Climate activists planned to bombard the coastal home of Woodside boss Meg O’Neill with four litres of yellow paint, some of which was contained in balloons — while an ABC Four Corners crew filmed — as part of their opposition to the energy giant’s $50 billion gas project.
One of the Disrupt Burrup Hub members also planned to lock herself to the gate of the City Beach house as part of the attempted controversial stunt that took place during the early hours of August 1, 2023, as the chief executive was home with her daughter and friend.
Details of what Matilda Lane-Rose, Gerard James Mazza, Jesse Sandover Noakes and Emil Davey planned to carry out were revealed during their sentencing hearing on Tuesday.
Perth Magistrates Court was told the quartet had plotted to unlawfully damage Ms O’Neill’s front driveway, garage door and brick wall with four litres of yellow paint that had been bought from Bunnings a couple of days before the attempted stunt.
A police prosecutor told the court that on July 29, all four offenders were caught on CCTV walking through the park directly behind Ms O’Neill’s mansion then all four travelled to Bunning in Subiaco to buy the paint, which was also caught on CCTV.
Noakes, the court was told, was also captured on CCTV at Bunnings in East Victoria Park buying cans of yellow spray paint.
On the day of the planned protest, the court was told the group had invited the ABC Four Corners program to film them carrying out the stunt and had gathered at Lane-Rose’s unit before heading off to the City Beach address.
The prosecutor said when they arrived the group was met by around ten armed police officers who stopped them from carry out their plan.
She said following a search of the group, it became clear Lane-Rose had planned to chain herself to the gate of Ms O’Neill’s home.
Officers also found nine balloons filled with yellow paint as well as spray paint cans.
More to come.
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