Broome's Dinosaur footprints under threat

Broome dinosaurs footprints

can be seen at low tide. Riddell Beach is one of the truly beautiful natural landscapes of the Brome region. Red sand cliffs drop onto a white sandy beach lapped by the turquoise sea as Gantheaume Point wraps around towards town beach and Roebuck bay.But most important is the fact that Riddell beach was home to the famous

Megalosaurapus Broomensis

a meat eating therapod dinosaur that grew to approximately 9 metres and lived around the area during the late Cretaceous period.So few dinosaur footprints or trackways exist in Australia and the Gantheaume Point, Riddell beach area of Broome is a place where they are clearly visible at low tide and accessible to visitors.


The proposed gas hub north of Broome will be a blight on the town of Broome if the Port facility is allowed to go ahead.

Now is the time to really save the Kimberleys.

Update on the Kimberley gas project

It is confirmed-INPEX will now build its gas processing plant in the NT, saving the Kimberley from this type of development for now.

http://abc.com.au/news/stories/2008/09/27/2375952.htm

Who would have thought when Bamba sang Bran Nue Dae back in 1989 that the Kimberley would need to fight to keep its beauty and that the State Government of Western Australia and the Kimberley Land Council would support fouling the most beautiful place on earth. The ABC's Four Corners show really highlighted to the people of the East Coast of Australia that the Kimberley may well be worth saving.

If you didn't get a chance to see Albert Wiggan and Pat Lowe and Maria Mann from Environs Kimberley and of course "Tux" from SavetheKimberley be sure to check out the whole show here
http://www.abc.net.au/4corners/content/2008/s2369042.htm
And by the way Happy 50th Birthday Tux