Environs Kimberley

Environs Kimberley We are the Kimberley's peak environmental organisation dedicated to protecting our special region.

We are an incorporated environmental non-government organisation. We are also a registered environmental organisation with tax-deductability (if you give money to us you can claim it in your tax return!)

04/09/2026

The Kimberley coast is under threat from Woodside’s proposed oil and gas project at Scott reef. The State and Federal Governments have a choice, protect the ancient Scott Reef and Kimberley coastline or leave it at serious risk from an oil spill and industrialisation.

Last week, we released a new report in collaboration with Greenpeace analysing Woodside’s own oil spill modelling data, and the findings are shocking.

A worst-case scenario would see oil and condensate washing up on the Kimberley coast; Rowley Shoals would be heavily impacted, and in Woodside’s own words, it would be “catastrophic” for Scott Reef.

Woodside’s polluting project can be shut down by the State and Federal Labor Governments. They need to hear from thousands of people.

Please take action, let’s protect Scott Reef and the Kimberley coast.

Sign here: https://www.environskimberley.org.au/no_drilling_at_scott_reef

Thank you to our amazing community who completed our latest round of Roebuck Bay seagrass monitoring in July! We are so ...
02/09/2026

Thank you to our amazing community who completed our latest round of Roebuck Bay seagrass monitoring in July! We are so lucky to be joined by a team of 42 dedicated volunteers, made up of experienced seagrass surveyors as well as new faces to the project. We thank you for your early morning alarm clocks and efforts on the mudflats. We couldn’t monitor and protect seagrass without you 🌱

Our recent adventure across the bay revealed many exciting discoveries. As we closely inspected the seagrass meadows, we spotted several tiny, yet boldly, coloured sea slugs known as nudibranchs. This was a first time find for many of our long-term volunteers and another reminder of the immense biodiversity that seagrass supports.

We are proud to be the longest running seagrass monitoring project in Western Australia. Check out our latest Community Report from our website below, which shares an update on the health of Roebuck Bay’s seagrass and celebrates our citizen science achievements.

With the help of our dedicated Broome community, from June 2025 – June 2026, we have:
✏️ Completed 12 seagrass surveys
👫 Supported 234 volunteer attendances
🧬 Collected 180 genetic seagrass samples
🌊 Contributed to long term monitoring of Roebuck Bay.

How is the seagrass looking?
🌱 As of 2025, seagrass has remained in a ‘good’ state across all four monitoring sites.
🌱 No long-term decline has been detected since monitoring began in 2007.
🌱 Seed banks remain present across all sites, which supports recovery potential.

What’s next?
Join us for our next round of surveys in October. Keep an eye on our social media and website for updates. You can also contact our Project Officer, Alex, if you would like to get involved.

[email protected] | 08 9192 1922

Read our Community Report here: https://www.environskimberley.org.au/seagrass_project

The project is possible due to the tremendous support from our community volunteers, scientific support from Seagrass-Watch, our funders Rangelands NRM , Kimberley Ports Authority , , and our partners Yawuru , Parks and Wildlife Service, Kimberley , Broome Bird Observatory , Edith Cowan University (ECU) and Murdoch University

01/09/2026

The Kimberley’s spectacular Cambridge Gulf is a haven for the world’s largest flatback turtle population. It’s an incredible wild place that is full or marine life from endangered turtles, sawfish, dugongs and snubfin dolphins. It has 15 of Western Australia’s 19 mangrove species.

Unbelievably, a Dutch dredging company, Boskalis, wants to mine the seabed for sand for export to Asia. There would be very little benefit for the Kimberley, if any, and we’d bear all the damage.

This proposal can be rejected by the WA Government’s Minister for the Environment Matthew Swinbourn. We need thousands of people sign onto our petition so we can hand it to the Minister to put the pressure on.

Let’s stop seabed mining in the Cambridge Gulf sign the petition: https://www.environskimberley.org.au/cambridge_gulf_sand_mining_proposal

📹 Snubfin dolphin clips by Jake Parker
📷 Simon Allen
Additional footage Environs Kimberley and Wendy Mitchell

It was a beautiful Broome night where we celebrated 30 years of work with the community, Traditional Owners, partner gro...
31/08/2026

It was a beautiful Broome night where we celebrated 30 years of work with the community, Traditional Owners, partner groups and other conservation organisations in protecting the Kimberley. Looking back we’ve had some amazing wins in protecting places and landscapes, working on two-way science to better understand and manage the threats facing the environment and supporting work in remote communities.

