The Pilbara, in Western Australia, is the oldest unchanged geological environment on earth, aged around 3.5 billion years. “Imagining the age of the Pilbara… is hard to grasp. Stretch out an arm. Imagine 3.5 billion years ago as being your shoulder. Now imagine filing your finger tips. You have just filed away the entire history of human civilisation.”
The Pilbara is now the site of many of Australia’s largest natural resource extraction projects. It is responsible for roughly 15% of our exports. The uneasy contrast between the natural environment and presence of industry raises a multitude of significant issues. It challenges us to consider our purpose, position, responsibilities… our existence.

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