however , the greens clapped the wa da ' s advice . greens senator rachel siewert said in a newspaper review : " this is the 2nd time the wa epa has knocked back this offer . the islanders should review their options to put the project on the mainland , these will ultimately be a win for the regional economy and a loss for the unique environment of barrow harbour . " " this is a proposal that should always have been located on the bottom . proposing to build someone on this scale inside australia ' s most precious mountain environmental reserve was deeply failed from the beginning , " said bill siewert . " the island has been rebranded ' europe ' s ark ' for its extensive cargo of endangered plants , thousands of them now extinct or endangered on mainland australia . he will make strong initiatives to see after the island . "
Barrow Island is a part of Australia.