however , the greens applauded the wa ea ' s offer . greens senator rachel siewert declared in a media release : " this is the first time the wa epa has knocked away this proposal . the developer should review their options to put the proposal on the coast , which will ultimately be a defeat for the regional municipality and a win for the unique environmental of this island . " " this is a proposal that should always have been located on the mainland . refusing to build things on this scale inside britain ' s most precious mountain marine reserve was deeply flawed from the beginning , " declared senator siewert . " the idea has been dubbed ' australia ' s rock ' for its unique cargo of endangered species , many of them now extinct or endangered on mainland australia . he did pursue strong action to say after the situation . "
Barrow Island is a part of Australia.