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Windsor backs blockade

27 Oct, 2011 11:40 AM
New England MP Tony Windsor has backed the blockade of a Santos coal seam gas exploration site at Spring Ridge on the Liverpool Plains.

Landholders and residents, he said, are protecting their environment from Santos’ move to proceed with “pilot production” of coal seam gas before the results of the Namoi Catchment Water Study are known.

Mr Windsor wants Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke to be more involved in the process.

“People are losing faith with the process and Santos is walking away from the Namoi Catchment Water Study,” the MP said. “This is a pilot production well not a water monitoring hole.

“I am calling on Minister Burke to take a more pro-active role in this debate rather than hiding behind the State-based processes.

“The Minister can’t keep arguing that the Murray Darling water issues are critical and then stand by and allow extractive activity to take place on the Liverpool Plains prior to the release of the Water Study that his government has part funded,” Mr Windsor said.

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Regardless of which side of this debate you sit on, this over reliance by politicians and the protestors on the Namoi water study is silly. The study is a desktop study. It's modelling and won't provide any concrete information but simply makes 'likely predictions'. Once the study is released it isn't going to be a red/green light systems for saying if a mine or gas project is able to proceed or not.
Posted by Chris, 27/10/2011 1:24:27 PM, on Northern Daily Leader
More and More it seems that the only politicians willing to stand up for communities, water, agriculture and the environment are the independents and the Greens.

As seen in the recent NSW elections, both of the major parties (including the Nationals) will say what they have to in order to gain power and then continue as always, operating in the interests of their billionaire mates, ex politician lobbyists and directors of these companies, not to mention being compromised over political donations and being the regulator and beneficiary of the industry through royalties

Posted by Rob in Margs, 27/10/2011 1:42:32 PM, on Northern Daily Leader
Chris is right.

Beware of politicians who claim to be Independent and stand firmly with Labor even defending the indefensible for them.

We are wary of what has taken place in Qld and NSW in the recent past but we should note that Labor's 16 years in NSW is over and Qld will soon follow them.

Barry O'Farrell is not a fool or a socialist Green Labor self serving person.

Posted by Redneck, 27/10/2011 3:26:03 PM, on Northern Daily Leader
Well can't Mr Windsor fix all this - he is the key holding the Government together - this will show how relevant he really is and if in fact he can make any impact.

Come on Tony show us what you are made of - withdraw support for Gillard Government if they dont intervene.

Posted by Windsor can fix this, 27/10/2011 3:56:57 PM, on Northern Daily Leader
I wonder if Mr. Windsor will be buying his farm back from the mines to ensure it doesn't get touched either.
Posted by Mikie89, 27/10/2011 4:47:36 PM, on Northern Daily Leader
Ho, ho, ho, as a tradesperson interested in industrial democracy all my working life, I find it amazing to witness what I consider to be a pretty good reflection of the old BLF and their near dormant dislocative tactics. Cursed by the bunyip aristocrats in years gone by, as sections of the union movement fought to stave off starvation, loss of jobs, dislocation, and other tactics enforced by the blue bloods and their sycophantic supporters, now it seems the boot is on the other foot, or the worm has turned.

Like the hundreds of thousands who precede them, this little lot too, will adapt.

Posted by The worm has turned?, 27/10/2011 4:49:13 PM, on Northern Daily Leader
You are correct "TWHT", what a dilemma the blue bloods having to fight for their rights and existance.

The only politician that is standing by them is an independant that they have disowned.

This is a state matter that shows not one local representative has the guts to defend a section of the community that normally expects the slave to walk on the other side of the street.

Occupy et al, Caroona, Spring Ridge, pretty soon enough people are going to realise that we are all in this game together and we need to support and defend each other.

Posted by benito, 27/10/2011 6:36:48 PM, on Northern Daily Leader
Mikie89, Tony won't be buying any farm in the Liverpool plains area, he has just bought a couple near the Pilliga State Forest. They tell me there is a lot of Coal Seam gas out that way. I admire a man of principals, standing up to the mines whilst selling his land to them, then buying more land to sell to the mines. Well done Tony.
Posted by paul, 28/10/2011 6:08:30 AM, on Northern Daily Leader
Benito you also seem to me to be on the right track. Our own history tells us that meetings of the masses, "Red Ribbon Day" and the inspired "Eureka" rebellion. Great men like Raffaello Carbone amongst others recognised a multi cultural force, as existed in those days, could be united to advance democratic rights.

Therein lays the fundamental differences though between the motivations of those back then and todays mob. Not a hint of altruism in the motives driving the CCAG or this latest example of self centered egoists.

Clutching at straws to reinforce their greed is now the agenda.

Posted by The worm has turned?, 28/10/2011 8:32:01 AM, on Northern Daily Leader

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