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Summary of latest media reports Go to media reports.  (Updated 5 March)

For commentary on the state of play, go to TAP media releases.

TAP general meeting. Every two weeks at 7.15 for 7.30pm start on Thursdays at the Riverside Community Centre, off Brownfields Lane, West Tamar Highway behind the Riverside High School. See the calendar at right. All welcome

Gunns share price www.google.com/finance shows movements in the price  of Gunns Ltd shares.  Prices were at a high of $3.77 on 13 December 2007. 

Impacts of plantations for the proposed pulp mill See plantations

TAP newspaper Download the first edition of TAP's newspaper. (Added 9 Jan)

Jobs jobs jobs! How many new pulp mill jobs? This in-depth analysis has found that for every Tasmanian directly employed in the construction phase and operation of the proposed pulp mill, more than three jobs will be lost in tourism and fishing over the life of the mill. See Jobs jobs jobs! How many new pulp mill jobs? (New revision updated 11 Oct)

Bench marks concerning the start of construction and the start of pulp manufacture are in the Wood Supply agreement (pages 3 to 4 and pages 10 to 11 in the original contract and variation deed respectively). These are now - construction to start by 30 November 2010 and pulp manufacture to start by 31 December 2012. Construction on the pulp mill site, in the PMAA 2007 and Working Permits, is defined and includes vegetation clearance. They will vary these dates again, as even if construction started in November 2010 production would not start in December 2012 - there would not be enough time to build and start production in this time frame. Gunns states that construction will take 2.5 years. Read more at Government agreements with Gunns watch. (Added 30 Sep)

Opinion polls Averaging results from 20 opinion polls conducted between 2005 and 2009, shows that more than twice as many oppose Gunns' planned pulp mill as support it. See opinion polls. (updated 16 Sep)

Peter Henning: the Pulp Mill Assessment Act revisited. The PMAA exemplifies political rot and the failure of Tasmanian political processes at their worst. (added 22 Aug)

Get your Gunns spin in one big dollop. See extracts from Gunns' ASX announcements for lessons on how to spin. (added 6 July)

Confidential letters between the RPDC and Gunns reveal concerns on fugitive odours and other issues that are still unresolved today. Go to fugitive odours to download the leaked letters (added 2 July)

EMRS poll shows two in every three Tasmanians don’t want the planned Tamar Valley pulp mill to go ahead because it will result in foreign operatives effectively controlling Tasmanian water, land and forests. See Opinion polls and Media releases (added 28 June)

Is Gunns Ltd Reliable? Pulp and paper expert Dr Warwick Raverty, reached the “sad conclusion that Gunns is not a fit and proper company to build a pulp mill anywhere” in Tasmania (14 March 2007). That conclusion is supported by the Gunns Dossier: Pulp Mill Smoke and Mirrors, now updated and republished as Is Gunns Ltd Reliable? It contains a record of nearly 200 statements from CEO John Gay and Gunns Ltd, and State and Federal governments relating to the planned pulp mill in the Tamar Valley. Go to Is Gunns Ltd Reliable? (updated 27 June) and download the pdf.

Summary of risks to Sodra's bottom line from investing in Gunns’ planned pulp mill. See  Financial risks (Added 20 June)

Letter to Swedish firm Sodra about significant and undisclosed risks to their bottom line should the company decide to invest in Gunns’ pulp mill planned for the Tamar Valley. The potential withdrawal of ongoing taxpayer subsidies in response to the global economic downturn means that future profits cannot be guaranteed. Sodra has not responded to the letter from TAP.

Tourism businesses, vineyards and fine food producers trapped in the 110km wide foul gas zone of Gunns planned pulp mill. Updated and revised. Go to foul gas zone (added 26 May)

Do you trust the Government? In whose interest are the Government’s proposed regional planning laws? Why are they being fast tracked? See Do you trust the Government?  (added14 April)

Class action Register your interest in joining a potential class action seeking compensation if Gunns' planned pulp mill proceeds in the Tamar Valley. Already one angry property owner has come forward saying the Commonwealth Bank has advised in writing that should the pulp mill go ahead, the value of his property will be discounted by $100,000. The 'registration of interest' database is steadily growing as more and more people lodge their details in the first step towards a potential class action.