Archives for the ‘How are you affected?’ Category

Save Our Koala - Letter to Environment Minister, Kate Jones

By Save Eumundi Team • Aug 21st, 2009 • Category: How are you affected?, News

The following letter, written by Zac Rogers, was recently sent to Queensland’s Minister for the Environment, Kate Jones, and also appeared in the Eumundi Green.
Dear Environment Minister Kate Jones
After listening to your interview on the 23rd July with Annie Gaffney on Coast FM,  I added a comment which I would like to forward on to [...]



Proposed line impacts Noosa Biosphere

By Save Eumundi Team • Apr 10th, 2009 • Category: How are you affected?

The following letter was published in the Noosa News, 7 April 2009.
Dear Letter to the Editor,
Great to hear that our Noosa and hinterland is being acknowledged for the significance that attracts tourists to this special area. Tourists bring millions of dollars into the area. Dollars which can be used to maintain the uniqueness and health [...]



A year later the Women of Eerwah Vale and Ridgewood’s concerns have increased

By Save Eumundi Team • Mar 12th, 2009 • Category: How are you affected?

Today is International Women’s Day 2009 and this has been celebrated on March 8 for well over 100 years.
It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women. On March 8 2008, the women of Eerwah Vale and Ridgewood met together and discussed their concerns about the Powerlink [...]



Cancer, EMF’s and living near powerlines

By Save Eumundi Team • Mar 5th, 2009 • Category: How are you affected?

For those of us who have lived with cancer, who have just been diagnosed, or have lost loved ones from cancer, we know only too well the ramifications of living close to high voltage transmission lines. It is a very serious matter what Powerlink are proposing to impose in our backyards. I wonder what the [...]



Angry at state government’s insulting attitude

By Save Eumundi Team • Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: How are you affected?

Last year Powerlink sent me a letter that an 275,000kV high voltage transmission line would pass through our family property in Eerwah Vale. I felt really angry and worried. I have a pacemaker and the doctor warned me that Cardiac Pacemakers are affected by electromagnetic fields emitted by 110-400kV lines and can cause severe chest [...]



Our property value has halved

By Save Eumundi Team • Mar 3rd, 2009 • Category: How are you affected?

Powerlink propose to place 2 huge towers at each fenceline of our 50 acre property, virtually cutting our land in half, and placing 275kv transmission lines within 120 metres of our existing home, and the same distance from our future home site.
Our plans to build our dream home on our hill with 360 degree views [...]



Shattered Dreams

By Save Eumundi Team • Mar 3rd, 2009 • Category: How are you affected?

After  9 years of research to find our “dream property” to seek a better lifestyle than hectic Sydney, in 2000 we purchased 30 acres in the beautiful Eerwah Vale valley with spectacular views to Mt Eerwah, Mt Cooroy, Point Glorious and surrounding green forest.
Of course, our solicitor carried out all the necessary searches for any [...]



Why we came to Noosa

By Save Eumundi Team • Mar 1st, 2009 • Category: How are you affected?

I used to look forward to our week-ends, enjoying all that the Noosa area has to offer – canoeing, swimming, walks on the beaches, through the forest and working on our beautiful acreage property. That has all gone by the way-side while I work through the hell of what this Government is forcing me, my [...]



Eerwah Vale and Ridgewood women write to Politicians

By Save Eumundi Team • Mar 8th, 2008 • Category: How are you affected?

Below is a copy of the letter written by the women of  Eerwah Vale and Ridgewood on International Women’s Day in March 2008 which included many signatures.
This letter was sent to every women politician in the Queensland and Federal ALP.
We received less than a few responses all stating that they had referred the matter onto [...]