[Greens-Media] Greens move to question govt agencies re logging, tollways, pollution and bore water

[Elizabeth.Ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au]

Government agencies including VicForests, the EPA, Linking Melbourne 
Authority and Southern Rural Water will be called before a parliamentary 
inquiry, if a motion by the Greens succeeds in state parliament this 
Wednesday.
 
"I'd like to ask the supposedly commercial agency VicForests why it should 
continue to exist if it can't make a profit destroying publicly owned 
native forests," said Victorian Greens Leader Greg Barber
 
"Linking Melbourne Authority claims to have done research on traffic 
projections and the need for the East West tunnel. I'd like to see that 
information out in the open."
 
"Southern Rural Water was clobbered by the Auditor-General two years ago, 
who said they were issuing too many bore licences without knowing how much 
groundwater was available.  I want to know if anything has changed since 
then,"
 
" The EPA is sitting on information about the pollution from the power 
station and coal mine and the impacts on human health. They've refused to 
release it under the Freedom of Information Act, so I'm calling them to 
explain it in person," *
 
"If the Baillieu Government doesn't support this motion, it means they are 
scared of scrutiny; these agencies have questions to answer," said Mr 
Barber
 
The Greens motion will be moved, debated and go to a vote on Weds 10 
October.
 
For comment: Greg Barber - 0433 044 771

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Liz Ingham
Office of Greg Barber MLC
Northern Metropolitan Region
Victorian Greens Leader

P: 9348 2622
M: 0409 333 595
E: elizabeth.ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au
W: http://mps.vic.greens.org.au

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