Dozens of Perth community members delivered a giant petition, signed by almost half a million people, to Woodside’s corporate headquarters this morning, calling on the government to save Scott Reef from Woodside’s reckless Browse gas proposal. Dressed in sea creature costumes and hats, supporters carried one of Australia’s biggest environmental petitions to Woodside’s headquarters, and…
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Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists in police custody after two-day protest
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Two Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists are in police custody after occupying a gas platform at Woodside’s Scarborough gas project, in peaceful protest of the fossil fuel corporation’s plans to drill for oil and gas at Scott Reef. The activists used specialised climbing equipment to scale and attach themselves to a Floating Production Unit (FPU), a…
Greenpeace activists occupy Woodside’s Scarborough gas project
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Early this morning at 05:45 AWST, Greenpeace Australia Pacific activists launched from the Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace’s flagship vessel, scaling and attaching themselves to a Floating Production Unit (FPU), a key piece of gas processing infrastructure at the Scarborough gas field over 200km off the coast of Exmouth. Woodside has since confirmed it has initiated a…
Perth man Mark Gresser’s 10-month 6000-kilometre walk across Australia finishes in Byron Bay tomorrow
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When Perth man Mark Gresser reaches Byron Bay tomorrow (May 30) after his 10-month, 6000-kilometre walk across Australia to raise awareness of youth mental health, there will be one person in the welcoming party who is more excited than most to congratulate him. Brooke Hyland was Mr Gresser’s art teacher in high school at La…
Hoyts Opening at Eaton Fair shopping centre
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HOYTS Cinemas, Australia’s number one cinema chain, is bringing movie magic to Eaton Fair shopping centre in Western Australia. Eaton Fair’s property developer Citygate expects the brand new seven-screen cinema complex to open next year, with the venue set to become a focal point for entertainment in the precinct. HOYTS Eaton Fair will include a…
Bunbury Elders Release children’s book Kala
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Kala is a beautiful new children’s book written and illustrated by eight members from Birdiya Waangkiny Elders Group in Bunbury, Western Australia. The authors and illustrators include Charmaine Councillor, Roslyn Khan, Gloria Dann, Phyllis Bennell, Teryle Collard, Sandra Nebro, Joanne Ugle and Marjorie Ugle. ublished by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF), this book celebrates Noongar…
Airbnb contributed estimated $20.3 billion to Australian Economy
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New research by Oxford Economics and commissioned by Airbnb shows that spending associated with Airbnb contributed an estimated $20.3 billion to Australia’s economy in 2024,
Cameras roll on Suspense Series Reckless
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Cameras are rolling in Fremantle on BBC Studios Productions Australia’s new dark comic suspense series, Reckless, supported by Screenwest and to be aired by SBS and NITV.
Screen West Supporting ‘Postcard Bandit’ Production
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Screenwest is supporting the production of a new scripted series based on the life story of Western Australian bank robber and prison escapee Brenden Abbott
The Top Hot Cross Bun
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As Australians prepare to head to the polls, Coles customers have already cast their votes in a different kind of election – picking the best Hot Cross Bun in the country! In a recent poll run by Coles shoppers voted for their favourite type of Hot Cross Bun, and with a variety of more than…