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BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam expansion – flawed process, without public involvement

Concerns over Olympic Dam expansion ABC Radio PM 13 May “……….EDDIE HUGHES: The basic question, what is the best location for a desalination plant in this part of the world? has not been asked in a public way, in a way that involves the public.

That was an in-house job done by BHP Billiton. So the EIS process is really a flawed process and it raises some deeper issues about the planning regime and the development act in this state.

NICOLA GAGE: The Greens MP, Mark Parnell, claims BHP has ignored public concerns, and wants the Government to reject the location of the desalination plant.

MARK PARNELL: They’ve pretty much come back with the same plans they had from two years ago and that’s very disappointing.

But the key thing to remember is this is BHP’s vision for how they want the project to go. It doesn’t mean that the Government and the general community have to accept that as their final plan.

May 14, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News