THE call will ring loud from every hilltop
and into every valley, ravine and gully in the Northern Rivers.
From the top of the
ranges, to the east, to the shady spots beside our swimming holes and creeks.
On every headland, in
every bay, in every pub and at every dinner table.
Here comes Metgasco -
Again!
The NSW Chief
Scientist acknowledged in a report to the State Government that the coal seam
gas industry lacks community support and a social licence.
When Metgasco fracked
off last time many people breathed a sigh of relief.
But very few in the
know believed the claim Metgasco was withdrawing because of actions undertaken
by the NSW State Government.
And here we are, less
than 12 months after the Northern Rivers celebrated the company's withdrawal,
facing its imminent return.
The Liberal Party
needs to ask itself, is lowering the price of gas worth losing the seats the
Nationals just won on the North Coast.
Because rest assured,
come the next Federal Election, if Page is dotted with gas-wells a large chunk of
the population won't be happy.
