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Today in Parliament,
Paul Llewellyn MLC will ask the following question to the Minister for
Environment :
In
relation to the controversial proposal by Magellan Metals Pty Ltd to
ship lead carbonate through the Port of Fremantle and to transport it
through many highly populated suburbs, I ask:
(1)
Will
the Minister impose an additional requirement on Magellan Metals to
process the lead into solid ingot form at the mine site before
transportation, to avoid the public safety risks associated with the
transportation of lead carbonate?
(2)
If no to (1), why not?
Paul Llewellyn says
“It’s quite unbelievable that the Environment Minister has rushed
through this new proposal to export lead through Fremantle, given that
this same company has very recently left a contaminated mess at
Esperance.”
“The
WA Government is still in the process of implementing the
recommendations from the Esperance Inquiry so this new approval is
premature.”
“The
2007 Esperance Inquiry found that Magellen breached many of its
commitments in relation to sampling and dust monitoring at Esperance,
so why should the public trust this company to honour similar
commitments now?”
“The
Perth community has well and truly been ambushed by this – the
Greens are calling on the State Government to urgently reign in this
proposal so that it can be reconsidered with public health and safety
as the number 1 priority.”
For
more information contact
Paul
Llewellyn 042 8317 182
Adele
Carles 9486 8070 Mob
0408864784 ###
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