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Make the call now

The McGowan government has granted an exemption to Texas-based frackers, Black Mountain, to export gas from the Kimberley.

This exemption comes before the WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) finishes assessing the project, yet somehow the WA government found it fitting to effectively greenlight Black Mountain’s fracking ambitions in the Kimberley.

We know that an objective, science-backed assessment would find any fracking project to be completely unacceptable for the Kimberley’s fragile environment, and we cannot risk fracking projects going ahead and creating thousands of wells and pipelines across the region.

Will you call Mark McGowan today and demand he ban fracking in the Kimberley?

(08) 6552-5000

Here are some talking points for what you can say:

  • I am very disappointed that the McGowan government has given an exemption to export huge volumes of gas to a Texan company intending to frack the Kimberley.
  • A large-scale fracking project would be completely unacceptable for the Kimberley’s communities and fragile environment.
  • The risk to our climate from fracking is far too great. There will be potentially billions of tonnes of emissions released from fracking if the Kimberley is opened up, with thousands of frack wells, plus big gas pipelines and processing plants.
  • The McGowan government should listen to the people of WA and the Kimberley who have repeatedly voiced firm opposition to fracking, rather than doing favours for gas fracking companies.

If you call please let us know how it went by filling your name in below, we would love to hear what McGowan’s office is saying in response. We have also left his office email below if you would also like to send an email about this pressing issue.

Contact the Premier

Hon Premier Mark McGowan MLA

(08) 6552-5000

E-mail: [email protected]

There may be a long wait time in calling McGowan's office - you may also consider calling:
- Mark McGowan's electorate office in Rockingham on (08) 9592 7422
- Roger Cook, Deputy Premier's office on (08) 9439 6444

 

 

43 calls

How did the call go?

8

  • Ray Pritchard
    signed 2021-10-07 17:35:58 +1100
    I spoke to McGowan’s office. The woman that took my call said the office had received a lot of calls about the gas mining exemption. She was taking names only!
  • Vicki Martin
    signed 2021-10-07 17:31:39 +1100
    Too angry & appalled to write much but I did make the call. The lady who took my message said they had had a lot of calls on this issue
  • Jackson Stutsel
    signed 2021-10-07 17:29:56 +1100
  • David Marshall
    signed 2021-10-07 17:20:08 +1100
    I called & voiced my strong opposition to Gas Fracking in the Kimberley!

    The lady who answered my call noted my comments & registered these.


    Thanks

    David Marshall
  • Gilda Davies
    signed 2021-10-07 17:17:23 +1100
    Receptionist said she had received a number of these calls but wasn’t aware of the issue. I left my name and asked her to pass on my deep concern and outrage for any fracking to be happening in WA.
  • Tony Logan
    signed 2021-10-07 17:16:12 +1100
    Short, polite conversation with a staffer asking if this was in fact true? They hadnt been made aware of it, but whilst I was on the phone, they saw an ABC news post starting such a thing is on its way. Simply asked they record my strong objection to allowing fracking.
  • Jeanette Bray
    signed 2021-10-07 17:14:12 +1100
    the receptionist took down my name and will pass it on
  • Matthew Curry
    signed 2021-10-07 16:48:32 +1100
    Had a great chat with a staffer at McGowan’s office about rejecting fracking!