Matagarup Refugee Camp was a political protest in 2015 against the Government of Western Australia's threat to close many Aboriginal remote communities[1][2] and safe space for Noongar homeless people.
[6] Some of the raids led to arrests by police, issuing of move-on notices and in court appearances but the campers and the homeless continued to return.
[17][18] After an August 2015 raid, the City of Perth officially referred to their efforts as "de-camping", but desisted from confiscating tents.
Advocates alongside the campers led by Bella Bropho brought the right of the homeless to camp at Heirisson Island before various tribunals, mediation and courts, each time unsuccessfully.
Kaeshagen and Cairns coordinated Christmas for the homeless camp at Heirisson on 22 December 2015 once again without securing permits from the City of Perth.