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ResourcesFind out about toxic sediment dredging in the Hunter RiverThe Minster for Planning approved a massive dredging operation in the South Arm of the Hunter River – adjacent to the old BHP site – Now, BHP want the dredging to happen to make way for the third coal terminal.
The project has altered substantially since first approved, and the Minister is considering significant modifications without further public consultation.
How to access HCEC resourcesThere are lots of interesting files to download on this website, but in order to access them, you have to become a member of the site... so create a log-in on the menu to the left. To read a story, click "read more" underneath it. Greenpeace video about Palm oil and rainforestThis video shows why you should click on the Greenpeace link in the right sidebar... share it with your friends. submission to biobanking methodology and regulationSee attached a joint submission to the Daft Biobanking Assessment Methodology and Regulation from the Hunter Community Environment Centre and National Parks Association of NSW. January 2008. HCEC Spring 07 NewsletterThe HCEC newsletter has finally arrived... download your colour copy here or email us to recieve black and white printed copies... email george[at]hcec.org.au
Tillegra dam article: River of Hope—But doomed to be dammedThe article below was written by Dungog resident Fran Crane and an abridged version of it was published in the Newcastle Herald. River of Hope—But doomed to be dammed Climate change is not the future... it's nowFollow this link to see an affecting account of what sea level rise is doing to the people in the Carteret Islands... Hear them say "we still believe that people in the industrial countries can help us..." After wathcing this, vacuous comments like those from Dee Anne Kelly, John Howard and Malcolm Turnbull that "we need to expand our coal industry to help climate change," seem not only ludicrious, but criminal. BiobankingSUBMISSIONS NEEDED ON BIOBANKING – DEADLINE LOOMS You can dowload the documents from the DECC website
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