Antinuclear

Aboriginal run anti uranium organisation, from the bush to Toro Energy’s board room

 A delegate from the West Australia Nuclear Free Alliance* will attend the Toro Annual General Meeting today in Adelaide to raise local concerns about their proposed Wiluna uranium mine in WA.

Vicki McCabe from Leonora and the WANFA committee said “We have fought against uranium mining in WA for a long time. We don’t want uranium mining on our country and want no part in the nuclear industry, not now not ever.”

“This country is far away from Perth or Adelaide, but it is our home. The Government say uranium is too dangerous to go through Fremantle, or Geraldton – Toro want to truck uranium right past my house in Leonora. If uranium is not good enough for Fremantle then it’s not good enough for the Goldfields.

Kado Muir, WANFA chairperson and Ngalia man from south of Wiluna said “When we’ve asked for assurance from Toro Energy that there won’t be any damage to the country they can’t provide it. Toro say to the Traditional Owners that if things go wrong they can sue them. That is no assurance that is a slap in the face.”

“Communities are stuck between a rock and a hard place – Native Title doesn’t allow you to stop an unwanted development on your country but it forces people into consultation. Companies like Toro are interested in ticking boxes and looking good but what they’re really doing is dividing and rail roading” concluded Mr Muir.

*WANFA is an Aboriginal run organisation representing communities across WA who are concerned about uranium mining. www.wanfa.org.au 

November 28, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | aboriginal issues, uranium, Western Australia