Media Releases
Giant saltworks proposal threatens Exmouth Gulf, Ningaloo
MEDIA RELEASE: Exmouth Gulf is renowned sanctuary for threatened species such as sawfish, dugongs and turtles, as well as mangroves, seagrasses, corals and sponges Saltworks is massive in scale, equivalent to 52 of Perth’s Kings Park Saltworks at odds with WA...
Solar eclipse shines light on Ningaloo’s forgotten sister, Exmouth Gulf
MEDIA RELEASE: Eclipse visitors encouraged to learn more about region’s natural wonders Exmouth Gulf was supposed to be part of the Ningaloo Coast World Heritage Area Exmouth Gulf faces industrial threats from port and saltworks WA Government has promised...
New Exmouth Gulf Taskforce confirms urgent need for environmental protection
MEDIA RELEASE: The WA Minister for Environment, Reece Whitby, today announced an Exmouth Gulf Taskforce would be established and funded as one of the McGowan Government’s responses to the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) report on Exmouth Gulf, delivered in...
Coral bleaching underway at Ningaloo-Exmouth Gulf is the warning we cannot ignore
MEDIA RELEASE: Coral bleaching has been photographed and filmed at Ningaloo Marine Park in the northern part of Exmouth Gulf (Bundegi) this week as a consequence of unusually hot water being generated off Western Australia’s north-west coast. Ocean and meteorological...
In major announcement, WA Government commits to protect Exmouth Gulf, signalling end to industrial threats
MEDIA RELEASE: In a major victory for the WA environment, Premier Mark McGowan, Minister for Environment, Amber-Jade Sanderson, and Minister for Fisheries, Don Punch, announced today that the WA Government will protect Exmouth Gulf, Ningaloo with important...
‘Worth the Risk?’: National ad campaign launched on risks to Exmouth Gulf humpback whales from proposed Gascoyne Gateway industrial port
MEDIA RELEASE: Today, a new national advertising campaign was launched to raise awareness of the risks posed to humpback whale mothers and calves from the controversial Gascoyne Gateway industrial port proposed for Exmouth Gulf. The ‘Worth the Risk?’ advertising...
EPA calls for protection of Exmouth Gulf in highly anticipated report
MEDIA RELEASE: The Environmental Protection Authority released its year-long assessment of Exmouth Gulf today in which it calls for protection of Exmouth Gulf and makes specific reference to protecting areas where major industrial developments are proposed. Protect...
Plan to dump rig near Ningaloo may breach law
MEDIA RELEASE: Australia could be in breach of international law if it allows oil and gas giant Woodside to dump a 2,529-tonne steel and plastic mooring next to the Ningaloo World Heritage Area, according to legal advice obtained by the Australian Conservation...
Calls for Exmouth Gulf to be heritage-listed on 10-year anniversary of Ningaloo Coast World Heritage listing, following UN’s advice
MEDIA RELEASE: On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Ningaloo Coast being inscribed on the World Heritage list, Protect Ningaloo is today calling on the WA and Federal Governments to trigger the necessary processes to include Exmouth Gulf as part of the...
Exmouth Gulf’s future hangs in the balance
By Paul Gamblin, Director, Protect Ningaloo. OPINION: Exmouth Gulf’s future will be determined to a large extent by the decisions we make right now. It’s at a turning point. Proponents of the ‘Gascoyne Gateway’ deepwater port proposal have sought to make their case...