Woodside is clearing 25ha over an area of approx 500ha at James Price Point . The area is surrounded by monsoonal vine thickets, remnant rainforest species and only a few years ago it was recommended as a National Park by the Department of Environment.
This is what Woodside has done in just one day. This is only preliminary work and there is no approval for construction.
Earlier this week 25 people were arrested during a tense stand-off with police, after refusing to allow Woodside vehicles and bulldozers through a month-long road blockade.
Protester Roma Puertollano says the group is devastated.
"And this is NAIDOC week, NAIDOC week! Happy NAIDOC people," she said.
"What is happy about NAIDOC this year? It will be the saddest NAIDOC I've ever ever ever shared in this country in my lifetime."
No comments:
Post a Comment