Dr John Kingston writes
Lower Mary River Association
A Group of Knowledgeable and experienced people in the Fraser Coast district Centred in Maryborough, Hervey Bay, and Sandy Straits, have decided that they must form an active committee to fight, quickly and hard, against the progression of the Traveston Dam.A meeting will be held in Maryborough at 7.30 PM on Wednesday, 31/10to elect office bearers of the Lower Mary River Association and to discuss strategies.
All interested people should ring or email Dr. John Kingston at 41224144, Click here to email Dr John or Darryl Stewart : Click here to email Darryl.
Contrary to the environmental impact study we believe that there will be very significant impacts on the lower Mary River , which we regard as starting at the Gunalda Range, where the new council boundaries will be.
We will co-operate closely with the Save the Mary Committee, which is based at Kadanga.â€
“WE MUST HAVE A VOICEâ€
Media Release - 26th October 2007
That was the unanimous decision of everyone at the special meeting called to gauge the opinion of the community on the State Government proposed Traveston Crossing Dam.
Forty five people expressed their strident opposition to the proposed dam and the contents of the recently released Environmental Impact Statement in Maryborough last Thursday night.
“The downstream effects of the proposed dam have been dismissed out of hand in the EIS and the downstream communities have been completely ignored in the Government’s greedy grab for SEQ votes,†said anti-dam campaigner and Tiaro Councillor Darryl Stewart. “The real scientific evidence shows that the dam would be an environmental, economic and social disaster and moreover, is not needed to supply SEQ water now or into the future.â€
“The only believable science in the whole statement is the page numbering systemâ€, he said.
Cr. Stewart said that a Group would be formed as soon as possible and would have wide community representation. “The group will ensure that the community will be fully informed and consulted on all the issues pertaining to the proposed dam,†he said. ‘As soon as a venue can be arranged, a public meeting will be called to formally set up a campaign group with the first responsibility to produce a submission on the EIS by the ridiculously short timeframe of 3 December.â€
For further information, contact :
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Darryl Stewart – ph 41296190
Dr. John Kingston – ph 41224144 Click Here to Read Dr Kingstons thoughts on actions to be taken to save the Mary / Turtles / and his thoughts on the Book - When all the Rivers Run dry.Â
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