John Butler and Fremantle residents throw support behind Frack Free Kimberley movement with concert

[Pelican Press 0]

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

John Butler and Fremantle residents throw support behind Frack Free Kimberley movement with concert

Fremantle residents have put their weight behind the Frack Free Kimberley movement, with more than 100 gathering for a protest concert to call for an end to fracking in the region.

The Freo for a Frack Free Kimberley concert headlined by international performer John Butler, up-and-coming Fremantle musician Noah Dillon and Kimberley residents Wil Thomas and Phoebe Corke drew a full house and passionate crowd at Fremantle’s Port Beach Brewery on February 6.

Butler said it was heartening to see so many Fremantle people standing up for the country.

“We need to keep the pressure up and demand to know why fracking is deemed too dangerous for the South West and metro areas, where it’s banned by the Government, but not for the treasured and beloved Kimberley,” he said.

“Freo people are very clearly and loudly calling for the Kimberley to be protected from fracking.”

Broome-based singer-songwriter Thomas said fracking was “poisonous”.

“There’s been many destructive proposals in the Kimberley over the years but we’ve never stopped fighting for it,” he said.

Camera IconJohn Butler, up-and-coming Fremantle musician Noah Dillon, and the Kimberley’s Wil Thomas and Phoebe Corke performed at the Freo for a Frack Free Kimberley concert. Credit: Nancy Miles-Tweedie

Environs Kimberley executive director Martin Pritchard said Fremantle people had taken up the cause for a ban on fracking in the Kimberley in a big way.

“Wherever you go there’s yard signs which say people will vote for an MP who will ban fracking,” he said.

“I’ve only ever seen anything like when the James Price Point issue was at its height.

“The people who came to the event are deeply committed to a ban on fracking in the Kimberley, and they’re keen on sending a message to the Government and other political parties that they’ll make their views known at the ballot box.”

Despite community concerns, Premier Roger Cook has said he does not anticipate new fracking projects starting in Western Australia, aside from under existing permits granted by previous administrations.

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

#John #Butler #Fremantle #residents #throw #support #Frack #Free #Kimberley #movement #concert

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up

This is the hidden content, please

• Sign In
• or
• Sign Up