FREMANTLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HIT THE WATER WITH GREENPEACE TO TURN THE TIDE ON WOODSIDE

Stephen Bennetts and Sally Knowles joined Greenpeace’s ‘Turn the Tide against Woodside’ event on Friday. Credit: Harriet Spark, Greenpeace.

On Sunday, community groups paddled out into the ocean at South Beach, Fremantle in a call for ocean and climate protection against fossil fuel company Woodside.

Over 100 people joined the ‘Turn the Tide against Woodside’ event organised by Greenpeace alongside the Conservation Council of WA, School Strike 4 Climate, Surfers for Climate, and other organisations.                                                   

Greenpeace’s Head of Clean Energy Transition Jess Panegyres said many people who attended the event were first-timers keen on protecting the environment.

“Here in WA, we have the most magnificent oceans and wildlife, we have such a beautiful state, but climate change is threatening it, and so is offshore gas drilling,” she said.

“As West Australians, we want to say ‘We want a clean energy future for WA, rather than more massive fossil fuel projects like the Burrup Hub.’”

Woodside is currently waiting for environmental approvals for the Scarborough offshore gas project, part of the Burrup Hub expansions, to begin laying subsea pipeline 375 kilometres offshore from Karratha.

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