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Woodside’s Dirty Gas
Protect the Ocean
Save Scott Reef from Woodside’s Dirty Gas
Scott Reef is a fragile, living treasure that is home to endangered green turtles, elusive pygmy blue whales and rare sharks. This coral sanctuary is under threat from Woodside’s plan to drill for gas.
Ways to get involved
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Australia’s best‑kept secret. Woodside’s next target!
You can help save Scott Reef from destructive gas drilling
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Save Scott Reef from Woodside’s toxic gas
The plans to drill for dirty gas from under the beautiful Scott Reef could have devastating impacts.
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Wildlife not Woodside
Woodside plans to drill up to 57 gas wells off the coast of WA, within kilometres of Scott Reef’s majestic waters.
The Problem
This underwater wonder faces a major threat from Woodside’s massive gas project, which plans to draw out gas beneath its fragile foundation. Woodside intends to drill up to 57 wells, some barely kilometres away, bringing seismic blasts, incessant noise, blazing flares, and heavy industrial traffic to this delicate ecosystem.
The risks are staggering. A single well blowout could spill vast quantities of oil and condensate, devastating not just Scott Reef but neighbouring marine parks teaming with wildlife. Sandy nesting habitat for endangered green turtles could sink as gas is extracted from beneath. The pollution and disruption threaten to unravel a vibrant web of life that has thrived for millions of years.
The Solution
The decision to approve or reject Woodside’s plans to drill for gas from the Browse basin underneath Scott Reef currently sits with the Minister for the Environment, Murray Watt. This decision to stop Woodside’s dirty gas now, will shape our environmental legacy forever. The government can choose to protect Scott Reef, joining the ranks of the Great Barrier Reef, Franklin River, and Daintree as national treasures saved in time or allow its destruction, risking irreversible damage that future generations will never forgive.
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Ocean Protector Lobby Trip to Save Scott Reef
On Monday 28th July, 17 amazing volunteers and 10 staff came from across the country to meet with our elected representatives in parliament on the issue of Saving Scott Reef.
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Ocean Protectors Lobby Day
On the 28th July Greenpeace staff and a dozen ocean protector volunteers will travel to Canberra to meet with Members of Parliament and Senators. Why? To call on the Government…
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A License to Pollute: Woodside’s Dirty Deal Just Got a Federal Tick
The new Federal Environment Minister Murray Watt just made a decision that has left climate and ocean defenders across the country stunned and outraged.
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Shells in the Sand: The Silent Struggle of Scott Reef’s Green Turtles
Out on the remote, turquoise edge of Australia’s northwest waters lies Sandy Islet—a speck of coral sand at Scott Reef, and a quiet nesting haven for one of the planet’s most ancient mariners: the green turtle.
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Woodside Dodges Accountability as Protesters Disrupt AGM Over Toxic Burrup Hub
It’s only 5 days after a very exhausting federal election campaign and hundreds of WA’s finest protesters braved an unseasonably warm autumn morning to join Greenpeace in calling out Woodside at their Annual General Meeting.
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Deeply disappointing: WA EPA will not assess risky carbon dumping in Browse Basin
PERTH, Tuesday 18 November 2025 — Two of Australia’s leading environmental organisations have said it’s “deeply disappointing” that the WA Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) will not assess Woodside’s high-risk, high-cost and unproven carbon dumping (Carbon Capture and Storage) plans at one of Western Australia’s most diverse and important reef systems.
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WA EPA opens referral of Woodside’s Browse Basin ‘carbon dumping’ plans for public comment
The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has accepted a joint referral by the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) and Greenpeace Australia Pacific (GPAP) on Woodside’s high-risk Browse Basin carbon…
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Woodside decommissioning “more like decomposing”: Greenpeace
PERTH, Friday 1 August 2025 — In response to reports fossil fuel giant Woodside has been hit with mandated orders over decommissioning by safety regulator NOPSEMA, the following statement can…
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North West Shelf approval brings Woodside’s toxic gas plans a step closer to Scott Reef
SYDNEY/PERTH, Wednesday 28 May 2025 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has denounced the proposed approval of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension to run until 2070, a decision it says brings…
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Greenpeace response to refusal of North West Shelf reconsideration request
SYDNEY/PERTH, Thursday 22 May 2025 — In response to the refusal of Greenpeace’s reconsideration request for Woodside’s North West Shelf project extension, Geoff Bice, WA Campaign Lead at Greenpeace Australia…
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Woodside’s Browse carbon dumping plans referred to WA EPA by leading environment groups
PERTH, Monday 19 May 2025 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific and the Conservation Council of WA today confirmed they had lodged a joint referral of Woodside’s high-risk Browse carbon dumping project…
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New Federal Environment Minister can define Labor’s legacy on nature and ocean protection
SYDNEY, Tuesday 13 May 2025 — In response to the appointment of Senator Murray Watt as the new Federal Federal Environment Minister, Dr Susie Byers, Head of Advocacy at Greenpeace…
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‘Tinkering at the edges’: Woodside’s revised Browse plans fail to mitigate Scott Reef risk
SYDNEY/PERTH, Tuesday 13 May 2025 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has welcomed the WA EPA’s rare decision to reopen public consultation for Woodside’s revised Browse offshore gas proposal submitted in March.
For media requests including interviews, broadcast-ready video and high-resolution photos, visit the Greenpeace Media Centre.
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REPORT: WA Can’t Wait
Australia can’t wait. WA must lead the way by building a large-scale decommissioning hub for our environment, for jobs, and for a green energy future.
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REPORT: Risky Business. Woodside’s Burrup Hub is a disaster in the making.
Woodside’s Burrup Hub gas project is the nation’s biggest fossil fuel threat. If approved, it will jeopardise 54 vulnerable species, spew out 6.1 billion tonnes of CO2 and generate 13 times Australia’s annual emissions. Our Environment Minister has the power to stop this dangerous project from going ahead and define Labor’s legacy on nature.
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REPORT: “One Spill Will Kill”: A Disaster in the Making
Greenpeace Australia Pacific believes Woodside cannot be trusted when it comes to our oceans, reefs and marine life.
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