Police have intervened as protesters try to physically try to stop machinery clearing bushland to make way for the Bunbury Outer Ring Road Project, which will create a more direct route between Perth and the Margaret River tourist region.
Residents opposed to a major highway being built through a community in WA's South West have protested as bulldozers move in, with police intervening as people tried to block machinery.Former Greens leader Bob Brown rallied at the site, calling for work to be haltedThe $1.25 billion Bunbury Outer Ring Road will take traffic around WA's second-biggest city to create a more direct route between Perth and the Margaret River tourist region.
People protest the construction of the southern section of the road through their semi-rural community. At least one person was issued a move-on notice by police after refusing to move out of the way of machinery.Former Greens leader Bob Brown addressed the crowd gathered on Sunday, calling for federal Environment Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to reverse her decision to clear the 200 hectares of woodlands."This is an absolute utter disgrace if this goes ahead," Mr Brown said.
WA's Main Roads agency had considered an alternative route that would take the highway around Gelorup.
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