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An overview of environmental impact assessment under the Environment Effects Act 1978
May 8, 2020Courtesy of Environmental Justice Australia To read this important 'Having your say' paper, please go to this link Please note that although these fact sheets focus on mines and quarries, the Environment Effects Statement (EES) process will be the same for the AGL gas import project.
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AGL have delivered their EES report to DELWP
April 29, 2020In the final week of April, Save Westernport received some important news about the Environment Effects Statement, or EES for the Crib Point proposal. According to AGL, the reports for their Gas Import proposal have now been submitted to the Department for Environment Land Water and Planning, (DELWP). Although we’ve been waiting nearly 2 years for the opportunity to read the details of AGL’s plans and raise our concerns about the project, many are now wondering “how can the Public Exhibition period required for the EES possibly go ahead under current COVID-19 restrictions?” AGL’s apparent push for the EES to proceed without consideration for the implications of the current state of emergency on people’s lives is consistent with the contempt they’ve shown this community and its wishes ever since their incursion into Westernport began in 2017. It is essential that the Minister remains beyond the influence...
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EPBC Act Review public submissions UPDATE- now open til May 1 2020
April 13, 2020The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) is under review for the first time in many years. IMPORTANT UPDATE : The Public Comments period has just been extended! The EPBC website now states that the initial April 17 deadline for submissions has now been extended til May 1 2020 It is vital that members of our community make submissions to this EPBC Act review to ensure that laws relating to inappropriate industrial developments in Ramsar wetlands, such as the proposed AGL gas import terminal project in Westernport Bay, are not modified or watered-down. Why not make a Submission to tell the review panel why you care about making sure Australia’s environmental protection laws are strong enough to do what they are supposed to do...protect the environment? These Laws must be strong enough to stand up to proposals driven by profit over the protection of native wildlife and habitat. They must not facilitate bad developments or make it easier for irresponsible industries to gain approvals, or “regulate themselves”. The Laws must guarantee that decisions and approvals processes for all new developments prioritise the conservation of our precious water and endangered ecosystems. Some possible suggestions could be: >...
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~the people sign~rally for Westernport ~POSTPONED
March 7, 2020Like everyone else, Save Westernport and Environment Victoria have been closely following the developments around COVID-19 and public health advice. To reduce the risk to all of us of being exposed to the virus and ensure that our events are safe for everybody, we have made the decision to postpone the People Sign Beach Rally that was planned for Sunday March 29 on Somers Beach. Instead, we will be meeting online on March 29 at 7:30pm to discuss our visions for protecting Westernport permanently from heavy industrialisation and pollution. You can RSVP here. We believe this is the most responsible thing to do to ensure that we are not contributing to the spread of the virus, and to protect our collective health and all those that we have contact with in our daily lives. We are disappointed that these circumstances mean we can’t all gather together on March 29th but we are still excited about getting together online to talk about our visions for protecting our Bay permanently from heavy industrialisation and pollution. You can RSVP here. Here is a how-to guide demonstrating how to use zoom for online meetings. If you would like a call beforehand to discuss how...
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