Jarrahdale Forest Protectors Inc

01/11/2026

𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭?

It's about PFAS and its descendants - forever chemicals that don't break down but stay in the environment and bond particularly strongly to water, which means they can travel via surface water run-off and infiltration to the water table. There is strong evidence of PFAS contamination at ALCOA's Huntly mine due to its use in fire-fighting activities including active workshops that maintain, service and test fire suppression equipment.

Before anyone chimes in with something about it being the fault of fire-fighting by Gov Depts, there is a distinct profile of PFAS derivatives that can be attributed to different time periods, and are known to be used in mine-site firefighting activities by ALCOA, which itself has reported Huntly and Willowdale separately under the Contaminated Sites Act (WA) 20031 as “possibly contaminated due to the use of PFAS containing AFFF”. (AFFF is fire-fighting foam.)

Limited groundwater data collected by ALCOA shows evidence of significant groundwater contamination and high mobility of PFAS in groundwater. There are large gaps in water sampling, for example - surface and ground water were tested for up to 32 and 28 PFAS compounds respectively, but there are thousands of PFAS compounds which will not be detected by the testing methods used – even with testing at ultra trace levels. 𝐹𝑢𝑟𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑒, 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑛𝑜 𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑙𝑦 𝑎𝑣𝑎𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑎𝑢𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑏𝑦 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑔𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑜𝑟.

It's all very wibbly-wobbly and timey-wimey, so come and hear from an expert who has had other experts peer-review their investigations into the contaminated sites for ALCOA's Huntly mine.

𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴
𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝟲:𝟯𝟬𝗽𝗺
𝗕𝘆𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲
𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 https://events.humanitix.com/expert-panel-discussion-night/tickets

Roger Cook Hugh Jones MLA Murray Watt - Senator for Queensland Jess Beckerling Jonathan Huston MLA Daniel Pastorelli MLA Adam Hort MLA Australian Conservation Foundation Conservation International Conservation Council of WA Josh Wilson MP Kate Chaney MP

31/10/2026

𝗛𝗢𝗪 𝗠𝗔𝗡𝗬 𝗢𝗙 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗗𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘'𝗦 𝗕𝗘𝗔𝗨𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗦 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗘 𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗬𝗘𝗗 𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗬 𝗘𝗡𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛? 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗡𝗢, 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗪𝗘𝗥 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗢 "𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗪𝗔𝗟𝗞"!

Breaking Hill is another reminder of what makes our Darling Range so special. Beautiful open wandoo woodlands, jarrah forest, heathlands, wildflowers and ancient laterite-capped hills. These are landscapes people walk, explore, enjoy and cherish.

But there is a devastating reality behind this 14.5 km circuit.

South32's proposed bauxite mining expansion threatens the majority of this area, including much of the walk route.

Some will say, "Just move the walk" or "There are plenty of other walks." But this misses the point entirely.

You cannot move an ancient woodland, recreate a natural landscape or replace its biodiversity, wildlife, tranquillity and unique sense of place.

And this isn't just about bushwalking. These forests have enormous social value. They provide places for families, friends and communities to connect with nature, improve their physical and mental wellbeing, enjoy outdoor recreation and build lasting connections with the landscape. They are part of our shared natural heritage and our quality of life.

We should not have to accept the destruction of one irreplaceable natural landscape simply because another walking trail exists somewhere else.

Our Darling Range is not an endless supply of bauxite. These forests are not vacant land waiting to be mined.

📢 Share this post. Help raise awareness of the mining threat and demand permanent protection for these irreplaceable landscapes.

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗮𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘂𝘀, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆.

𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗮𝘂/

Roger Cook Hugh Jones MLA Jess Beckerling HikeWest The Hike Collective Tourism Council Western Australia Tourism Western Australia Don Farrell @

31/10/2026

Last night's sign-making event ✌️
Thanks to Steph for the banging tunes and Luci for the artistic inspirations 💚
Keep your eyeballs peeled for the next one.
alcoasucks.com.au

30/10/2026

Come.down to Manning Road Farmers Market this morning

30/10/2026

Fact tour.on tomorrow.

Fact tour about the mining in our jarrah forest.

29/10/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗔𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗔'𝗦 𝗥𝗘𝗛𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘. 🌳

Meet the Snottygobble (Persoonia longifolia), one of the distinctive mid-storey trees of our beautiful jarrah forests.

Its long, graceful leaves and striking yellow flowers are part of what makes these forests so special.

But this beautiful tree also tells us something important about the limitations of Alcoa's mine rehabilitation.

