released the statement below on September 10.
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Two community members, Evan Dowlings and Frances Myles, have scaled two Woodside drill rigs at the site of the proposed gas hub at James Price Point, stopping work. The protest occurred in response that Woodside have actively sought to silence information around the heritage values of the site, and government鈥檚 repeated failure to enforce the Aboriginal Heritage Act
Simultaneously, members of the Broome community and Goolarabooloo converged on the Woodside office, calling for a stop to the illegal work. Community members demanded an end to the illegal works, and presented copies of the Weekend Australian鈥檚 article which outlined Woodside鈥檚 requests for the government to suppress Aboriginal heritage information.
鈥淲oodside and the Barnett government have been shown to be ignoring information about our Country鈥檚 Song Cycle. They are ignoring the Aboriginal Heritage Act and showing no respect for my people and my culture. We will not let Woodside bulldoze our culture鈥 said Goolarabooloo Law Boss Phillip Roe.