Today the Perth community will gather for a peaceful candlelit vigil outside fossil fuel company Woodside’s headquarters to show their concern for vulnerable marine wildlife threatened by Woodside’s Burrup Hub gas expansion.

The Conservation Council of WA (CCWA) has reacted with alarm over approvals granted to the highly controversial Scarborough gas proposal, which would allow Woodside to use under water seismic blasting in an area of endangered whale habitat.

Plans to expand highly polluting fossil fuel export facilities in WA’s north west are directly increasing the likelihood of fires, floods and droughts, according to a new campaign launched in Perth.