About this Event
Friends of Australian Rock Art (FARA) and the Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) will present a public talk at the Fremantle Town Hall on the ancient, World Heritage-nominated rock art of Murujuga.
Murujuga in WA’s Pilbara region is home to more than a million rock engravings, some of which are 50,000 years old — making them more than ten times the age of the Egyptian Pyramids and Stonehenge.
The petroglyphs represent humankind’s survival on the Burrup Peninsula through various climate changes. The diverse range of engravings include depictions of the thylacine and other extinct megafauna, as well as the world’s earliest depictions of the human face.
Since the 1980s, heavy industry has been developed at Murujuga. Scientists say acidic emissions from Woodside’s Burrup Hub and other industrial facilities have damaged and degraded the Murujuga rock art. Woodside is seeking federal approval for an extension until 2070 of its highly polluting North West Shelf facility at the Burrup Hub, putting cultural heritage at further risk.
Come and hear more about Murujuga’s precious cultural heritage and how it is under increasing threat from industrial expansion.
Our speakers will be –
Josie Alec – Kuruma Marthedunera woman, Murujuga custodian, Save Our Songlines co-founder, Australian Conservation Foundation First Nations Lead
Benjamin Smith – UWA Professor of World Rock Art, ICOMOS International Scientific Committee on Rock Art President, researcher into the effect of acidic emissions on the Murujuga rock art
Piers Verstegen – Researcher and campaigner, former CCWA Executive Director, author of FARA’s report ‘Woodside’s Acid Test: How acid emissions from Woodside's LNG operations are destroying ancient rock art at Murujuga’.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
City of Fremantle Town Hall, 8 William Street, Fremantle, Australia
AUD 5.00 to AUD 10.00
