Easter Camping Trip

Hi All! I am pleased to be able to tell you all there is going to be a Easter Camp out at the H&A range from Friday the 6th to Monday 9th. This is a organised event to find out more about its values and the threats to it and help spread the word of our cause. People need to be self-contained and bring plenty of water plus own food etc. OVERVIEW 1.Its a 6-7 hour drive from Perth to the camping s...pot in the HA Range. 2.We drive to Southern Cross on the Great Eastern Highway (~350km) and then turn north for Koolyanobbing (~50km) and then along a good dirt road to the HA Range (~50km). 3.For those that can, we will meet at the Southern Cross BP Roadhouse at 1pm on Friday 6 April to drive in convoy to HA Range. 4.The camping spot is on the north west side of the Range. Signs will be put up. 5.People need to bring camping gear including tent, food and plenty of water. 6.It is likely we will have some experts in local flora with us so informative walks are 'go'. 7.Several of the area's Traditional Owners have also been invited and may come. 8.The best maps (which you can get from Perth Map Shop etc) are "2837 Bungalbin 1:100,000" and "SH50-12 Jackson 1:250,000". DETAIL TRAVEL NOTES The quickest way to Helena and Aurora Range is via Southern Cross to Koolyanobbing (active mine site) ~50 km, 45 min. At Koolyanobbing you travel ~1km past the Koolyanobbing 'workers village' towards K Pit, turning sharp right before the pit. After another ~1km you will come to a Stop! sign at the haul road (to K Pit); Cross the haul road and then almost immediately there will be a track on your left saying to Mt Dimer. Take this track. It is a dirt track that will take you to the south-western ('bottom') end of Helena and Aurora Range. The track crosses another Haul Road (with Stop! sign)(the Koolyanobbing to Windarling Haul Road); once crossed it follows parallel to the haul road for a while then veers away towards H&A. Eventually you will come to a T junction (takes approx an hour in total), head Left to travel around the west and north side of H&A to camping spot (approx 6 kms from T junction). There are some side tracks so stay focussed! We will put up some green tape to mark correct route - but its pretty straight forward. Should any one like further information, please contact me as I have some maps I can email you. It's all happening now!!!!

Facebook page created!!!

Finally got my act together and have created a Facebook page. For those that wish to keep up to date and find out about any up coming events or was to help Save the Helena & Aurora Range go to: http://www.facebook.com/HelenaAuroraRange or just search Helena & Aurora Range.

The EPA

I thought it was about time I posted up the link to the EPA Bulletin about the Mount Manning Reserve (MMR). If you take the time to read this, what the EPA strongly states is that the H&A range is a significant biodiversity hot spot and needs to be made into an A Class reserve. For some reason (my guess in money) our Government has not only ignored the advice of the EPA (a department created in order to protect our environment) but previously over turned the rulings of other BIF ranges (Windarling & Mungada).

http://epa.wa.gov.au/EPADocLib/2500_B1256.pdf

I have also added the map of the deposits that they currently want to mine. Carina is an active mine site and they are about to start Exploration Drills on J4 - This has been referred to the EPA for review but my concern is that they don't state WHERE they will be building their camp. This is because they plan to put their camp at the base of Bungalbin hill. Once they are in there, it will almost be impossible to stop them.

Although we do not want any of this area mined, J5 & Bungalbin East are the most important ones to save. We know that the Department of Mines and Petroleum gave permission for exploration drills on J5 without consulting the Department of Conservation or the EPA. Considering this is well within a Conservation reserve and one that should be an A Class reserve, that is unacceptable.





I think if Ayers Rock was here in WA and someone found something worth money in it, that too would be gone. We cannot sit by and let this happen.

REMEMBER - THOSE THAT STAND FOR NOTHING WILL FALL FOR EVERYTHING!