Antinuclear

Rockhampton mayor rejects Liberal Party push for nuclear power

Rockhampton mayor says nuclear “over my dead body” The Bulletin  Christine Mckee  29th Oct 2012 “Over my dead body”. These are the words of Rockhampton Regional Council mayor Margaret Strelow in response to the possibility of building a nuclear plant in the region.

Media reports on the weekend revealed secret plans from the Bjelke-Petersen era to construct a nuclear enrichment plant in the Rockhampton region are being revisited by the Federal Opposition.

“It’s not even a discussion I want to have,” Cr Strelow says. “I’m a Mum and a grandma.”

Broadmount, 30 kms south-east of Rockhampton, and Boolburra, 95km west of Rockhampton, were among three preferred options put forward 40 years ago for a $1 billion uranium enrichment plant. North Queensland MP Warren Entsch says it makes sense to reconsider the plan, and Senator Barnaby Joyce is also showing his support…..http://www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/strelow-rejects-plan-for-uranium-plant/1600099/

October 29, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Opposition to nuclear, Queensland