[Greens-Media] Tas Greens_Gunns 'Substantial' Mill Site Work Debunked_K Booth MP

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GUNNS 'SUBSTANTIAL' WORK START DEBUNKED

As EPA Confirms No Clearing Allowed In Trevallyn Reserve and Only Minor
Work on Mill Site

Kim Booth MP
Greens Pulp Mill spokesperson

Thursday, 6 August 2009
Contact: State Parliamentary Offices of the Tasmanian Greens, (03) 6233
8300

www.tas.greens.org.au


The Tasmanian Greens today released information from the Director of the
Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) Warren Jones clarifying that
Gunns Ltd can only undertake minor 'slashing and mulching' of
understorey vegetation on the pulp mill site and is prohibited from
clearing any vegetation in the Trevallyn reserve or along the pipeline
corridor.

Greens Pulp Mill spokesperson Kim Booth MP said that the EPA's
clarification made a mockery of Gunns' claims that the work at the pulp
mill site constituted a 'substantial' start when they had no permission
to undertake any other works as they hadn't fulfilled the Pulp Mill
Permit requirements yet.

"Gunns claims of a 'substantial' start has been revealed to be
effectively like one bloke with a whipper snipper clearing shrubs, as
that is the only work Gunns is permitted to do so far,"  Mr Booth said.

"It is misleading of the company to claim it is all systems go for major
work to begin as I have had confirmation from the EPA that Gunns are
prohibited from starting work in the Trevallyn Reserve or anywhere else
on the pipeline corridor because they haven't been issued those
necessary permits."

"This is a bit like John Gay mowing his lawn and claiming it's a start
on the pulp mill."

"If they try and start clearing the Trevallyn Reserve they will be shut
down by the Parks and Wildlife department."  

"What is clear is that Gunns have no permission to start major works and
the slashing of scrub at the mill site is a pathetic attempt to convince
people that something is actually happening with regard to the project,"
Mr Booth said.




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