| The Kimberley is one of the world's last great
wilderness areas. Remote and rugged, the sandstone landscape is
spectacular with ancient gorges, pristine beaches and wide horizons.
FITZROY CROSSING
Fitzroy Crossing straddles the Fitzroy River. The town is a hub
for visits to nearby Geikie Gorge, Tunnel Creek and Windjana Gorge.
ABORIGINAL CONNECTIONS
Most Kimberley communities have expressed aspirations for the Aboriginal
youth to be actively engaged in land management. They see ranger
programs as the natural process to link their young people back
to country and culture. Details in a PDF
prepared by the Kimberley Land Council.
Ancient rock art - the figurative paintings known as the Bradshaws
- are found throughout the region.
COAST
Every year an estimated 20,000 Humpback
Whales, including mothers and their newborns, spend their winter
in the warm, unspoiled waters just off the coast. Scientists are
saying this is the one of the most significant Humpback Whale nursery
grounds in the world
GAS FIELDS
Global resource companies have their sights on a gas field in the
Browse Basin, 200 kilometers off the Kimberley coast - a gas field
so big that some say it could become Australia's biggest energy
exporter. Conservationists say the area is a treasure trove of natural
wonders and a fragile area that must be protected.
In 2009 Western Australia selected James Price Point about 60 kilometers
north of Broome
on the Kimberley coast to establish a proposed LNG hub for development
of gas resources in the offshore Browse basin. This has led to various
campaigns against the project, including the Save
Our Kimberley cause on Facebook.
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