Binningup

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Binningup is a town located on the coast in the South West region of Western Australia between Mandurah and Bunbury. It has a population of 951 (ABS 2006 Census).

Binningup is now a coastal village with a scenic golf course at Lakewood Shores. A main beach is protected by a reef running parallel to it. The town contains a store, caravan park, skateboard park, recreation centre and youth camp.[3]

Binningup, like most rural Western Australian towns, has a fear of industry and development. The anti-development agenda is fulfilled by a local website that parades as a Binningup tourism website, but urges people to register for an online anti-desalination plant register. Propaganda is used in image captions such as, "This image is a prime example of what the coast line can look like once industry has been given permission to destroy it".

Water shortage is a major concern to the people of Western Australia, and practical solutions for the supply of water to 2 million people are not usually offered by non-progressive movements.