Antinuclear

Residents ‘disappointed’ Minister Josh Frydenberg failed to meet them over nuclear waste dump concerns, ABC News, By Leah MacLennan and Natalie Whiting, 1 Mar 16  South Australian residents campaigning against a nuclear waste dump being set up in their communities have taken their fight to Canberra.

The Federal Government has a shortlist of six sites for the facility, which would house medium- and low-level waste, much of it from nuclear medicine. Representatives from all six communities have travelled to Canberra, where they have met with government advisers, but have not been able to meet Resources and Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg.

Three of the proposed sites are in South Australia,with two near the Eyre Peninsula town of Kimba.

Kimba farmer Peter Woolford travelled for two days to get to Canberra and said he was disappointed the Minister did not make time to meet with the group. “I think it’s certainly a lack of respect that’s been shown to a lot of us at the moment,” Mr Woolford said………

The group is concerned about the impact a dump could have on the environment, agriculture and land values. Andyamathanya woman from the Flinders Ranges, Regina MacKenzie, said one of the proposed sites has archaeological and spiritual significance for her people. “What little we have left, let us preserve it. Let us take it for the future,” Ms MacKenzie said.

“We’re fighting for our survival, not only our survival but our spiritual survival as well as Aboriginal people.”

Community consultation on the proposed sites will end on March 11….http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-03-01/resident-disappointed-josh-frydenberg-failed-meet-nuclear-waste/7211416