It was a full house at the Pearl Luggers where EK Chair Carmel Leahy gave a moving tribute to one of our founders, the beloved Pat Lowe. Bunuba leader, Joe Ross gave a generous address which provided history on our early days protecting the Martuwarra Fitzroy River with the Aboriginal Alliance ‘Bandaralngarri’, which we joined. Peter Garrett, conservationist, ex-Minister and Midnight Oil frontman highlighted the incredibly special place the Kimberley is, the serious threats we face and congratulated everyone on working to protect the Kimberley. EK Executive Director Martin Pritchard was MC, detailed EK history and inspired the crowd to continue the fight to protect the Kimberley.

There was a strong emphasis on the fact that no single group can protect special places in the Kimberley alone. Success comes from working with Traditional Owners and Custodians, developing long lasting partnerships and alliances and working with the community to ensure future generations can enjoy what we have, a globally important natural and cultural landscape.

The music was outstanding with local bands generously giving their time. The Gray Brothers, Stellar Moon and the Dark Knights, Wil Thomas and Band and Stephen Pigram and the Jigil Trio gave powerful, inspiring performances to match the crowd’s enthusiasm.

EK staff and volunteers ensured an incredibly well-run evening. Thanks to Troppo’s Mitch for the sound, Emily and the Luggers for looking after us at the venue, Spanish Tapas for the delicious food and the beautiful photos from Jackamarra Photography. We also thank our generous supporters and donor’s without whom we couldn’t do this work.

Join us https://www.environskimberley.org.au/1_year_membership_v2

Donate here https://www.environskimberley.org.au/donate_v2

Heading out onto Ngurrara Country!Four hours south of Fitzroy Crossing and roughly the size of Tasmania, Ngurrara Countr...
27/08/2026

Heading out onto Ngurrara Country!

Four hours south of Fitzroy Crossing and roughly the size of Tasmania, Ngurrara Country is where our team joined Yanunijarra Aboriginal Corporation (YAC) rangers on Country recently.

We set up camera traps with the women's ranger team to monitor native species, spotted tracks from goannas, cockatoos and bush turkeys, and checked out native bush foods along the way. We also saw feral camels, a stark reminder of the damage they do to Kimberley soils and native habitat.

This is what protecting the Kimberley looks like: rangers on Country, cultural knowledge guiding conservation science, and partnerships like ours with YAC helping look after this landscape for the next generation.

25/08/2026

We have just released a new report in collaboration with Greenpeace, analysing Woodside’s oil spill information from their 50 well oil and gas proposal out at Scott Reef.

Woodside themselves say the worst-case scenario could be catastrophic for Scott Reef, and oil could reach the Kimberley coast as well as international waters.

Check out the report on our website.

Sign our petition to call on the State and Federal Environment Ministers to reject Woodside’s project and protect Scott Reef.

👇sign here:

https://www.environskimberley.org.au/no_drilling_at_scott_reef

Are you a friend of Minyirr Park (or would you like to be?!) Join us this weekend for a guided walk through Minyirr Park...
18/08/2026

Are you a friend of Minyirr Park (or would you like to be?!)

Join us this weekend for a guided walk through Minyirr Park Monsoon Vine Thicket to sharpen your plant ID skills and learn about the values and threats to this special place.

Date: Saturday 22 August
Time: 8.30am - 10am
Where: Meet at Gurlibil Trail head, opposite Gubinge and De Marchi Rd carpark
What to bring: Closed shoes, hat and a water bottle
Light morning tea will be provided.

Please bring a friend and your kids!

See you there!

Come and celebrate Pat Lowe's remarkable life on the 1st of September in Broome. The funeral is September 5 at Djugerari...
16/08/2026

Come and celebrate Pat Lowe's remarkable life on the 1st of September in Broome.
The funeral is September 5 at Djugerari, details below.

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