Australian Artists, Led by King Gizzard The Lizard Wizard and Jimmy Barnes, Release Anthem to Protect Scott Reef
More than 20 Australian artists, including King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and Jimmy Barnes, have collaborated on a new version of King Gizzard's song "If Not Now." This reworked track serves as an anthem for a campaign aimed at protecting Western Australia’s Scott Reef from proposed natural gas exploitation. The song, credited to Scott Reef, is a joint effort by Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Green Music Australia, and p(doom) Records. It is available digitally and as a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl. The initiative seeks to raise public awareness about the potential environmental damage posed by Woodside's Browse gas project, which plans to drill up to 57 wells in and around the reef. Scott Reef, a 15-million-year-old coral system, is a critical habitat for numerous marine species, including endangered ones like the dusky sea snake, pygmy blue whales, and green sea turtles. The original "If Not Now" won Australia's inaugural Environmental Music Prize in 2022.
