BUILDING a gas plant on the Kimberley coast will severely damage the region's tourism brand, a Perth researcher says. Michael Hughes, of Curtin University's Sustainable Tourism Centre, says tourism accounts for more than a third of the Kimberley's economy and the proposed gas plant north of Broome will threaten that.
The centre released a report on Tuesday titled "Kimberley Whale Coast Tourism: A review of opportunities and threats''.
It says the proposed liquified natural gas (LNG) plant at James Price Point could damage tourism, including whale watching and Aboriginal heritage and wilderness tours.
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Acquisition not 'colonialism': Barnett
Western Australian Premier Colin Barnett has continued to defend the compulsory acquisition of Kimberley land for a gas precinct, an act that has been slammed as colonialism.
Woodside happy, green groups upset, about WA land acquisition
Director of the green group Environs Kimberley says WA Premier Colin Barnett's decision to compulsory acquire land, north of Broome, has broken agreements with the Commonwealth and Traditional Owners and "unleashed a quagmire of legal battles".
Enviro groups slam Barnett decision
Environment groups have reacted angrily to a decision by West Australian Premier Colin Barnett to compulsorily acquire land for a gas hub at James Price Point in the Kimberley.
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Protest plan against $30b gas hub in WA
ENVIRONMENTAL groups plan an international shareholder campaign against companies involved in a $30 billion proposed gas hub on the Kimberley coast of Western Australia.
Pressure building on Kimberley coast
THE Montara oil spill off Western Australia's Kimberley Coast could have been so much worse. Australia was incredibly lucky: the slick headed north. Indonesian fisheries bore the brunt of it, and the locals want compensation.
Five unions to fight Kimberley acquisition
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