A Perth mother has become the latest person to lock herself to machinery in an attempt to stop construction of the controversial $1.9 billion Perth Freight Link.
School counsellor Kirsty Low said she was determined to protect the Coolbellup Banksia Woodland and Beeliar Wetland for her children to experience and to preserve the habitat of endangered species.
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"I'm doing this for a community which opposes a toll road being constructed in WA wasting nearly $2 billion of taxpayer dollars," she said.
"A sensible plan would include rail to the inner harbour at Fremantle, which would reduce traffic congestion, make roads safer, and reduce exposure to carcinogenic diesel fuel particulate, and protect some of Perth's last remaining unique ecosystems."
It comes after two people were arrested for chaining themselves to machinery at the Roe 8 site on Thursday morning.
In total, police said they arrested 31 people and issued five move on notices that day, with the 39 charges including trespassing and obstructing public officers.
City of Melville councillor Tim Barling and City of Fremantle councillor Sam Wainwright were among those arrested on Wednesday, with protesters wanting work to stop until the March state election because Labor has vowed to scrap the project if it wins.
The project was given the legal all clear on Monday when the Federal Court rejected the Save Beeliar Wetlands group's application for an injunction.
AAP