[Greens-Media] Media Release: Government gambles community health with NSBT

[Qld Greens Media]

*Qld Greens Media Release*

*Government gambles community health with NSBT*
The Queensland Greens say the government is endangering the community’s 
health by ignoring air quality issues with the North South Bypass Tunnel 
(NSBT).
“The government’s lead bureaucrat, Co-ordinator General Ross Rolfe, 
recently gave the green light for some changes to the NSBT. While he 
raised the height of the ventilation outlets on either end of the 
tunnel, he didn’t require the stacks or the air within the tunnel to be 
filtered,” said environmental lawyer and Queensland Greens Brisbane 
Central candidate Larissa Waters.
A leading air quality expert, Professor Lydia Morowska of the Queensland 
University of Technology, has recently compared emissions from 
unfiltered tunnel stacks to ‘power stations’, and doctors warn of health 
impacts.
“Lord Mayor Newman has also admitted the NSBT will increase congestion 
in and around Brisbane, and for that privilege the Brisbane ratepayers 
will be hit $730 million”.
“The NSBT will also be a nightmare for residents during construction, 
not just for those people being kicked out of their homes. The new 
construction rules mean trucks at Bowen Hills can work 24 hours a day, 
and larger, fasting tunnel boring machines are likely to aggravate 
residents with their noise and vibrations.
“The Greens would ensure that all transport decisions protect our and 
our children’s health by maintaining air quality, and would build a 
light rail system for Brisbane instead of constant road expansion – more 
roads just mean more people use cars so it doesn’t fix the congestion 
problem.” Ms Waters said.

For further information contact:

*Larissa Waters, Candidate for Brisbane Central - 0421 844 280, *

*email: *_brisbane-central at qld.greens.org.au 
<mailto:brisbane-central at qld.greens.org.au>_

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Queensland Greens media spokespeople.

Climate Change and Indigenous. Drew Hutton 0428 487 110
Human Rights and Environment. Juanita Wheeler 0402 487 110
Transport and Planning. Greg George 0424 725 719

Queensland Greens campaign coordinator.
Ian Gittus 0422 542 370

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