Save Our Marine Life, an alliance of 27 environmental groups commends the Cook Government for establishing a brand-new marine park along the south coast of Western Australia (WA), noting that the network of no-take sanctuary zones within the South Coast Marine Park will help to safeguard WA’s globally important marine life.   Significant protections have been […]

After months of community consultation and tens of thousands of letters calling for strong sanctuary protection, Western Australia’s South Coast Marine Park is here! This is an incredibly important marine park, covering a critical stretch of Australia’s Great Southern Reef. So how does it stack up? The main takeaway is that about 20% of state […]

Explore WA’s south coast through the stories of Jarvis Smallman — a surfer and photographer, Craig Lebens — a sea dragon expert, Karen Milligan— a diver, Jake Poad — a spearfisher, and Marc Payne — an ex abalone fisher, each sharing their unique bond with the Great Southern Reef. This film was a collaboration with […]

The dry heat and dirt, cawing crows and corrugated iron fence at our house in Hanbury Street Kalgoorlie in the late 1960s mining boom are my first memories of life—along with dreaming of when it would be time to follow summer’s siren song to the south coast for its breathtakingly white sand and sparkling seas. […]

Media release: Poll shows nearly nine out of ten West Australians back strong marine sanctuary protection for WA south coast  A YouGov poll released today shows strong support among West Australians for the state government’s plan to create a world-class marine park along the state’s south coast.  The research found that 86 percent of West […]