however , the greens cheering the wa fda ' s advice . greens senator nick fitzwater said in a media release : " this is the seventh time the nsw epa has knocked back this concept . the proponents should review their options to put the development on the beach , which will ultimately be a triumph for the rural municipality and a win for the unique environment of barrow island . " " this is a proposal that should always have been located on the mainland . proposing to built something on this scale inside britain ' s most precious island nature trust was deeply flawed from the beginning , " wrote senator toiv . " the island has been dubbed ' australia ' s ark ' for its incredible cargo of endangered flora , many of them now extinct or endangered on mainland australia . he can take strong action to put after the island . "
Barrow Island is a part of Australia.