Some of the protestors are wearing masks.  This was due to the government’s failure to follow proper procedure concerning the asbestos which had been dumped in this bushland many years prior to the clearing of the bushland.  Such was the haste of the Premier to “get on with the job” of highway construction in the months leading up to the election.

This is dedicated to Lynn MacLaren.

Note that a chert is an Aboriginal stone artefact found in the Beeliar.