A major festival in Perth’s iconic Kings Park has been drawn into allegations of greenwashing as public comment closes on the first-ever independent scrutiny of US miner Alcoa’s operations in the northern jarrah forests.

During a budget estimates hearings this week, Greens MLC Jess Beckerling questioned the motives behind an alleged $200,000 donation from Alcoa to the Kings Park board for the company to become a diamond sponsor for the Everlasting Kings Park Festival.

Greens MLC Jess Beckerling. Credit: Hamish Hastie

That donation, which the state government said it was not aware of, has since been denied by both Alcoa and the Kings Park board.

Both claimed Alcoa was supporting an international scientific conference in seed science, but not the festival, which will not have a major

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