News March 2002

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31 March 2002 Strong opposition to charcoal plant The Paper 26 January 2002 by Stewart Taggart

27 March 2002 Eurobodalla Shire Council Media Release Council Calls For Public To Have A Say In Developing Conditions On Charcoal Plant Should It Get Government Ok Important - suggestions must be submitted to Council by 3 April Conditions already suggested by Council, which incorporate conditions submitted to Council by the Charcoalition, are on the ESC website (Note: the ESC website can be quite slow at times!)

27 March 2002 Broulee Charcoal Factory Mercury Toxicity Risk Charcoalition Media Release

26 March 2002 Charcoal plant proposal still smouldering ABC News

21 March 2002 Plea to save our local species Canberra Times 21/3/02, Nick Gentle

21 March 2002 Canberra heat turned up on charcoal and woodchips ABC News

20 March 2002 Fighting fund set up by Charcoalition Bay Post 20/3/02 Frances Wilden

20 March 2002 Council lists conditions of consent for charcoal plant Bay Post 20/3/02 Frances Wilden

18 March 2002 Business Review Weekly Dear Sir, Tim Treadgold (Uncertainty clouds a silicon dream BRW 28 Feb 2002) has missed the point if he considers the opposition to the proposed charcoal plant at Mogo to be merely "environmentalists' protest". The protest comes from all sectors of the community. The tourism industry, real estate agents (hardly traditional tree huggers) and the Shire Council to name a few are all opposed to the project. Management, shareholders and bankers of Australian Silicon would be wise not to underestimate the depth of feeling in the community about this project and the impact this will have on its profitability - if it goes ahead. Your sincerely John Rumble

18 March 2002 Charcoal Plant Fighting Fund Announced Charcoalition Media Release

17 March 2002 5400 Wood Heaters Sun Herald 17/3/02, letters, Peter Hill

17 March 2002 Australian Science has alternative to Broulee Charcoal Plant Canberra Times 17/3/02  Dr. Emmett O'Loughlin

16 March 2002 Who will save Broulee from this desecration? As printed in SMH 16/3/02

16 March 2002 Australian Silicon finalises heads of agreement for development of plantations Australian Stock Exchange

15 March 2002 Australian Silicon half yearly audit review..... there is uncertainty whether Australian Silicon Limited will be able to continue as a going concern ... Australian Stock Exchange

15 March 2002 Short-sighted Canberra Times 15 Mar 02, Letters, John Taylor (Vicki Dunne response)

15 March 2002 What about the traffic too? Canberra Times 14 Mar 02, Letters, John Daley

15 March 2002 Charcoal option is short-sighted Canberra Times 14 Mar 02, Letters, Dave Hounsell (Vicki Dunne response)

15 March 2002 Worth waiting for Canberra Times 14 Mar 02, Letters, Anne Richardson (Vicki Dunne response)

15 March 2002 ESC Minutes 5 March 2002 CQWN2 Councillor Brown posed a question in relation to the proposed Charcoal Plant. He has spoken to a rural property owner from Braidwood. He is prepared to give land for the charcoal plant which is free of charge except for their payment of rates. Councillor Brown indicated his enquiries of the Council there supported the proposal. Can this Council consult with this property owner so that if people in the Braidwood area want it they can have it. Councillor Brown provided details of the owner to the Director, Environment, Planning and Administrative Services, to follow up. The Director, Environment, Planning and Administrative Service, advised he would contact the owner and report back to the committee, indicating the offer should be checked through Tallaganda Council and referred to ASPL and planningNSW.

13 March 2002 Richard Fisher's View

13 March 2002 No way of keeping it clean Canberra Times 13 Mar 02, Letters, Henry Wilson

13 March 2002 Just ignore this MLA's comments Canberra Times 13 Mar 02, Letters, R Williams (last letter on page)

12 March 2002 Vicki Dunne, 5400 wood heaters, better ways of using silicon Canberra Times 12 Mar 02, Letters, John Allen, Peter Hill, Nick Ware

11 March 2002 Responses to Vicki Dunne Canberra Times 11 Mar 02, two letters

8 March 2002 The bigger picture Canberra Times 8 Mar 02, Your say, Col Brown

7 March 2002 Charcoal plant opponents ignoring the bigger picture Canberra Times 7 Mar 02 by Vicki Dunne, Liberal MLA for Ginninderra, is Shadow Minister for the Environment (ACT Legislative Assembly) Email Vicki   Phone Vicki: (02) 62050283   Fax Vicki: (02) 62053106

6 March 2002 Coast timber outlook optimistic: Minister ABC News

6 March 2002 The worst roads in nsw - special investigation: roads of shame Daily Telegraph 4 Mar 2002 SOUTH COAST includes: - Princes Hwy, Eurobodalla shire - Kings Hwy, Queanbeyan Source: NRMA survey of 75 NSW councils

6 March 2002 Woodchips - 10c a ton Indymedia 3 Mar 2002

6 March 2002 Strategy: No magic in new metals BRW 28 Feb 2002 Note restricted access - best to go to Sydney Morning Herald Archives, buy 10 tokens, search for above article and download it

6 March 2002 Tourism opposition to south coast charcoal plant ABC News

1 March 2002 Uncertainty clouds a silicon dream BRW 28 Feb 2002 Note restricted access - best to go to Sydney Morning Herald Archives, buy 10 tokens, search for above article and download it

1 March 2002 Burning issue Canberra Times - Col Brown (Your say)

1 March 2002 Charcoal plant issues Tallaganda Shire Minutes extracts 17 December 2001

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