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Would the Egyptians knock down the Pyramids?
Take a moment to imagine a cultural icon six times older than the
Pyramids, eight times older than Stonehenge.
Imagine probably the earliest surviving rock carvings on this planet: close to a million images of ancient faces and our earliest fauna, including the mighty Tasmanian tiger, spread throughout a group of small islands alongside the west coast of Australia.
Most Australians have never even heard of these rock carvings on the
Burrup Peninsula - and have no idea this silent world treasure is at risk of being needlessly pulled apart and destroyed from blind industrial development. But we can tell Australia's Environment Minister now that we want to save the remaining rock art from further destruction, and help Burrup become what it should be: one of the world's most well-known and safely-visited heritage sites.
www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveOurHeritage
<<img src="/img/extlink.gif" alt=""/> http://campaign.getup.org.au/Sitecast2/redirect.aspx?es=2239712&l=158&url=h ttp%3a%2f%2fwww.getup.org.au%2fcampaign%2fSaveOurHeritage
Burrup, or Murrijuga by its Indigenous name, also happens to be the site
of a liquefied natural gas plant (LNG), an operation jointly owned by the
largest petrochemical companies in the world and managed by Woodside Energy Ltd. It's a $20 billion venture, which currently provides almost two-thirds of WA's gas supply and export. But Woodside now has plans to expand on their own, with a new LNG facility set to cut straight through this prehistoric university.
So far, at least 10,000 rock carvings have already been lost from
uncontrolled development. New industrial plans could lead to the loss of
thousands more, with federal and state government authorities admitting up to 40 per cent of the rock art could be dismantled or destroyed to
accommodate expansion. It's like splitting Stonehenge or the Pyramids in half, drilling for oil and packing the nicest bits in a nearby quarry.
The truth is, we don't have to choose between destruction or development.
Experts agree new gas can still be extracted offshore, but processed at a different location. If enough of us speak up now we can save the
remaining rock art without dampening the economic development of Western Australia's growing industry.
www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveOurHeritage
<<img src="/img/extlink.gif" alt=""/> http://campaign.getup.org.au/Sitecast2/redirect.aspx?es=2239712&l=159&url=h
ttp%3a%2f%2fwww.getup.org.au%2fcampaign%2fsaveourheritage
Thankfully, Australia's Federal Minister for Environment and Heritage, Ian Campbell, is now calling for public submissions on whether to grant the Burrup Peninsula national heritage-listing status. This would immediately open the way for a world heritage listing - the World Monument Fund has placed the rock art on its list of 100 most endangered heritage sites. But because so few Australians have ever heard of Burrup, much less Senator Campbell's timely call for submissions, it could be destroyed before the world ever gets the opportunity to appreciate it.
Now advocates of a 'win-win' solution for Burrup and our economy include the most unlikely allies: a former Labor Premier of WA and a former Liberal Minister for State Development both argue Burrup should become a heritage site, with further development moved to more economically profitable locations and traditional custodians consulted.
We have a once in a generation opportunity to rise above old,
unimaginative thinking to save an Australian and world heritage treasure. Submissions are due in a matter of days: this is the moment we can give Australia's richest, unknown island the chance for a different future. Click on the link below to be part of GetUp's submission, and you can also write your own.
www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveOurHeritage
<<img src="/img/extlink.gif" alt=""/> http://campaign.getup.org.au/Sitecast2/redirect.aspx?es=2239712&l=160&url=h
ttp%3a%2f%2fwww.getup.org.au%2fcampaign%2fsaveourheritage
&n bsp;
Thank you for taking action today that will matter to generations far into
the future,
The GetUp team
PS: In the past week GetUp members have flexed your muscle and even we've been amazed. Your response to our David Hicks Billboards for Justice campaign has shown that each of us chipping in a little adds up to a lot. And thanks to this spirit of courage and community, we're booking our first people-powered billboards right now in Adelaide and Sydney. We'll have photos and exact details on our website as soon as we have 100 per cent confirmation. Thank you, and stay tuned!
www.getup.org.au.
GetUp is an independent, not-for-profit community campaigning group. We use new technology to empower Australians to have their say on important national issues.
Pyramids, eight times older than Stonehenge.
Imagine probably the earliest surviving rock carvings on this planet: close to a million images of ancient faces and our earliest fauna, including the mighty Tasmanian tiger, spread throughout a group of small islands alongside the west coast of Australia.
Most Australians have never even heard of these rock carvings on the
Burrup Peninsula - and have no idea this silent world treasure is at risk of being needlessly pulled apart and destroyed from blind industrial development. But we can tell Australia's Environment Minister now that we want to save the remaining rock art from further destruction, and help Burrup become what it should be: one of the world's most well-known and safely-visited heritage sites.
www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveOurHeritage
<<img src="/img/extlink.gif" alt=""/> http://campaign.getup.org.au/Sitecast2/redirect.aspx?es=2239712&l=158&url=h ttp%3a%2f%2fwww.getup.org.au%2fcampaign%2fSaveOurHeritage
Burrup, or Murrijuga by its Indigenous name, also happens to be the site
of a liquefied natural gas plant (LNG), an operation jointly owned by the
largest petrochemical companies in the world and managed by Woodside Energy Ltd. It's a $20 billion venture, which currently provides almost two-thirds of WA's gas supply and export. But Woodside now has plans to expand on their own, with a new LNG facility set to cut straight through this prehistoric university.
