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New Threats

THE LATEST: Exmouth Gulf is still under threat from industrialisation. 

We managed to help stop Subsea 7’s oil and gas pipeline fabrication plant and towing operation but there are still two other large-scale industrial projects being developed.

Gascoyne Gateway wants to build an industrial deepwater port just south of Exmouth and on the other side of the Gulf, K+S Salt is looking to develop a massive salt production and barging operation over a conservation-significant tidal wetlands system.  Follow the above links to find out more about the threats these projects pose to the Gulf’s globally significant environment.

There is also strong concern that if either of these proposals were approved, it would likely open the door to further industrialisation of the area. 

This is a turning point for Exmouth Gulf.  It has so far escaped the rapid coastal, industrial development further north in the Pilbara, but it is now facing one industrial development proposal after another. We need to draw a line in the sand and stop these projects from coming down to the Gulf and turning it into another Port Hedland or Dampier.

 As well as the expected impacts to the environmental, cultural and social values of the area, industrialisation risks irreversible damage to the nature-based tourism brand and to existing local tourism-related businesses and jobs. 

There is an alternative path for Exmouth which secures existing tourism businesses and builds new sustainable, nature-based industries that protect and complement the region’s environmental and tourism values.

Exmouth Gulf doesn’t need industrialisation.
It needs a sustainable future.

“Ningaloo Reef is a miracle and a gift. It’s one of the last great wild places left on earth, so why would anyone put Ningaloo’s nursery at risk? Don’t let it happen. Protect Ningaloo!”
– Peter Garrett

“Ningaloo Reef is a miracle and a gift. It’s one of the last great wild places left on earth, so why would anyone put Ningaloo’s nursery at risk? Don’t let it happen. Protect Ningaloo!”
– Peter Garrett