Below is PAGE’s response to Gordon Jardine’s (Powerlink CEO) letter to the Minster of Mines and Energy. We felt it was important to share this information with you.
Our response took some considerable time and effort. PAGE’s letter is necessarily long, as we felt compelled to put back into context some of the misleading statements made [...]
Thank you to local Alex Mankiewicz for her eco-toon highlighting the “absurdity of progress’ hidden benefits.”
Source: Eumundi Green – Alex Mankiewicz
Eumundi Green Editorial
Action groups such as KADAG, RAID@Bridges, and PAGE who were very active in the council election period will be encouraged by the election of their preferred mayor and councillor candidates. It is expected there will now be a flurry of activity by the groups to revisit proposed developments with elected representatives [...]
Writing to a politician and simply expressing your concerns will generally only result in a “your concerns have been noted” reply, if you even receive a reply. It is therefore essential that you ask questions in your letter and ask for an urgent response…
Click here to download a pdf document (169kB) that outlines some [...]
In his letter (Eumundi Green, 25 January 2008), Mr Jardine, CE, Powerlink states that the reason the grid capacity has to be expanded “is driven by the ever increasing demand for electricity by consumers”. There are three points which immediately spring to mind. First is the assumption that electricity demand will be “ever [...]
It seems that Powerlink is spending a considerable amount of its community consultation budget on propaganda, not consultation. What purpose does it serve to keep repeating to the community that electricity use has increased by 500% in more than 40 years? Is this to confuse the community about the estimated capacity of the new powerlines [...]
Thank you once again for your ongoing enthusiasm with Eumundi Green and sharing local news and interesting happenings.
The Page 3 “The Voices” in Issue 36 of Eumundi Green, “What would you wish for the Eumundi, Doonan, Verrierdale and surrounding areas by the end of the year,” has prompted a heartfelt response from me.
We are [...]
Mr Jardine (Powerlink Chief Executive) in his letter of 25 January suggests I have not accurately represented Powerlink’s approach to EMFs. Those who have had their concerns dismissed at information meetings know it is not the case. Mr Jardine makes much of “prudent avoidance”. This policy admits there may be a problem and attempts to [...]
Submission to Draft Terms of Reference
PAGE has completed and sent its draft terms of reference submission to PB. Thank you to all who contributed to it. Thank you also to those who sent in their own submissions and who shared them with us, to make sure we were being as thorough as possible in the [...]
