Tony Hooper | Politician
Tony Hooper
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25.01.2022 Children are the most susceptible because of their developing systems Will our children be expected to pay the price of our mistakes? Or of the mistakes of bi...g businesses like John Holland and CPB Contractors who are more concerned with money than with the health and safety of the community at risk of contamination from their toxic waste? We expect better for our children and for our community.
22.01.2022 A more suitable answer to the question of "what steps are being taken to protect the public?" would be creating a purpose-built facility that IS NOT near a scho...ol, irrigation/waterways and a local community... But instead of doing this, the State Government has relaxed regulations to make it easier for this to happen. Surely the last thing our community needs is ANYTHING that puts our health and safety at risk.
21.01.2022 That water course, feeds the Werribee River. Toxic soil getting to our farms via Wyndham Vale or Bacchus Marsh, it still ends on your dinner plate.
19.01.2022 This whole situation needs VAGO review
17.01.2022 In case you missed some key points - This was not a mere ‘technical legal error’ as stated by Maddingley Brown Coal. Rather, the EPA admitted that it did not have the required information to grant approval.... Any public statement by the EPA that it is satisfied of the requirements despite the lack of mandatory information is deeply concerning. It raises alarms about the EPA’s pre-determination to push through approvals without genuine assessment.
16.01.2022 Although we had a big win yesterday, the fight is far from over...
08.01.2022 "We have to throw our eggs away. We have vegetables on the property, we can't put them in the ground," Mr Roseworne told A Current Affair. "Our children can't go out on the grass with bare feet." This is what PFAS has done to Williamtown in NSW. Why in the world would you risk the Werribee River system. Our Zoo, farms, schools, homes, environment, the food on our plate, none of it should see an increased risk of cancer...... https://9now.nine.com.au//66dfd8f9-e94c-45d1-a500-6612da45
07.01.2022 Had to copy paste this - When it comes to Coronavirus, our state government proudly puts the health of Victorians as their highest priority. So why is money more important than the health of ALL Victorians when it comes to the known dangers of the toxic soil they plan to store near a major food bowl? The farmland from Bacchus Marsh to Werribee grows: - 83% of Victoria's cauliflower... - 53% of Victoria's broccoli - 34% of Victoria's lettuce - 11% of Victoria's cereal grains and oil crops - 8% of Victoria's legumes - 4% of Victoria's fruit Bacchus Marsh also produces 13% of the Melbourne Food Bowl's pigs, 4% of its sheep and 2% of its meat cattle. Is this really the best place to store soil contaminated with PFAS? See more
05.01.2022 The EPA's function is independent watchdog. Its green light of the toxic soil management plans, now recinded, was what the State Government used to sign off on the dumping site approvals. From the article - There were also signs the EPA was coming under mounting political pressure during Dr Wilkinson’s tenure as the Andrews government pressed ahead with controversial infrastructure projects that depended on approval by the regulator. EPA acting chief executive Tim Eaton, who ...has replaced Dr Wilkinson on an interim basis, said the Andrews government has no role in operational or policy decisions at the regulator. But documents released under freedom of information laws show EPA executives were contacted by politicians and top-ranked government officials at highly-sensitive points during the West Gate Tunnel project. In August 2019, as government authorities were developing a plan to deal with contaminated soil from tunnelling, Dr Wilkinson was told the government wanted to discuss options available for [a] streamlined/expedited process. https://www.theage.com.au//epa-in-strife-after-two-years-o
