NO OIL for SOUTH WEST BEACHES is a community campaign protesting the Federal Government’s decision to issue oil and gas exploration licenses for Mentelle Basin, 85km offshore from Margaret River. Self funded, and staffed by volunteers, the passion and commitment of the group demonstrate our depth of feeling about our priceless beaches and coastline being put at risk, and our... Read more
Archive for the ‘Protest Action’ Category
Save Our Marine Life Mentelle Basin Marine Sanctuary Campaign
July 26 | Posted by admin | Protest ActionA group of Margaret River locals has decided it is time to make a big statement against oil drilling off our coast and speak out about the lack of protection proposed for our precious marine environment. With your help, we can print this attention-grabbing full page advertisement in the Margaret River Mail very soon. http://www.saveourmarinelife.org.au/Media/soml_advert_01.pdf The threat of risky deep-water drilling... Read more
RALLY and YouTube clip
May 14 | Posted by admin | Latest Updates, Protest Action, UncategorizedHere it is! Margaret River community reaising our voices to PRESERVE and PROTECT our vital food and water security. These ESSENTIALS FOR LIFE are precious, precarious, and NOT NEGOTIABLE! WELL DONE MARGS! NO OIL for SW BEACHES ”Too Beautiful” RALLY – 26 Feb 2011 ... Read more
Margaret River PRO Surfing Contest
April 9 | Posted by admin | Latest Updates, Protest ActionToday, 9th April 2011, we hope to be flying the campaign banners out at Margaret River. If you’re on this page now, you’re a good sleuth…please call me on 0424632679 for more info on the campaign. I may even be out in the boat waving at you! Well done for your good reporting skills! 0424 632679 Rob ... Read more
GASLAND for SW BEACHES?
April 9 | Posted by admin | Latest Updates, Protest ActionOur South West food and water security is being directly threatened by the fossil fuel industry. First deepsea offshore oil, then coal, and now Coal Seam Gas Fracking (Hydraulic Fracturing). Industry calls it ‘natural gas’, but there’s nothing natural about the chemicals that are mixed into megalitres of local water and then re-injected deep underground at extreme pressure to shatter the coal seam to... Read more
NO OIL for SW BEACHES “Too Beautiful” RALLY – 26th Feb 2001
March 4 | Posted by admin | Latest Updates, Protest ActionWell here it is! Margaret River community making our voices heard to PRESERVE and PROTECT vital precious, precarious food security and water security, and our surviving environment, from fossil fuel industralisation. if… If you’re on our website you probably know that we’re campaigning to save Australia’s South West coast from deepsea oil and gas exploration. Our friends, NO COAL!tion, are campaigning against... Read more
RALLY, Music and sausage sizzle: Saturday 26th February in Reuther Park, Margaret River from 12-2.
February 23 | Posted by admin | Latest Updates, Protest Action
RALLY, Music & sausage sizzle: Saturday 26th February in Reuther Park, Margaret River from 12-2.
NO OIL for SW BEACHES and NO COAL!ition are organising a rally, concert and sausage sizzle on Saturday 26th February in Reuther Park, Margaret River from 12-2. Speakers will update the community on their current campaigns, then musicians from the...
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OIL RIG off Gracetown! 26th January, 2011! (Happy Australia Day!)
February 23 | Posted by admin | Latest Updates, Protest ActionA horror appeared on the horizon today… Looming large above South Point, a massive oil rig was suddenly visible, causing an overwhelming feeling of anxiety and helplessness. It was a stark reminder of the possible ‘reality’ of having the oil and gas industry take over our coastal safety, and play environmental roulette with it. Take this as a reminder, that we... Read more
