A community group fighting plans by developer Luke Saraceni to build a resort and houses at Gnarabup in Margaret River has raised $45,000 in a fighting fund.

Opposition to potential resort development at Gnarabup continues to be loud and clear after around 300 people took to the water in protest on Saturday.

Hundreds of people opposed to a luxury housing and resort development being built on a pristine piece of the Margaret River coast have taken part in a mass ‘paddle out’ protest.

Protest group Preserve Gnarabup is calling all surfers who support their campaign against development on the coast to paddle out tomorrow morning.

Community members concerned about the development of Gnarabup headland are urged to take part in a paddle-out this Saturday October 10 at 10am next to Gnarabup boat ramp.

The Preserve Gnarabup protest group has unveiled its latest fundraising plans as it continues its fight against a proposed five-star resort development and associated housing on the coast.

Preserve Gnarabup has welcomed news that the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River will spend another $300,000 on new coastal access infrastructure at Gnarabup and Prevelly to fight the effects of rising sea levels.

Protest group Preserve Gnarabup has added concerns about endangered western ringtail possums to its argument against a proposed five-star resort on the Margaret River coast.

Margaret River-based musician John Butler will return to his activist roots with a gig in town later this month to help raise funds for the fight against a proposed five-star resort on the coast.

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