Resources Minister Gary Gray and West Australian Premier Colin Barnett are at loggerheads over the federal government's strong push for the rapid development of Woodside Petroleum's multi-billion-dollar Browse liquefied natural gas project. Mr Barnett has emerged as the biggest stumbling block to the project going ahead because he is strongly opposed to the use of floating LNG technology to process the gas reserves off the WA coast, warning it will create fewer jobs than a land-based project." Andrew Burrell
* 9 NEWS: ORIGIN ENERGY COULD GET BOOST FROM BROWSE TALKS
- News
9 News: Origin Energy could get boost from Browse talks
http://finance.ninemsn.com.au/newsbusiness/motley/8686562/origin-energy-...
8 Jul 13: "Last week Woodside Petroleum (ASX: WPL) reportedly held a meeting with its joint venture partners regarding the huge Browse gas project. In April, Woodside’s management announced that having completed a technical and commercial evaluation of the proposed onshore Browse LNG Development at James Price Point in Western Australia, "that the development concept does not meet the company’s commercial requirements for a positive final investment outcome." The decision led Woodside to instead suggested that a floating offshore plant could be economically viable." Reported by Tim McArthur, The Motley Fool
* THE KIMBERLEY COMMUNITY WHALE RESEARCH PROJECT - 8 JULY TO 15 SEPTEMBER 2013
- Current Event
Event: 8 July to 15 September 2013: Murdudun, Kimberley Coast, WA
Opportunity: Land-based whale survey volunteers needed!
The Wilderness Society WA
"The Kimberley Community Whale Research Project
is a land based humpback whale survey conducted
from two observation platforms at Murdudun, approximately
50km north of Broome and 8km south of James Price Point,
on the Kimberley Coast, WA."
Event details: http://www.wilderness.org.au/campaigns/kimberley/opportunity-land-based-...
Event details: http://kimberleycommunitywhaleresearch.wordpress.com/
WGAR Background to Save the Kimberley: http://indymedia.org.au/2012/11/22/wgar-news-background-to-the-save-the-...
* BACKGROUND TO THE SAVE THE KIMBERLEY CAMPAIGN - JAMES PRICE POINT, NORTH OF BROOME, WA
Last updated: 27 June 2013
http://indymedia.org.au/2012/11/22/wgar-news-background-to-the-save-the-...
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