If you’ve ever been lucky enough to visit The Kimberly region, you know how important it is to preserve and protect this sacred land. In fact, just a few weeks ago, this 17,300 year old Kimberly kangaroo was recognised as Australia’s oldest rock artwork.
The region is home to arguably the world’s most pristine tropical coastline and tropical woodlands that are part of the largest, most unspoilt savannah in the world. Its wetlands, rivers and rainforests are internationally significant and the north Kimberley is the only place in Australia to have experienced no mammal extinctions. Yet this area’s landscapes and ecosystems are under threat like never before.
It’s hard to think that anyone would want to destroy this land for their own gain. But given reports earlier this year that yet another resources company has made an application to frack on the Fitzroy River, it’s time to renew calls to protect this Heritage-listed river that provides water and livelihoods for thousands of people.
As the peak environmental NGO for the Kimberley region in far north-west Australia, Environs Kimberley is dedicated to looking after the health of the land and waters of the region. Through advocacy and on-ground cultural and natural resource management projects, they work at the local level with communities, landholders and land managers, especially Aboriginal traditional owners and their ranger groups, to tackle problems such as wildfire, weeds and feral animals, and to protect local plants and animals, and their habitats.
Every donation, no matter how small, supports the work they do, and so this quarter we’re proud to give $2,379 to help Environs Kimberley protect the region’s plant, animal, bird and marine species. You can also sign the petition to Protect the Fitzroy.