Environment
Environs Kimberley – Project Officer
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Environs Kimberley is advertising for a Project Officer to work on the West Kimberley Nature Project.
“The Broome-based position entails working cooperatively with Indigenous Ranger Groups, Traditional Owners, environment groups and others on the Dampier Peninsula and 80 Mile Beach,” according to the advertisement.
Click here to read the advertisement or go to the Jobs Page.
Mudnunn Road, near Djarindjin
Mudnunn Road - photo Rohanna Angus
Rohanna Angus sent in this picture of a flooded creek crossing, taken on the weekend.
She says her family’s vehicles have been stranded.
“It’s at Mudnunn Road near Djarindjin airstrip,” she said.
“We have to walk to Djarindjin to get fuel and food – it’s about a 15 kilometre walk just to live in our block.”
Cane toads: TV documentary tonight
A cane toad
ABC TV is featuring a documentary about cane toads tonight.
Canetoads The Conquest is on ABC 1 at 8.30pm.
You can see the website for the show if you click here.
Lake Kununurra to be lowered
Photo - Water Corporation
The Water Corporation will lower the water level in Lake Kununurra next week and the week after.
Boat owners are asked to remove their craft to avoid possible damage while maintenance work is in progress.
You can read a statement here:
Opinion: Martin Pritchard on Woodside share selldown
Martin Pritchard
Environs Kimberley director said reports of a Woodside selldown are “another nail in the coffin for James Price Point”.
He was commenting on several reports of a possible sale of much of the company’s stake in the Browse Basin gas reserves.
You can read his statement here:
Broome: Crocodile park closed
Courtesy DEC
Malcolm Douglas’ crocodile park at Cable Beach is now closed.
The crocodiles are being moved to the wilderness park Mr Douglas started at Twelve Mile.
The Cable Beach property is being developed as a cafe and artists’ studios.
The West Australian [read this story]
Pet first-aid for cane toad poisoning
A cane toad
Kimberley Echo gives advice about how to treat your dog if it has just taken cane toad poison.
Kimberley Echo [read this story]
Tropical cyclone update
To see a larger map click on this image
Tropical Cyclone Iggy is now a force-2 system heading towards North West Cape.
There are no cyclone warnings current for the Kimberley.
You can read a cyclone advice from the Bureau of Meteorology here:
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