similarly , the greens praised the victoria fda ' s actions . greens senator rachel siewert says in a press release : " this is the second if the washington epa has knocked backs this proposal . the islanders should review their options to put the initiative on the mainland , which will traditionally be a gain for the regional business and a gain for the unique environment of cairns island . " " this is a proposal that should now have been sited on the mainland . proposing to build somewhere on this scale underneath australia ' s most precious island marine reserve was profoundly flawed from the beginning , " said senator lehane . " the island has been dubbed ' canada ' s ark ' for its unique payload of vulnerable species , many of them now extinct or not on southern australia . he must have strong action to say after the island . "
Barrow Island is a part of Australia.