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:
A PLUME of toxic pollution from an old antimony mine appears to have killed fish for dozens of kilometres along the Macleay River in northern NSW.....
a study published by the CSIRO in 2009 described the waterways near the mothballed mine as ''highly contaminated'' and estimated about 7000 tonnes of waste had accumulated along the bed of the Macleay River.
Water tests have shown antimony levels at 250 times background levels, with high levels detected along the river to the coast at Urunga, where the mineral was once processed for export.
The ABC program is remarkable for its vivid illustration of the incompetence of the current NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker and, her willingness to utter untruths.
a study published by the CSIRO in 2009 described the waterways near the mothballed mine as ''highly contaminated'' and estimated about 7000 tonnes of waste had accumulated along the bed of the Macleay River.
Water tests have shown antimony levels at 250 times background levels, with high levels detected along the river to the coast at Urunga, where the mineral was once processed for export.
The ABC program is remarkable for its vivid illustration of the incompetence of the current NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker and, her willingness to utter untruths.
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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