EES Response Team Newsletter

After the Kilcunda meeting of Your Water Your Say, the Steering Committee agreed to set-up a separate structure to specifically address the Environmental Effects Statement and the Environmental Impact Statement. At the first meeting of the planning committee four working parties (to prepare submissions) and two liaison groups were established. They are:

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Environment & Engineering
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Amenity (visual, social, tourism, heritage, noise, traffic etc),
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Economics
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Alternative Solutions for Melbourne
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Lobby The lobby group will approach Universities and other organizations to make submission to the EES Panel. If anyone has a contact, or could suggest a relevant group or person with expertise, please let us know.
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Media. The media group is vitally important to keep the issue alive through press releases, letters to the editor and lobbying journalists.

A further working party may be set-up if necessary to cover the pipeline to Melbourne and the power lines to the plant.

Last week the Planning Committee was able to gain legal support from the Public Interest Law Clearing House. This is a community law group supported by about thirty law firms, Universities, Corporate Legal Departments and other professional organisations. We have also been able to gain the services of a barrister, who has a holiday house in the area. The legal options are currently being explored with these groups.

Current members of the planning committee are Andrea Bolch, Nola Maxfield, Geoff Glare, Chris Heislers, Bruce Fergie and myself (John Wright). My phone number is 567870