Antinuclear

Liberal/National M.P. wants uranium mining in New South Wales – just not in his backyard

map shows uranium exploration areas in NSW

MP supports uranium exploration Northern Rivers Echo, Rebecca Masters | 30th March 2012  TWEED MP Geoff Provest has supported legislation changes that allow uranium exploration across the state but maintains he is still firmly against any form of mining on the Tweed..

… State Labor MP Walt Secord raised his fears in parliament this week that the legislation opened the door to uranium mining throughout the Clarence Moreton Basin on the north coast, potentially contaminating the environment and risking the health of communities in the Tweed.

“In 1986, in a spirit of bipartisanship, the NSW parliament agreed that the potential release of toxic elements could contaminate large areas of land and pollute our rivers,” Mr Secord said.

“They knew then, as Labor knows now, that there is still no failsafe way to transport and manage nuclear waste. “Make no mistake, the government’s decision to allow uranium exploration is a huge betrayal.”…….

Outside of parliament, Mr Provest has dismissed Mr Secord’s comments as “fear-mongering.”…….. “I will always be against any form of mining on the north coast, this is simply to give us an idea of what is in the ground.”

March 31, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | New South Wales, politics