Busselton-Dunsborough Environment Centre Inc

10/10/2026

In Busselton this year

01/10/2026

24/09/2026

Seven of nine Planetary Boundaries breach safe limits at record levels, a new report warns, as ocean heat and extreme weather intensify.

10/09/2026

Community members are invited to join GeoCatch on a guided bus tour for a unique behind-the-scenes look at Busselton's drainage network and flood management systems.

10/09/2026

The discovery of an endangered Dunsborough Burrowing Crayfish is helping shape habitat restoration planning at a property near Carbunup River. Search for the Margaret River Burrowing Crayfish continues.

10/09/2026

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞'𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐀𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐀 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐒 https://alcoasucks.com.au/

𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐲.

In 1961 the Minister for Industrial Development, Charles Court, told Parliament that ALCOA would clear 30 acres in the first year and 25 acres a year after that. He said fears of ugly scars across the State were misplaced. On that basis they were handed a 7,000 km² lease over the Darling Range.

Twenty-five acres is a tenth of a square kilometre. By 2019 they were clearing 9.47 km² a year, on the parliamentary record. Their current proposed rate is around 13 km² a year, one hundred times what Parliament was told. More than a third of everything they have cleared in sixty years, they cleared between 2010 and 2020.

They have cleared close to 300 km², and significantly disturbed over 1,000 km² with their activities.

ALCOA's mining lease was renewed in September 2024 while they were under federal investigation for illegal clearing. Parliament has been told they are the single largest cause of deforestation in Western Australia. 𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞.

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟕 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐀𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐀 𝐒𝐔𝐂𝐊𝐒 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 https://alcoasucks.com.au/

Roger Cook
Hon. Rod Caddies MLC
Jonathan Huston MLA
Jess Beckerling
Hugh Jones MLA
Dr Brian Walker MLC

10/09/2026

🚨 TODAY IS THE DAY! 🚨

EPA submissions for the Yallingup sand extraction site close today. Do not let this industrial mine threaten our social surroundings and natural environment.

Your voice matters, and every single submission counts in protecting our community.

How to make your comment:
1. Use the community action guide to structure your comments:
tinyurl.com/Community-action-guide

2. Head to the link and follow the prompts:
epa.wa.gov.au/proposals/caves-road-yallingup-sand-extraction

3. Submit your comment before the deadline today!

Let’s protect Yallingup together. Link in bio to have your say. 👇