So far, at least 10,000 rock carvings have already been lost from
uncontrolled development. New industrial plans could lead to the loss of
thousands more, with federal and state government authorities admitting up to 40 per cent of the rock art could be dismantled or destroyed to
accommodate expansion. It's like splitting Stonehenge or the Pyramids in half, drilling for oil and packing the nicest bits in a nearby quarry.
The truth is, we don't have to choose between destruction or development.
Experts agree new gas can still be extracted offshore, but processed at a different location. If enough of us speak up now we can save the
remaining rock art without dampening the economic development of Western Australia's growing industry.
www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveOurHeritage
<<img src="/img/extlink.gif" alt=""/> http://campaign.getup.org.au/Sitecast2/redirect.aspx?es=2239712&l=159&url=h
ttp%3a%2f%2fwww.getup.org.au%2fcampaign%2fsaveourheritage
Thankfully, Australia's Federal Minister for Environment and Heritage, Ian Campbell, is now calling for public submissions on whether to grant the Burrup Peninsula national heritage-listing status. This would immediately open the way for a world heritage listing - the World Monument Fund has placed the rock art on its list of 100 most endangered heritage sites. But because so few Australians have ever heard of Burrup, much less Senator Campbell's timely call for submissions, it could be destroyed before the world ever gets the opportunity to appreciate it.
Now advocates of a 'win-win' solution for Burrup and our economy include the most unlikely allies: a former Labor Premier of WA and a former Liberal Minister for State Development both argue Burrup should become a heritage site, with further development moved to more economically profitable locations and traditional custodians consulted.
We have a once in a generation opportunity to rise above old,
unimaginative thinking to save an Australian and world heritage treasure. Submissions are due in a matter of days: this is the moment we can give Australia's richest, unknown island the chance for a different future. Click on the link below to be part of GetUp's submission, and you can also write your own.
www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveOurHeritage
<<img src="/img/extlink.gif" alt=""/> http://campaign.getup.org.au/Sitecast2/redirect.aspx?es=2239712&l=160&url=h
ttp%3a%2f%2fwww.getup.org.au%2fcampaign%2fsaveourheritage
&n bsp;
Thank you for taking action today that will matter to generations far into
the future,
The GetUp team
PS: In the past week GetUp members have flexed your muscle and even we've been amazed. Your response to our David Hicks Billboards for Justice campaign has shown that each of us chipping in a little adds up to a lot. And thanks to this spirit of courage and community, we're booking our first people-powered billboards right now in Adelaide and Sydney. We'll have photos and exact details on our website as soon as we have 100 per cent confirmation. Thank you, and stay tuned!
www.getup.org.au.
GetUp is an independent, not-for-profit community campaigning group. We use new technology to empower Australians to have their say on important national issues.
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“Aboriginal icons destroyed for profit”
He was commenting on the destruction of ancient Aboriginal rock art by industry in the Burrup Peninsula (or Murrijuga by its Indigenous name).
The peninsula is the site of a liquefied natural gas plant (LNG) jointly owned by the largest petrochemical companies in the world and managed by Woodside Energy Ltd. It's a $20 billion venture, which currently provides almost two-thirds of WA's gas supply and export. Woodside now has plans to expand on their own, with a new LNG facility set to cut straight through this prehistoric university.
“For the sake of profit they are destroying our iconic symbols that are older than the Pyramids of Egypt, older than the fabled city of Atlanta and whose religious and spiritual existence are thousands of years older than Christianity.”
Mr. Anderson’s statement continues:
“I ask the people of faith in this country why do you sit idly by and watch foreign multinationals rip the heart out of sacred lands where we learn of our genesis as a people and we are taught our mother of creation lays in slumber.
“Our existence as a distinct race of people is now under threat by intolerant Australian governments intent on assimilating us into the mainstream white Australian society. Whoever said Australian governments have dispensed with their assimilation policies? enquires.
“Not only do they use Nazi land policies, but they are now entering into a program of destroying our ancient artistic icons that tell us of a time before. The archaeologists and universities who condone this practise should be ashamed and as an Aboriginal society we need to name all those archaeologists and universities who become complicit in such destruction. No Aboriginal persons should ever attend them as a place of learning.
“I am not surprised that the supposed support groups like ANTAR and the Reconciliation Movement are not jumping up and down trying to get governments to not authorise such wholesale destruction. No, they love to put on expensive awards ceremonies recognising white and Aboriginal people who are prepared to shake hands and say all is forgiven and let’s move on. But we Aborigines don’t have far to move.
“The federal government’s ambition for all of us to aspire to a single Australian society believing in the same beliefs and being influenced by the one culture is rubbish and genocidal in its purest form.
“As Aboriginal people we understand very well what it is like to be marginalised for not conforming to the policy of assimilation.
“Wake up Australia and think about the destruction that is occurring in this country just for profit. Gough Whitlam was not wrong when he wanted to curb foreign ownership of the natural resources in this country.”
Contact.
Michael Anderson
Tel: 02 58296355
Mobile: 0427292492
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