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Commercial Exploitation
of Westernport Bay
SaveWesternport acknowledges that the lands and waters of Westernport belong to the Bunnerong (Boon Wurrung) Peoples of the Kulin Nation. We offer our respects to their Aboriginal Elders past and emerging, and recognise their continuing contribution to caring for Country.
We acknowledge that sovereignty was never ceded.
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Urgent Please Make a Submission to EPA today
October 30, 2019URGENT: We know AGL has asked the EPA to weaken Victoria’s waste water restrictions to allow them to dump cold chlorinared water from their heat exchange straight into the Bay. If this change is allowed, it would make it easier for their gas processing plant to gain approval, even though the cumulative impacts on Westernport‘s marine ecology are unknown and could be devastating. Please make a comment to EPA, even if it’s past the deadline on Oct 31, or let them know you intend to comment at sublegreform@epa.vic.gov.au Your submission does not have to be technical, it takes just 5 minutes. Please tell them - no new emissions must be allowed into wetlands and waterways. - Corporations cannot be permitted to regulate their own waste in water or air. - the EPA MUST NOT lift restrictions and weaken the few environmental protection laws we have in Victoria. It could make polluting legal for corporations like AGL. If these laws are changed, it could allow AGL to dump 450 million litres of cold chlorinated water into Westernport every day it operates. AGL has said “we expect it would cause no harm to Westernport’s marine environment”, but we know in the past they have cut corners, polluting and degrading the environment and...
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URGENT – EPA public submissions on better environmental regulations close 31 October 2019!
October 30, 2019From Environment Victoria: Right now the Andrews government is considering new rules that could weaken the EPA’s powers to stop companies like AGL from dumping polluted water into our precious wetlands. These new rules also fail to set clear guidelines for the EPA to fulfill their duty to cut climate pollution. On July 1 2020 Victoria’s new Environment Protection Act will come into effect. This will help shape Victoria’s environmental future. Strong environmental laws are vital to protect our precious ecosystems and cut climate pollution in Victoria. Sadly, the proposed regulations that go with the new Act miss the mark on the climate crisis and protecting nature. Earlier this year we exposed AGL’s efforts to weaken Victoria’s environmental legislation which would prevent them from building a gas import terminal in Westernport Bay’s Ramsar wetlands. Now the EPA is proposing to weaken these regulations. For the first time in 30 years, companies like AGL could get the greenlight to discharge polluted water into our precious Victorian aquatic environments like internationally recognised Ramsar Wetlands. And in the midst of a climate crisis that has seen hundreds of thousands of Australians marching for climate action, the proposed regulations fail to create clear guidelines for the...
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Community Fossil Fuels Forum, Sunday Oct 27 2019
October 21, 2019Next Sunday Oct 27 Save Westernport and WPPC (Westernport Peninsula Protection Council) will collaborate with Friends of the Earth and Energy Justice Victoria — formerly the Quit Coal Collective to host a Community Forum in Westernport. Friends of the Earth Melbourne is a not-for profit organisation working for a socially equitable and environmentally sustainable future. The international Friends of the Earth network is active in 77 countries worldwide. The Westernport Forum is planned as part of Energy Justice’s Fossil Fuels Frontline listening tour of Victorian communities that are facing the threat of a prolonged dependence on outdated carbon-intensive energy projects. We recently welcomed our local Shire Council’s decision to enact urgent Climate Emergency measures on the Mornington Peninsula. The announcement represents an important step and reflects the need for urgent action to guarantee the region’s just and rapid transition to a sustainable energy future. Sunday’s Forum will feature local speakers and discussions about the current issues confronting the Westernport community. It’s hoped this will be a starting point for the challenging conversations that need to take place about the inevitable transition from fossil fuels. Join us at the Balnarring Hall next Sunday at 2pm for this family-friendly event after the Somers Art Fair nearby. ...
