Thousands of Little Penguins nest along the southwest coast of Victoria, but their colonies are constantly threatened by energy companies pushing to conduct seismic surveys.
Fearing these shockwaves could devastate local marine life, citizen scientist Carli Reeve rallied her community to protect them. Her grassroots campaign ultimately forced the plans to be scrapped, if only for now.
Our reporter Theoné van der Merwe broke this story for Crikey and The Citizen, and in today's episode, The Yarn spoke to her about how this small coastal community took on a multinational energy company - and won.
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Theoné's reporting for The Citizen
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