Announcement posted by Infotech Marketing & Communications Pty Ltd 25 Feb 2021
The community group Geelong Sustainability has called on Geelong residents to petition the state planning minister Richard Wynne to reject the gas import terminal proposed by Viva Energy for Corio Bay.
Viva’s proposal was the subject of a community briefing last night which was attended by more than 100 people.
Event organiser Sally Fisher said the number of people who attended the briefing “exceeded our expectations and indicates significant community concern about the gas import terminal.”
The briefing covered what this proposal might mean
for Geelong and Victoria’s energy, business, economic, recreation, environment
and climate future.
Given the implications of the proposal, a key
aspect of the briefing was an outline of the Environmental Effects Statement
process, how it runs and opportunities to participate in this.
Ms Fisher said “Viva’s proposal takes our community
in the wrong direction. Fossil fuels like gas and coal are on the way out. Viva
should focus on 100 percent clean energy instead.
“Viva says it supports the transition to cleaner
sources of power but so far the only detailed proposal is to import gas, a
dirty, polluting fuel that can be as damaging to our climate as coal.”
“Geelong can be a renewable energy hub. We have the
infrastructure, skilled workforce, and proud manufacturing heritage to position
our city as the place for a rapidly growing clean energy industry, especially
given our proximity to the big battery planned for Moorabool.
The petition to the Minister can be found here https://www.geelongsustainability.org.au/grng/
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Geelong Sustainability
Geelong Sustainability is a dynamic and passionate community group focused on sharing information, building community resilience, advocating for the environment and supporting effective action for a low carbon future. For more information visit www.geelongsustainability.org.au