Tuesday 25 October 2011

NSW North Coast antimony contamination makes it onto national television



From A Clarence Valley Protest on 22 October 2011:

21-22 October 2011 media coverage of NSW North Coast antimony contamination risks

The ABC TV program 7.30 NSW aired graphic footage of existing antimony contamination and canvassed the risks of reopening an old Wild Cattle Creek antimony mine in the Clarence River catchment.

It can be viewed here:
http://www.abc.net.au

The Sydney Morning Herald also addressed the issue of historic and recent contamination from the Hillgrove antimony mine:





Any concerned North Coast residents who may wish to express their opinions on the matter of mining in the environmentally sensitive Nymboida River section of the wider Clarence River catchment might like to consider emailing the following politicians:

NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell MP at office@premier.nsw.gov.au
NSW Deputy Premier Andrew Stoner at  office@deputypremier.nsw.gov.au and oxley@parliament.nsw.gov.au
NSW Minister for Resources and Energy Chris Hartcher at office@hartcher.minister.nsw.gov.au
NSW Minister for the North Coast Don Page at office@page.minister.nsw.gov.au
NSW Minister for the Environment Robyn Parker at Robyn.Parker@parliament.nsw.gov.au
NSW Minister for Planning and Infrastructure Brad Hazzard at office@hazzard.minister.nsw. gov.au
NSW Minister for Tourism, Major Events, Hospitality and Racing George Souris at office@souris.minister.nsw.gov.au
NSW Minister for Primary Industries Katrina Hodgkinson at office@hodgkinson.minister.nsw.gov.au
NSW Duty MP for Clarence Rick Colless at rick.colless@parliament.nsw.gov.au.

NSW Leader of the Opposition John Robertson at blacktown@parliament.nsw.gov.au   
NSW Shadow Minister for the Environment and Climate Change, Shadow Minister for Water, Shadow Minister for Energy Luke Foley at Luke.Foley@parliament.nsw.gov.au
NSW Shadow Minister for Planning, Infrastructure and Heritage Linda Burney at linda.burney@parliament.nsw.gov.au
NSW Shadow Minister for Resources and Primary Industries,  as well as Shadow Minister for Tourism Major Events Hospitality and Racing, Steve Whan at steve.whan@parliament.nsw.gov.au

Federal Minister for Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities Tony Burke at Tony.Burke.MP@environment.gov.au
Federal Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Anthony Albanese at A.Albanese.MP@aph.gov.au

Federal Independent Member for Lyne Rob Oakeshott at robert.oakeshott.mp@aph.gov.au
Federal Independent Member for New England Tony Windsor at http://www.tonywindsor.com.au/contact.html

UPDATE:

The Greens called on the NSW Environment Minister, Robyn Parker, to explain why she told the ABC that testing on fish had been conducted, when the Department of Primary Industries said it had not.

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