Sydney – National Day of Action against Muckaty Radioactive Waste Dump

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Monday 12th April marked a National Day of Action against the Muckaty Radioactive Waste Dump and for Sydney that meant a message needed to be sent to and heard by Peter Garrett! Sydney ASEN crew with Friends of the Earth Sydney created a delicious radioactive waste dump outside of Peter Garrett's office to show what it felt like to have nasty nuclear waste on his front door. The letter from over 50 Muckaty traditional owners to Martin Ferguson and Peter Garrett were read out aloud to those on the busy Anzac Pde inviting Garrett to listen to their opposition and remove Muckaty as the proposed site.   Lee Rhiannon from the Greens spoke of their efforts and solidarity with the Muckaty traditional owners while various others spoke of their concerns with the nomination and consultation process of the nuclear waste dump site. Lastly, letters of support for the Muckaty traditional owner's opposition were given with some local support gathered in the shopping area. DUMP da DUMP in NT!...
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Latest ASEN newsletter

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Want to find out what ASEN's been up to, or let other people know? Why not send them a link to the latest ASEN newsletter! It has updates from the state networks, plus ASEN's working groups. You can read it (and our past newsletters) by clicking here, or just download the new one by clicking here....
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Stoppin' the choppin' in South-East forests

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Over the Easter long weekend, about a dozen people from SEAN headed down to NSW's South-East native forests to check out the crazy logging that's currently happening - thanks to our gracious hosts from South-East Forest Rescue. In the forest at Mumbulla, the NSW government has approved logging in the same area as the last koala colony in NSW. If this colony is ever going to expand, they're going to need some old-growth forest to move into! There are heaps of problems beyond koalas, including water (logging is happening in the catchment that feeds drinking water supplies, as well as rivers where oyster farming is happening, and both will now be threatened by increased runoff and sedimentation). Most of these native trees (an average of 90%) will be turned into woodchips, shipped to Japan, and turned into paper. Even worse, the NSW government is now planning to build a biomass power station that will run off woodchips - disastrous! Burning our native...
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National Day of Action against Muckaty Radioactive Waste Dump: 12th April!

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On 12 April, the Senate will hold a public hearing in Darwin as part of its inquiry into the legislation that will lock-in Muckaty as the site for a national radioactive waste dump. There will be no hearing in Tennant Creek, effectively SILENCING many Traditional Owners, who will be unable to travel to Darwin. SHOW YOUR SUPPORT to the Muckaty Traditional Owners who have been opposing the plan to dump dangerous nuclear waste on their country since it was first proposed. (more…)...
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