Conservation groups have condemned a federal government decision to allow oil and gas exploration off the coast of one of Australia's best-known tourism and environmental regions.
Margaret River in Western Australia's southwest is internationally renowned for its surfing, tourism and wine industries.
The waters off the coast are home to unique marine life and half the world's whale and dolphin species, the WA Conservation Council says.
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Oil exploration off Margaret River a long process
A petroleum engineering expert says oil drilling off the coast of Western Australia's south-west may never occur despite the Federal Government's approval for exploration in the area.
Federal Resources Minister Martin Ferguson yesterday approved 31 new offshore oil exploration leases around Australia, including an area 85 kilometres off the coast of Margaret River.
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