Mirabella supports Mansfield's pipeline call
“I support Mansfield Shire Council’s call for an Environmental Effects Study (EES) into the Labor Party’s proposed pipeline to Melbourne,” Sophie Mirabella, the Federal Member for Indi, said today.
“The Labor Party’s plot to flush our water to Melbourne needs to meet their own environmental criteria to investigate the impact on the North-East’s environment,” Mrs Mirabella said.
The Mansfield Shire Council passed a motion at its meeting last week asking the State Labor Government to perform an Environmental Effects Study (EES) on their proposed pipeline.
“The Environmental Effects Study must consider how future expansion of the pipeline would devastate our environment. This is particularly important after two Labor-appointed water boards in Melbourne called for the expansion of the pipeline to flush even more water to Melbourne.”
Yarra Valley Water Managing Director, Tony Kelly, said in a submission to the State Government, “We need to be careful that conditions placed on the interconnector [do] not… compromise the long-term potential that it could deliver for Melbourne.”
This is a common view amongst the Labor Party-appointed water boards, with City West Water recommending that the Government “not specify a limit on the size of the pipeline to be built to Melbourne.”
“These Labor Party appointees want to leave the door open for more water to be piped to Melbourne from the North-East to Melbourne.”
“Despite the community outcry over the pipeline proposal, the Labor Party is refusing to listen to local residents.”
“A recent rally in Bright was arrogantly ignored by the Premier while he was visiting.”
“I can only shudder at the damage that the State Labor Government could wreak on North-East Victoria with the new Rudd Labor Government’s suport.”
“The Labor Party’s plot to flush our water to Melbourne needs to meet their own environmental criteria to investigate the impact on the North-East’s environment,” Mrs Mirabella said.
The Mansfield Shire Council passed a motion at its meeting last week asking the State Labor Government to perform an Environmental Effects Study (EES) on their proposed pipeline.
“The Environmental Effects Study must consider how future expansion of the pipeline would devastate our environment. This is particularly important after two Labor-appointed water boards in Melbourne called for the expansion of the pipeline to flush even more water to Melbourne.”
Yarra Valley Water Managing Director, Tony Kelly, said in a submission to the State Government, “We need to be careful that conditions placed on the interconnector [do] not… compromise the long-term potential that it could deliver for Melbourne.”
This is a common view amongst the Labor Party-appointed water boards, with City West Water recommending that the Government “not specify a limit on the size of the pipeline to be built to Melbourne.”
“These Labor Party appointees want to leave the door open for more water to be piped to Melbourne from the North-East to Melbourne.”
“Despite the community outcry over the pipeline proposal, the Labor Party is refusing to listen to local residents.”
“A recent rally in Bright was arrogantly ignored by the Premier while he was visiting.”
“I can only shudder at the damage that the State Labor Government could wreak on North-East Victoria with the new Rudd Labor Government’s suport.”
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