The billionaire has scored a legal win in his bid to develop irrigation along the Ashburton River-Minduruu and traditional owners say they are deeply disappointed.
Traditional owners say a successful appeal for Andrew Forrest is "extremely disappointing" after the mining billionaire's development plans for the Ashburton River were initially blocked.The Court of Appeal has ordered the matter be re-heard by the State Administrative Tribunal in 2025.
The Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation described the result as "extremely disappointing".The waterway flows through Minderoo Station, a prized 230,000-hectare pastoral lease more than 1,300 kilometres north of Perth. The waterway is sacred to Thalanyji people and is said to be the dwelling place of a spiritual water snake.In a statement, Tattarang welcomed the opportunity to have the matter reconsidered and pointed towards the benefits of the proposed weirs for a region affected by climate change.
But the court noted there was no challenge to dispute Minduruu as an archaeologically valuable place central to the Thalanyji belief system.'Development over preservation'
Twiggy Forrest Minduruu Ashburton River Ashburton River Traditional Name Ashburton River Traditional Owners Wa Supreme Court Wa State Administrative Tribunal Wa Court Of Appeals Buurabalayji Thalanyji Aboriginal Corporation Ashburton River Irrigation Scheme Upside Down Leaky Weir
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