Flinders Prospecting, owned by mining company IGO, has applied for 2 mining exploration licences across the Dalgarup Donnelly forest area. WA Mines Minister, David Michael, has the power to refuse these applications – your voice in requesting him to exercise this power is important.
The tenements (E70/6654 & E70/6655) cover an area of 32,000 hectares of unique, high conservation value forest in the Southwest biodiversity hotspot of Western Australia. Bridgetown Greenbushes Friends of the Forest and Blackwood Environment Society have come together to Save Dalgarup and object to these tenements.
The forest around Dalgarup has a mature understory, magnificent examples of Jarrah, Marri and Blackbutt, and contains the northernmost occurrence of inland Karri. The local community has a strong attachment to the forest, campaigning on many fronts since the early 1980s.
With their rich understory and mature trees the forests are home to many rare and endangered plant and animal species, including all three species of Black Cockatoo, a population of mainland Quokka, Chuditch, Western Brush Wallaby, Phascogale and the Western Ringtail Possum. They also support tourism and recreation, including the Bibbulmun Track, Munda Biddi Trail, Warren Blackwood Stock Route, Bridgetown Jarrah Park, Karri Gully and the heritage-listed Donnelly Village.
In addition to their objections in the Mining Warden’s Court, the Save Dalgarup group are preparing an application to the Honourable David Michael MLA, Minister for Mines and Petroleum, asking that the Minister refuse the tenements, using his powers under section 111A of the Mining Act.
If the Minister exercises his discretion to refuse the tenements, the Save Dalgarup group will avoid the need for its objections to be considered by a Mining Warden at a court hearing.
If you are opposed to the grant of these tenements, please show your support by signing the online petition no later than 13 June 2025
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