Antinuclear

Calare MP John Cobb blames local media for ‘sensationalism’ about nuclear waste dumping

Member for Calare John Cobb’s words to offer hope for Sallys Flat, Western Advocate, 22 Nov 15   Calare MP John Cobb has guaranteed no nuclear waste dump would be built in Sallys Flat if local residents remain “generally opposed” to it.

More than 100 residents turned out at a  community meeting last Tuesday to voice their anger about Sallys Flat being shortlisted as one of six sites to potentially host the new permanent waste dump.

Mr Cobb also came under fire at that meeting for saying he was not concerned about the prospect of a nuclear waste dump being established at Sallys Flat and claiming the waste that would be dumped in the region was so benign “you could sleep on it”.

But in a written statement issued on Friday, Mr Cobb blamed the local media for “sensationalising” the issue and failing to tell the people of Sallys Flat there would be no nuclear waste dump in their backyard without their support……. http://www.westernadvocate.com.au/story/3509083/nuclear-reaction/

November 22, 2015 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | New South Wales, politics, wastes