Woodside Petroleum's proposed to build a 30 billion dollar gas hub at James Price Point where is the largest whale breeding ground in the world.
The fight against Woodside for Kimberley Gas, left Communities divided.
WOODSIDE Petroleum has scrapped plans for its controversial $45 billion liquefied natural gas project at James Price Point in the North-West.
Protests documented over several locations in and around the Broome area, WA.
©Ingetje Tadros
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following images may contain images of deceased persons.
The fight against Woodside for Kimberley Gas, left Communities divided.
WOODSIDE Petroleum has scrapped plans for its controversial $45 billion liquefied natural gas project at James Price Point in the North-West.
Protests documented over several locations in and around the Broome area, WA.
©Ingetje Tadros
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following images may contain images of deceased persons.
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104 imagesProtests documented over several locations in and around the Broome area, WA. ©Ingetje Tadros
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44 imagesOperation Kimberley Miinimbi. The same humpback whales that are being targeted by the Japanese whalers face a new threat, a gas hub in a place called James Price Point in Western Australia. It is the world's largest humpback whale nursery. Woodside and the West Australian Government want to drill and dredge up to six kilometres out to sea, with a jetty several kilometres long right through the middle of it. This would mean turbidity from dredging, oil spills, industrial discharges, noise, light and vessel strikes, affecting whales, dolphins, turtles, dugongs and fish. It has taken over three decades for the Western Australian humpback population to bounce back from the brink of extinction due to whaling. The worlds largest humpback nursery is on the line. Sea Shepherd received an invitation from the Goolarabooloo native people to help them in their efforts to halt the construction. Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is honoured to have received this invitation and we are pleased to have the opportunity to serve constructively with the effort of so many who wish to oppose this invasion of this beautifully diverse coastal region by corporations that wilfully blind themselves to the true value of what they destroy. "Sea Shepherd accepts the invitation in the spirit of eternal friendship with a promise to stand in unity with the Goolarabooloo to defend the beauty and sacredness of this wondrous environment." - Captain Paul Watson. In honouring the Goolarabooloo, we are naming this campaign operation Kimberley Miinimbi, the Goolarabooloo name for humpback whale. http://www.seashepherd.org.au/kimberley-miinimbi/ This day VIP's and media where invited for a day on The Steve Irwin. ©Ingetje Tadros
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26 imagesGathering in Walmadan Camp to walk and talk culture with Frans, eat together and to reflect on the Anti Gas Campaign while listening to local musicians (great music by the way!). ©Ingetje Tadros
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17 imagesThe Pelican Corroboree, a welcome to the Seashepherd Crew who came onshore to meet protesters at Walmadan. The Goolarabooloo have been opposing the Woodside Gas Hub development at James Price Point for a number of years. Broome, Western Australia, 2012 Thanks to the traditional owners at Goolarabooloo country. ©Ingetje Tadros
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25 imagesWoodside Petroleum's proposed to build a 30 billion dollar gas hub at James Price Point where is the largest whale breeding ground in the world. The fight against Woodside for Kimberley Gas, left Communities divided. Protests over several locations in and around the Broome WA area. WOODSIDE Petroleum has scrapped plans for its controversial $45 billion liquefied natural gas project at James Price Point in the North-West. ©Ingetje Tadros
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12 imagesSmoking Ceremony at James Price Point. The whales in the Kimberly needs you! The country and the sea are calling. Grandmother Whale is in danger, it’s time for us all to Wake up and unite. The Elders all around the world are watching. Now our Elders are calling for us all to take up our rightful place and responsibility. Calling all saltwater tribes to unite in our traditional way. Doing smoking ceremonies all around the sea shore of Australia and at the heart of our sacred country Uluru at the same time on the same day. In our own ceremonial ways. We call on all our non traditional brothers and sisters to unite with us. Let Grandmother Spirit light the ceremonial fire. Unite the ancient Song lines. And call upon the Whale Spirit to regain her strength. This message went viral and in many places this ceremony has been performed. Woodside Petroleum's proposed to build a 30billion dollar gas hub at James Price Point where is the largest whale breeding ground in the world. James Price Point, Western Australia September 2012. ©Ingetje Tadros made on Iphone