by admin | Jan 13, 2021 | News
An important new report from Deloitte, commissioned by the WA government has found the Ningaloo region, including Exmouth Gulf, supports more than 1000 full-time jobs & contributes more than $110 million to the WA economy, 90% from tourism (2018-19FY). In response...
by Kate Smithers | Dec 8, 2020 | News
MEDIA RELEASE: Subsea 7, the global oil and gas services company that proposed to build a large pipeline fabrication facility and towing operation in Exmouth Gulf, has indicated today that it has withdrawn the project. Protect Ningaloo Director, Paul Gamblin said,...
by Kate Smithers | Dec 3, 2020 | News
MEDIA RELEASE: The Ningaloo Coast World Heritage area has been downgraded in the third IUCN Outlook global report for natural World Heritage sites. Ningaloo was previously classified as ‘Good’ but has been downgraded to ‘Good with some concerns’. The analysis...
by Kate Smithers | Aug 28, 2020 | News, Uncategorized
MEDIA RELEASE: The WA Minister for Environment, Hon. Stephen Dawson, has confirmed that the Subsea 7 pipeline fabrication facility earmarked for Exmouth Gulf, Ningaloo has been put on hold. Furthermore, in recognition of the potential impacts of development proposals...
by Kate Smithers | Aug 26, 2020 | News
MEDIA RELEASE: An announcement by the Federal Government today confirmed that the proposal to open vast areas of the marine environment to the oil and gas industry off the famed Ningaloo World Heritage area (as well as Shark Bay and the Abrolhos Islands) has been...
by Kate Smithers | Aug 11, 2020 | News
MEDIA RELEASE: Perth, 11 August 2020: Beautiful Ningaloo – one of WA’s biggest ever conservation communications campaigns – kicked off today with a series of major print, radio and online advertisements, and the mass distribution of postcards across Perth....