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Environmental Groups Put AGL on Notice
September 25, 2019AGL is still making plans to build a polluting and unnecessary gas import terminal in beautiful Westernport Bay, potentially destroying precious wetlands and wildlife in the process. It’s a classic case of profit over people and planet. Working with groups like Environment Victoria and Phillip Island Conservation Council (PICS), we’ve managed to delay their project twice, but AGL still refuses to dump their dirty gas plan. The next year will be key in the fight for Westernport Bay. We need to ramp up pressure and hold AGL accountable for the damage their plans will cause to this precious ecosystem. As a customer or potential customer, AGL cares about what you say. It’s time to use your voice and hit them where it hurts! Take Action NOW Send a message to AGL to register your concern as a customer or potential customer. If they want your business, they have to dump their dirty gas project. Last week we took the fight to the AGL board at their AGM in Sydney. On behalf of nine groups including Save Westernport, PICS, Westernport and Peninsula Protection Society (WPPC), and Environment Victoria, an open letter was delivered to AGL board members and shareholders. The joint letter stated that...
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Urgent Please Make a Submission to EPA today
October 30, 2019URGENT: We know AGL has asked the EPA to weaken Victoria’s waste water restrictions to allow them to dump cold chlorinared water from their heat exchange straight into the Bay. If this change is allowed, it would make it easier for their gas processing plant to gain approval, even though the cumulative impacts on Westernport‘s marine ecology are unknown and could be devastating. Please make a comment to EPA, even if it’s past the deadline on Oct 31, or let them know you intend to comment at sublegreform@epa.vic.gov.au Your submission does not have to be technical, it takes just 5 minutes. Please tell them - no new emissions must be allowed into wetlands and waterways. - Corporations cannot be permitted to regulate their own waste in water or air. - the EPA MUST NOT lift restrictions and weaken the few environmental protection laws we have in Victoria. It could make polluting legal for corporations like AGL. If these laws are changed, it could allow AGL to dump 450 million litres of cold chlorinated water into Westernport every day it operates. AGL has said “we expect it would cause no harm to Westernport’s marine environment”, but we know in the past they have cut corners, polluting and degrading the environment and...
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URGENT – EPA public submissions on better environmental regulations close 31 October 2019!
October 30, 2019From Environment Victoria: Right now the Andrews government is considering new rules that could weaken the EPA’s powers to stop companies like AGL from dumping polluted water into our precious wetlands. These new rules also fail to set clear guidelines for the EPA to fulfill their duty to cut climate pollution. On July 1 2020 Victoria’s new Environment Protection Act will come into effect. This will help shape Victoria’s environmental future. Strong environmental laws are vital to protect our precious ecosystems and cut climate pollution in Victoria. Sadly, the proposed regulations that go with the new Act miss the mark on the climate crisis and protecting nature. Earlier this year we exposed AGL’s efforts to weaken Victoria’s environmental legislation which would prevent them from building a gas import terminal in Westernport Bay’s Ramsar wetlands. Now the EPA is proposing to weaken these regulations. For the first time in 30 years, companies like AGL could get the greenlight to discharge polluted water into our precious Victorian aquatic environments like internationally recognised Ramsar Wetlands. And in the midst of a climate crisis that has seen hundreds of thousands of Australians marching for climate action, the proposed regulations fail to create clear guidelines for the...
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Community Fossil Fuels Forum, Sunday Oct 27 2019
October 21, 2019Next Sunday Oct 27 Save Westernport and WPPC (Westernport Peninsula Protection Council) will collaborate with Friends of the Earth and Energy Justice Victoria — formerly the Quit Coal Collective to host a Community Forum in Westernport. Friends of the Earth Melbourne is a not-for profit organisation working for a socially equitable and environmentally sustainable future. The international Friends of the Earth network is active in 77 countries worldwide. The Westernport Forum is planned as part of Energy Justice’s Fossil Fuels Frontline listening tour of Victorian communities that are facing the threat of a prolonged dependence on outdated carbon-intensive energy projects. We recently welcomed our local Shire Council’s decision to enact urgent Climate Emergency measures on the Mornington Peninsula. The announcement represents an important step and reflects the need for urgent action to guarantee the region’s just and rapid transition to a sustainable energy future. Sunday’s Forum will feature local speakers and discussions about the current issues confronting the Westernport community. It’s hoped this will be a starting point for the challenging conversations that need to take place about the inevitable transition from fossil fuels. Join us at the Balnarring Hall next Sunday at 2pm for this family-friendly event after the Somers Art Fair nearby. ...
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