Greenpeace and allies will likely be protesting exterior Woodside’s Annual Basic Assembly to point out the WA and federal governments robust group opposition to Woodside’s proposal to drill for fuel at Scott Reef.
What: Protest exterior Woodside Vitality’s Annual Basic Assembly
When: 8am Thursday twenty third April 2026Where: Kagoshima Park (on the nook of Nice Jap Freeway and Bolton Avenue)
What’s at stake
Scott Reef is a pristine ocean ecosystem off the north-west coast of Australia.
It’s house to endangered and endemic species, together with pygmy blue whales and the dusky sea snake, and a nesting floor for inexperienced sea turtles. Scott Reef is a spot of extraordinary pure magnificence, and an important marine atmosphere that helps a variety of marine life.
What Woodside is proposing
Soiled fossil gasoline company, Woodside Vitality, is in search of approval to drill greater than 50 fuel wells beneath and round Scott Reef as a part of its Browse challenge.
The fuel can be extracted and transported to the Burrup Hub, probably the most polluting fossil gasoline challenge in Australia. This proposal would industrialise the doorstep of Australia’s largest freestanding oceanic reef system – threatening the marine life that depends on it and the local weather.
Why this will’t go forward
The WA Environmental Safety Authority has already recognized the dangers of this challenge as “unacceptable”, issuing a preliminary rejection.
Critical issues embody:
The chance of an oil spill
Impacts on pygmy blue whales
Harm to inexperienced sea turtle nesting grounds
These dangers are extreme, and probably irreversible. However the resolution hasn’t been made but. The challenge continues to be being assessed.
The Federal Setting Minister is approaching a choice that can decide whether or not Scott Reef is protected – or susceptible to a long time of commercial fuel destruction.
This can be a defining second.
Make opposition seen
Throughout Australia, individuals are talking out to guard Scott Reef and oppose Woodside’s Browse challenge.
Exhibiting that opposition is seen, coordinated and rising helps enhance strain on decision-makers forward of this crucial resolution.
Be part of the protest
A protest exterior Woodside’s AGM is a key public second to display opposition and assist shield Scott Reef.
📍 Kagoshima Park (on the nook of Nice Jap Freeway and Bolton Avenue)
🕗 8am, Thursday twenty third April 2026
Be part of the protest and assist present how many individuals assist defending Scott Reef earlier than the federal government makes its resolution.