Even re-establishing one native species can be extraordinarily challenging.

𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟭𝟲 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿-𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭% 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗻𝗼𝘁𝘁𝘆𝗴𝗼𝗯𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀.

Researchers had to develop specialised techniques to improve germination. By first treating seeds under natural forest conditions, seedling emergence increased to 24%.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀.

And the bigger picture is even more concerning.

A 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 published in 2024 examined 35 years of Alcoa rehabilitation data.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴.

🌳 Rehabilitation scored just 2 out of 5 stars against internationally recognised ecological restoration standards.

🌱 Two-thirds of indicator plant species were significantly under-represented in early rehabilitation.

🌿 Many plant species, including important structural species, were effectively absent.

🐦 The development of mature forest features such as tree hollows and fallen logs will take well over a century, delaying the return of wildlife that depends on them.

Let that sink in.

Alcoa can return soil, spread seed and plant trees. It can create a landscape that looks green from a distance.

But that does not mean it has recreated the forest.

A jarrah forest is an extraordinarily complex living ecosystem. Its biodiversity, soil, vegetation layers, wildlife habitat and ecological relationships have developed over thousands of years.

We cannot simply dig it up, remove the bauxite and promise to put it back together afterwards.

𝗥𝗘𝗛𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡. 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗔 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡 𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗘 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗦𝗔𝗠𝗘 𝗔𝗦 𝗔 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗝𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗔𝗛 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧.

Our forests are irreplaceable. We should not be sacrificing them on the assumption that Alcoa can recreate what it destroys.

The answer is not better excuses or more promises of rehabilitation.

The answer is to protect the forests before they are mined.

Share this post. Help expose the reality behind Alcoa's rehabilitation claims.

𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗝𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗮𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁.



Roger Cook Hugh Jones MLA Murray Watt - Senator for Queensland Lisa Munday MLA Jess Beckerling Adam Hort MLA Australian Conservation Foundation Greenpeace Australia Pacific

29/10/2026

28/10/2026

𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝗦𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗬 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗧 𝗔 𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗜𝗧 𝗜𝗦.

Look closely at a Zamia. Ancient, distinctive and deeply connected to the jarrah forest, it is part of a living world that cannot simply be replaced once the bulldozers move in.

When Alcoa strips away a jarrah forest to mine bauxite, it destroys more than trees. It disrupts the intricate web of life that makes this ecosystem unique. And planting seeds afterwards does not guarantee that what was lost will ever truly return.

The evidence is sobering.

A 2011 study examining Zamia (Macrozamia riedlei) in Alcoa’s rehabilitated mine sites found approximately 𝟱𝟬 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗲, 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝟭,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗯𝘆 𝘂𝗻𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁.𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘆𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.

Alcoa has since reported spreading Zamia seeds during rehabilitation, including 2.1 tonnes of seed in 2025. But spreading seeds is not the same as proving that healthy, self-sustaining populations have been restored.

Zamia seeds can germinate slowly, sometimes taking more than 12 months. Genuine ecological recovery must be demonstrated over time, not measured simply by the amount of seed spread or the number of seedlings planted.

A rehabilitated mine site is not automatically a restored jarrah forest. The real test is whether it can support the diversity, abundance and ecological relationships found in an intact forest.

Our jarrah forests are irreplaceable. We must not allow the promise of rehabilitation to become an excuse for destroying ecosystems we cannot fully recreate.

🌿 Protect the forest before it is destroyed.

Follow Jarrahdale Forest Protectors and visit 𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗸𝘀.𝗰𝗼𝗺.𝗮𝘂 to learn more about the mining threat. https://alcoasucks.com.au/ #10

Roger Cook Hugh Jones MLA Murray Watt - Senator for Queensland Jess Beckerling Trish Cook MP Adam Hort MLA Australian Conservation Foundation Conservation International Greenpeace Australia Pacific Bevan Eatts MLA National Geographic

28/10/2026

Thanks to local legends - Luxury Loos WA - for donating the portaloo for the sign-making event coming up this 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟑𝟎 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝟓:𝟑𝟎𝐩𝐦.

The event is in Jarrahdale, please book a free ticket through this link, even if it's just to experience the luxury of the loo! 😁https://events.humanitix.com/poster-painting-bbq

We will provide everything including a BBQ dinner - just bring a drink, a chair, and some super-cool ideas for slogans. You can put your finished signs in your front yard and they will be ready to go for all the up-and-coming marches and rallies ✊

28/10/2026