CHITTERING Valley residents have escalated their opposition to Chalice Mining’s proposed Gonneville project and its associated infrastructure corridors by presenting a petition in the Legislative Council.

Sponsored by Greens MLC Jess Beckerling, the parliamentary petition formally requests the state government to examine and investigate the broad environmental, agricultural, and human health impacts of the proposed mine and linear infrastructure routes across the region.

The parliamentary push follows community concern over the proposed water pipelines and powerlines crossing private landholdings including queries over undergrounding commitments and land clearing, as reported in Infrastructure corridor concerns in Chittering.

The petition has amassed 722 signatures as of October 20 as community campaign group Protect Our Valley Chittering continues to gather local support across the region.

“We are petitioning state parliament because we need an independent investigation into the cumulative environmental, agricultural, and human health impacts of this project,” a Protect Our Valley Chittering spokesperson said.

“The fundamental question for our community and state parliamentarians is whether an industrial project and major infrastructure corridor of this scale belongs in the Chittering Valley at all.

“Residents feel their voices and property concerns are being overlooked, so taking this directly to the Parliament of Western Australia gives our community a formal platform to demand accountability.”

This comes as the Shire of Chittering unanimously resolved at its October 21 meeting to formally oppose project infrastructure and associated freight corridors, advocate for alternative routes outside the shire, and restrict direct corporate sponsorships with Chalice Mining.

Protect Our Valley Chittering maintains that direct government oversight remains critical to safeguarding local land and water assets.

“We want state decision-makers to step in and ensure our water catchments, native bushland, and rural livelihoods are protected from land clearing and operational disruption,” the spokesperson said.

“We are urging concerned Western Australians to sign the parliamentary e-petition before it closes.”
The petition can be viewed online at https://tinyurl.com/yc2ffr8r