I first saw Peter Garrett at the local rec centre. The nightclub boys, whom I shall give the most discreet pseudonym of the Kray Brothers, hosted the bar for the Midnight Oil gig, complete with barmaids in classy Bundy midriffs and all the water fountains taped over. (You can't possibly have free water at a concert of national standing in Albany!)
Anyway, where was I? Ah yes, Peter Garrett. Here is a letter from Tony Harrison to Peter Garrett, commenting on the Minister's recent approval of the port expansion project.
Dear Minister,
I found a small article in the West Australian newspaper dated Friday, June the 18th. It was about how you have approved the proposal from the Port of Albany and Grange Resources port development. You have failed to let the people of Albany know what is going to happen to the dredging spoil.
If you have been to Albany you would know how pristine this King George Sound really is. We don't want it destroyed. We have proof that there will be problems.
Even though this mining and export is all in W.A state waters and outside your jurisdiction, then how come you have approved this project. Before you make a decision about this dump site, I would like to invite you to come on a whale watching boat and see for yourself.
Save Our Sound,
Tony Harrison.
It seems that even though Grange have sailed in from a distant shore (47% Chinese owned), the company takes what the company wants and nothing's as precious as a hole in the ground.
What?! A Cheap Shot? Sorry, it was just irresistible.
Saturday, July 31, 2010
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