Mayor Jim Angel, Lesley Sammon (BMNFG), Dianne Jacobus (BMNFG), Councillor Kerrin O'Grady,
Jana Michaels (FoE), Natalie Lowrey (BMNFG, FoE) and Friends of the Earth Nuclear Free Ways campaigner, Michaela Stubbs.
Photo: Peter Veevers
Friday April 13, 2007
Mayor Jim Angel and Greens Councillor Kerrin O'Grady joined with local and
visiting Nuclear Free activists in Katoomba today, to support the Nuclear
Free Ways campaign led by Friends of the Earth and the Blue Mountains
Nuclear Free Group.
The campaign aims to educate and strengthen communities along proposed
nuclear waste transport corridors from Lucas Heights to one of three
possible dump sites in the Northern Territory.
“I am very happy to host this Nuclear Free Ways tour in the Blue
Mountains.” said Mayor Angel. “It helps us reinforce our opposition to
nuclear waste transports through this World Heritage area.”
Councillor O'Grady also welcomed the presence, with a reminder that our
strength is our community. “We are the gatekeepers of the Blue Mountains,
the guardians of the highway.” She has urged the people of the Blue
Mountains to support those actively engaged in work like this.
“The Federal governments proposals to impose a nuclear waste dump on
communitites in the NT could see nuclear waste tranported through the NSW
for the next 40years.” said Michaela Stubbs, Nuclear Free Ways
Coordinator “This poses unnecessary and unacceptable risks to communities
across Australia and must be stopped”
The Blue Mountains Nuclear Free Zone status and active opposition to
nuclear waste tranport is a significant step to protecting peoples health
and the environment.
